Catechesis

catechesis

Mission
The Catechesis Office is the means by which the Bishop of Fargo as shepherd of the community and teacher of the faith directs and moderates all the catechetical activities of the Diocese of Fargo.

Major Goals

	To invigorate the clergy for their mission as catechists
	To assist directors and coordinators of religious education
	To establish an institute for evangelization/catechesis including: - a team of master catechists - catechist certification - traveling workshops and courses
	To support EPS (Education for Parish Services)
	To emphasize the primacy of adult catechesis
	To provide curriculum guidelines, including sacramental preparation
	To provide individual parish consultation as requested
	To hold an annual catechetical conference
	To meet the need for summer religious education programs

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Relevant Church Documents (most are available at www.vatican.va)

Catechism of the Catholic Church
Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1994, 2nd edition

Code of Canon Law (Codex Iuris Canonici) January 1983

On Catechesis in Our Time (Catechesi Tradendae)
Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, 1979

Adult Catechesis in the Christian Community
International Council for Catechesis, 1990

The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World (Familiaris Consortio)
Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, November 22, 1981

General Directory for Catechesis
Sacred Congregation of the Clergy, 1998

Guide for Catechists
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, 1993

Letter to Families
Pope John Paul II, February 02, 1994

At the Beginning of the New Millenium (Novo Millennio Inuente)
Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter, January 2001

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