Christmas Carol Festival Training
available day-long ministry workshop
Parishes in NJ, PA, NY, and WV used the singing of sacred Christmas carols in 2007 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 2008 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! New information about this evangelization project is updated on the home page of this website.
NEW workshop: Christmas Carols: Sing Your FaithDiscover transformation through praying with centuries old hymns at any time of the year. Find new ways to evangelize using Christmas carols in advent settings designed to touch people who aren't regular churchgoers. Get ready for a new way of evangelizing. We will also consider hymns and chants as a regular part of daily life.
Speakers: Therese and/or John Boucher
Therese and John hold Master's Degrees in Religious Education and have been involved in catechist training, adult faith formation, and evangelization for more than thirty-five years. Their publications works include: Bringing Christ to My Everyday World, Christian Marriage: Sacrament of Abiding Friendship, Following Jesus, Making Friends with the Saints, Evangelizing Unchurched Children, Reaching Out Through Evangelization, Spiritual Grandparenting, and over 300 articles in periodicals such as Evangelization Exchange, The Word Among Us, Catechist and Religion Teacher’s Journal. Visit www.christkey.com for more about them.
For people who are interested on a national basis, there is a packet that includes a training CD with audio presentations about the process and five guidebooks. A diocese or deanery might offer and festival together with several sites, common training sessions and common followup.
