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Christmas Carol Festival

Join the angels in song

available day-long ministry workshop

TRAINING

Parishes in NJ, PA, NY, and WV used the singing of sacred Christmas carols in 2007 - 2009 to help connect inactive and marginal Catholics (and their families) with their Christian heritage, with Jesus, and with the Church. Many parishes plan to remodel or expand their 2009 Pre-Christmas parish activities and programs, and are excited about doing more with the follow-up phase of the “Christmas Carol Festival.” Find out how you can turn the Advent/Christmas season into a time of evangelization in your family, neighborhoods, and parish.

Online training in evangelization is available

"Keys to Reaching Inactive Catholics" through the Paulist evangelization Ministries

Training exercises e-book Evangelization Workout Series: Engage Inactive Catholics – (PNCEA, 2010)

Speakers: Therese and/or John Boucher

John Boucher: John holds a MA Degree in Religious Education and is the Director of the Office of Evangelization and Parish Development in the Diocese of Trenton. He offers a yearly course entitled, Share Your Faith Without Losing Your Head! Intensive Training for Parish Evangelization. This training is offered over eleven to eighteen months at a time. John began to develop this course in 1996 and has offered it to over 450 participants since. He is a regular columnist for Evangelization Exchange, newsletter of the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization (PNCEA), www.pncea.org. John is author/co-author of over 300 religious articles and 10 books/booklets.

Therese Boucher: Therese holds a MA Degree in Religious Education and has taught components of Share Your Faith Without Losing Your Head! Intensive Training for Parish Evangelization and many free-standing workshops on family evangelization. She also specializes in helping catechists redefine their ministry and reach out to religious education families who are not regular churchgoers. She is the author of 9 books including, Evangelizing Unchurched Children: A Pocketbook for Catechists (Resource Publications, Inc, 2000, 2008), and over 60 religious articles. Therese has also worked as a member of the Association of Personal Historians, helping families share their stories with future generations.

In addition, the Bouchers have co-authored 5 books and numerous articles together. They are the parents of five children and grandparents of four. John and Therese live in Princeton, NJ.

For people who are interested on a national basis, there is a packet that includes a training CD with audio presentations about the Christmas Carol Festival process and five guidebooks. A diocese or deanery might offer a festival together at one or more sites after holding training sessions in common.