CATECHETICAL MASTER PLAN

In September, 2006, after considering the extensive consultations and findings of the Lenten Listening Sessions, the membership of the Diocesan Strategic Planning Committee formulated a recommendation that one of the first major projects of the newly established Office for Evangelization and Faith Formation should be the development of a Catechetical Master Plan. The recommendation stated that “The Director of Evangelization and Faith Formation should lead in the development and implementation of a Diocesan Plan for Evangelization and Faith Formation. This plan should take into account the investigation of evangelization programs best suited for the Diocese of Greensburg, as well as updating of the Taste and See curriculum guidelines with follow-up training sessions.” (NB: Taste and See was published by the Diocese of Greensburg in 1999. It is the document that established guidelines and policies for the Diocese and was designed to assist in catechesis.) The recommendation from the Diocesan Strategic Planning Committee continued, “…included in this plan should be the endorsement of policies for higher competencies for catechetical leadership, initiation of an accreditation or certification process and the ongoing oversight of parish catechists and their programs.”

After careful review of that recommendation and further consultations made by the staff of the Office for Evangelization and Faith Formation over the past eighteen months, I am pleased to announce the three major parts of our Catechetical Master Plan that have been formulated to help me, and those who work in my name across the Diocese, to form in faith and evangelize the People of God in our four counties.

Conference Homily
Bishop Brandt's homily from the Sept. 12, 2009 Catechetical Conference at Greensburg Central Catholic High School.

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