Talk to Someone About This

Sometimes, you just need to hear the voice of
another pastor on the other end of the phone
line. It helps to talk with those who are
experiencing what you are.

A generous group of priests has offered to help.

Just getting started!
Fr. Eamon Tobin of Ascension Parish in
Melbourne FL in the Diocese of Orlando. This
parish is just now getting its program organized
so Fr. Tobin can share both the angst and
hopes of Lifelong Faith Formation.

Fr. Bob Schramm OSFS of St. Mary of Good
Counsel in Adrian, MI. Again, this parish is in
the start-up phase of lifelong faith formation,
but they've got a lot going on already.

Down the road a bit
Fr. Jan Kevin Schmidt in Cincinnati. OH. Jan
has been working on whole community
catechesis for more than a decade already!This
parish has seen tremendous gains in
engagement and faith development!

Fr. Bob Deland from St. James Parish in Bay
City, MI. This is his second parish experience
with whole community catechesis. The parish
Bob now serves is a complex one because
there is also a high school on the campus.

Fr. Jim Loughnane of St. Denis parish in
Diamond Bar, CA in the Archdiocese of LA. Jim
and his team have had great success
with many excellent practices
in whole community catechesis.

Fr. Mike Tauke of St. Mary's parish in Waverly,
IA. This is a rural parish which has succeeded in
bringing a large percent of adults into faith
formation. Mike and his crew have been at it
many years!

Fr. Bob Duggan, long the pastor at St. Rita's
in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. Bob has
found very effective ways to create a
liturgically-centered approach that is both
creative and repeatable!

Non-Priest contacts
Leisa Anslinger of IHM in Cincinnati, OH. She
wrote Here Comes Everybody, and has helped
hundreds of parishes as a coach and mentor.
Her new book, written in collaboration with Vikki
Shepp, is Forming Generous Hearts and will be
available this summer. It lays out a great
process for stewardship based on lifelong faith
formation rather than "fund raising."

Vikki Shepp whose work in youth ministry and
adult formation creates an invaluable source of
wisdom. Her parish is one of the first in the
nation to be working with Into the Fields - a
powerful teacher and catechist formation
process.

Bill Huebsch who is one of the folks in the
country who is helping train and coach parish
leaders as we enter into this new period of
history in the church, a period which is marked
by its attention to the adults as well as the
children.

To put your
name on our
list of those
willing to
chat with
other
pastors, click
here and
send Bill an
e-mail.

Meet other Pastors or Pastoral Workers
Click on any one of the priests (or others) below to set up an
appointment to chat about their experiences with whole community
catechesis!

Resources offered
on this site

Pastoral Planning
A step-by-step guide:
Dreams & Visions:
Pastoral Planning
for Lifelong Faith Formation
A new book which includes a
chapter outlining those
all-important Planning Team
Meetings.

Training
How to teach your parish
about lifelong formation
including excellent PowerPoint
presentations to download and
use, complete with presentation
notes.

Implementation
How to state and sustain faith
sharing throughout the parish using
the
Question of the Week
With free prayer sheets.

Prayer Services
to accompany faith sharing.
You can download and use these
in 5 minutes!

Outlines for adult
or intergenerational
Faith Gatherings
linked to your children's textbook
series.

Outlines for adult
B ible Studies
which are in plain English!
Download each session and get all
you need in one item.

Complete plans for
Parish Based Retreats
in several practical scheduling
formats.

Background Material
All the current books
you need to better understand
lifelong formation, plus free articles
you can download, copy, and use.

Vatican II
Lots of strong resources
to help you teach about the
Council.
We are approaching the 50th
Anniversary of the date on which
John XXIII called Vatican II: Jan
25, 1959.

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