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| Parish Pastoral Council | Outreach to Inactive Catholics/Landings |
 | Emmaus - Small Christian Communities | Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
LIMEX (Loyola Graduate Program - New Orleans) | Catechetical Formation
 | Natural Family Planning | Divorced and Separated Catholics | Respect Life Ministry |
| Engaged Couples Retreat | Ministry Formation Calendar |

Ministry Formation Services Programs

Parish Pastoral Council - The Council offers an annual training workshop for the Parish Pastoral Council Members.

Outreach to Inactive Catholics/Landings (Ministries of Welcome and Hospitality) - "We want to let our inactive brothers and sisters know that they always have a place in the Church and that we are hurt by their absence - as they are . . . " Landings is parish-based ministry that empowers laity to welcome back returning Catholics.

Emmaus - Small Christian Communities - Small communities include elements of shared prayer, mutual support, reflection, learning, participation in the mission of Jesus.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (and children) - RCIA is a process of faith development and catechesis by which adults and children age 7 are initiated into the Catholic Church through the reception of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.

LIMEX (Loyola Graduate Program - New Orleans) The Loyola Institute for Ministry is a department of City College of Loyola University New Orleans. The university is one of 28 Jesuit institutions of higher learning in the United States. The university's rich history and its Jesuit influence date back to the early 18th century when the Jesuits first arrived among the earliest settlers in New Orleans and Louisiana. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredits it.

Catechetical Formation - Catechist Formation is a process through which a catechist completes minimal requirements and earns the title of Certified Catechist. The requirements are determined by the 
Diocesan Office of Ministry Formation Services. 

Natural Family Planning Ministry - This ministry coordinates classes for Natural Family Planning held at Saint Thomas Hospital.

Respect Life Ministry - The Diocese of Nashville provides information to parishes on the Catholic Church's comprehensive efforts to advocate for the sanctity of all human life and protect life from conception to natural death.

Engaged Couples' Retreat - The Engaged Couples' Retreat provides an opportunity for engaged couples to explore their understanding of and readiness to enter the Sacrament of Matrimony. Topics addressed include: Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator; communication; finances; intimacy, sexuality and sex; and spirituality and Sacramentality. Each topic is presented by a married couple. Following the presentation engaged couples discuss and reflect together privately and then join with a small group of engaged couples, facilitated by a married couple, for conversation on the topic.

Ministry Formation Calendar - A listing of the events of this service.

Family Life Ministry - Ministry Formation Services offers consultation and resource for parishes and Family Life Ministers as they seek to serve the needs of parents and families.

Family Life Links:
http://www.homefaith.com/
http://www.activeparenting.com/
http://www.ipj-ppj.org/ppjn-new.html


Staff

The Catholic Center, 2400 Twenty-first Avenue, South, Nashville, TN 37212
 
Office of Catechetical Formation

Sheri Isham, Catechetical Coordinator
615-783-0757
sheri.isham@dioceseofnashville.com

Aquinas College, Catechetical Formation Program
Sr. Mary Charles, Sr. Mary Reginald, Sr. Mary Sharon
615-297-7545

Engaged Couple Formation

Patty Gaines, Engaged Couples Retreat Coordinator
615-783-0754,
615-595-6425 (cell)

p.gaines@comcast.net
or Patty.Gaines@dioceseofnashville.com

Barbara Schubert, Executive Assistant
615-783-0283 Fax: 615-292-8411
Barbara.Schubert@dioceseofnashville.com

LIMEX

Barbara Dodd, Program Coordinator
615-783-0757

 


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