SEEKING CHRIST
An approach to help us welcome people to the Catholic Faith
NOW WE CAN WELCOME AND INVITE THEM ALL YEAR LONG!
"Seeking Christ" has been under development for a bit of time. The project is designed to help parishes accept and welcome people who inquire about the Catholic Faith whenever these people are motivated to do so. Often parishes have a distinct cycle of their catechumenal processes, something which they are encouraged NOT to have; but, when they do, they are lost as to how to begin involving someone who inquirer about the Catholic faith mid-stream.
Eight modules focus on some basic aspects of the Catholic faith, with a view to helping to simulate people to consider Jesus, the Spirit, the Church and conversion. Without going into a lot of the catechetical upbuilding that would be part of the catechumenal process itself, "Seeking Christ" gives inquirers some things to consider.
The heart of the process is sharing with a facilitator over particular scriptural readings which highlight the themes. A DVD presentation of a short meditation starts the session and a Take-home Reflection helps the inqurier extend his or her understanding.
Hopefully this project will be completed by April, 2010.
It will be available from PNCEA.