Catechists
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SIX TASKS OF A CATECHIST
- Proclaim message
- Educate for community life
- Prayer and worship
- Provide service
- Moral formation
- Missionary initiation (evangelization)
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
- Grow and learn about your faith in an enriching environment
- Prayer time with others
- Time with God on a more personal level
- Privilege to walk with young people on their faith journey
- A sense of parish identity
- Friendships with others involved in Religious Education
- Opportunity to share your own faith story
- Reality of living out your baptismal call
- New meaning in your life by giving of your time, talent, and treasure
- Satisfaction that you contribute to others in a truly valuable way
- Mentoring young people in a variety of ways using the knowledge and skills you already have
- Becoming a member of a faith-filled Religious Education community with shared goals and a common vision
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Your DRE will assist you. Inservices are provided throughout the year that deal with effective teaching techniques.
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Textbooks approved by the Archdiocese are designed for the non-professional teacher. Teaching manuals are user friendly and have a multitude of ideas on how to prepare and present lessons.
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The role of catechist in not based on a professional background in theology, rather, the ability to share faith, live faith, and journey with young people as their faith develops and matures.
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Resources are available through your DRE and the Archdiocese. You will learn together with the young people.
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Your DRE and catechist colleagues can offer ideas on how to encourage and maintain a positive and respectful learning environment.
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Each parish provides local inservices yearly, and there are two inservices provided by each DIOCORE (deanery wide collaborative efforts). Lesson preparation time outside the classroom is necessary.
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