Mrs Janine Garnett
Assistant Administrator
Hinsley Hall
62 Headingley Lane
Leeds
LS6 2BX
Tel: 0113 261 8040
Fax: 0113 261 8044
Email: janine.garnett@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
There are many good resources available. Here are just a few from our own diocese and from further afield.
Catholic Foundation Stones
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION STONES: Exploring the basics of the Faith (£6.95), by Fr John Wilson & Fr Andrew Allman
Catholic Foundation Stones is a basic introduction to the Catholic faith. It is simple and straightforward and can be used with:
People who are interested in learning something about the Catholic faith
People who are interested in becoming Catholics (Journey in Faith, RCIA)
- Catholics who wish to deepen their knowledge of the faith
- Catholics who are returning to the practice of their faith
- Staff in Catholic schools, both Catholic and non-Catholic, who would benefit from learning more about the faith that underpins where they work
Structured around the four sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the twelve sessions of Catholic Foundation Stones will be useful in many different areas of parish and school catechesis and faith formation.
"I highly recommend this resource for use in Catholic parishes and schools. For anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the Catholic faith, Catholic Foundation Stones is a very accessible and inviting place to begin."
From the Foreword by Rt Rev Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds
To order online go to: www.stpauls.org.uk/default/catholic-foundation-stones.html
Or contact one of St Paul's Bookshops: St Paul's at Hinsley Hall, Leeds on 0113 2754043 -
St Paul's by Leeds Cathedral on 0113 245 0850 - St Paul's York on 01904 541729 -
St Paul's by St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham on 0121 2366336 -
St Paul's by Westminster Cathedral on 020 78285582
EXPLORING THE MESSAGE OF THE POPE
A new four session course entitled 'Exploring the Message of the Pope' has been written to help groups and individuals to reflect on the messages given by the Pope, at the various events and gatherings, when he visited the United Kingdom in September 2010.
The course includes four sessions and notes for leaders.
To download click here
| Year A - Advent | ||
| Introduction | Week 2 | Week 4 |
| Week 1 | Week 3 | |
| Year A Lent | ||
| Cover | Week 2 | Week 5 |
| Introduction | Week 3 | |
| Week 1 | Week 4 | |
| Year A Eastertide | ||
| Week 1 | Week 3 | |
| Week 2 | Week 4 |
First steps in personal prayer (download)
Praying Together (download)
Leading a Prayer Group (download)
Echoes is a parish based training resource - an initial formation programme for those who are or who want to be involved in parish or family catechesis. It is designed for anyone handing on faith, whether to children or adults, and provides a rounded formation in the central aspects of the Catholic faith and how to transmit this to others in different contexts.
Echoes is one of the resources from the Maryvale Institute (www.maryvale.ac.uk). The Echoes course has been run in a number of parishes in the Diocese and the feedback from participants has been very positive.
For more information about Echoes contact Linda Pennington at linda.pennington@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Seeds of Faith
A practical introduction to the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC)
This course is offered to parish or deanery groups by the Office for Evangelisation and Catechesis. It is open to anyone interested in exploring the foundations for handing on faith as set out by the Church in the General Directory for Catechesis. It will be of particular interest to catechists, teachers and those involved in any kind of formation with children or adults. The sessions will include teaching, discussion and reflection. A Certificate of Participation will be given by the Vicariate of Evangelisation to those who attend the entire course. For further details contact Linda Pennington at linda.pennington@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Our Lady's Catechists
(Under a Special Committee of the Catholic Women's League)
Our Lady's Catechists is an association of men and women who are qualified to give religious instruction at the request of parents or parish priests. http://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/evangelisation/admin/www.ourladyscatechists.org
Our Lady's Catechists Mission Statement: As Mary brought Jesus to us all, we hope to bring Him to those individuals - adults or children - who are unable to use other resources. We do this directly by postal courses, through the catechists we train and support, and in occasional meetings. Diocese of Leeds representative: Mrs Mary Rodwell Tel 01484 532822
The Mirfield Centre
The Mirfield Centre is part of the Community of the Resurrection, which is a religious order of the Anglican Communion. It was established in 1977 as a new resource for the mission of the church and had the aim of "offering encouragement, education and formation for men and woman form all the churches in order to be the People of God in the new millennium". The Mirfield Centre currently offers day events and summer residential programmes, short educational courses and a variety of services to groups who choose to visit.
The Mirfield Centre is a member of the CLAY group and details of some of the events offered can be found in the CLAY leaflet.
Link to Mirfield Centre:
Website: www.mirfield.org.uk
Email: centre@mirfield.org.uk
