PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD
This year I will be teaching about the faith at our parish to 5th graders every Sunday after Mass. Today I attended “A Day for Catechists, Educators, RCIA Teams, Liturgists and Postoral Leaders” put on by our diocese with the title Catechesis in the Proclamation of the Word. The morning session was a spirited combination of instruction, prayer, music, singing, and performance of ’stories’ based on the Gospels. It was presented by Tom Kendzia, an accomplished liturgical music composer and ValLimar Jansen, a highly talented vocalist, performer and recording artist. Without doubt the assembled ministers were greatly pleased and impressed.
In the afternoon we heard from experienced editor Nick Wagner about how to better understand the RCIA and evangelistic proceses, and then from liturgist, director of music and director of worshp Daina Macalintal on how mystagogy fits into the Christian worship community.
I greatly profited form the day’s content in terms of becoming better prepared for my assignment, and also through becoming better acquainted with many of my parish catechetical colleagues who up until today I only knew in passing acquaintance.
