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May 22, 2013

Office of Evangelization and Catechesis

Programs and Events
of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis
 

The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis assists the Bishop of Madison in fulfilling his mission of proclaiming and teaching the good news of Jesus Christ.

A few upcoming events are listed below.  The day-to-day work of the OEC is accessed via the menu (above and left).

The work of the OEC

 The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis exists to help the Bishop of Madison pursue his teaching mission.  Pursuing its work of creating opportunities for everyone in the diocese to encounter Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, in a life-changing way, the OEC:  

  •  Acts as a liaison between the bishop and the parishes by surfacing needs and concerns to the bishop and disseminating guidance and directives from the bishop to the parishes;
  • Serves as a consultative resource to parishes and schools in their faith formation efforts, helping staffs thoroughly understand the vision and mission of evangelization and lifelong catechesis, develop strategies to pursue this vision, and understand the resources available to them in this effort;
    • Getting Started program (for new parish catechetical leaders)
    • Quiet in the Pines retreat (for parish catechetical leaders)
    • Gather specific groups of parish leaders for workshops and training (youth ministers, adult faith formation personnel, etc.)
    • Direct parish personnel to solid programs and materials
  • Helps parishes and schools form effective catechists and faith formation personnel;
  • Helps parishes support marriages and families;
  • Coordinates diocesan-wide faith formation opportunities available to all people of the diocese;
  • Provides resources shared at a diocesan level;
  • Coordinates diocesan participation in regional, national and international opportunities;
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