Towards a Renewed Mission in the Church

April 9 - May 19, 2012

 

 

 A Vision and Mission of Renewal:

 

Ø  A renewal of which the author is God, who recreates us anew in the Spirit of his Son;

Ø  A renewal which is missionary engagement, taking up with renewed vigor and spirit the Missio Dei, in creative interaction with the realities of Asia;

Ø  A renewal that respects tradition but is courageous enough to embrace a future that grows in creative fidelity to that tradition;

Ø  A renewal that enables us to dare tell the story of Jesus and announce his gift of new life to our Asian world of lights and shadows;

Ø  A renewal that must include, given our human condition, not only conversion of minds and hearts but also a conversion of structures in which those marginalized by society are given a wider participatory role;

Ø  A renewal that is the project of two poles, of the clergy plus lay men and lay women creatively working together;

Ø  A renewal that celebrates communion--in--diversity, giving witness to the wonder of the Church’s catholicity;

Ø  A renewal that does not count on numbers and crowded churches nor on the numerous services we render.

 

A renewal then toward a profound and holistic spirituality and an interiority that mirrors our newness of life in the Spirit of Jesus, our new way of being Church.

 

A renewal that prepares for the Year of Faith announced by Benedict XVI (Oct 11, 2012 – Nov. 24, 2013).

 

Modules

 

MISSION CONTEXT: Margins – Sites of God’s Visitation (Fr. Angel Calvo, CMF; April 11-13, 2012)

THE WORD OF GOD IN THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH (Fr. Edgar Javier, SVD: April 16-18)

INCULTURATION & FILIPINO CATECHESIS (Dr. Jose de Mesa: April 19-21)

SHIFTING PARADIGMS: Culture-Mission-Church (Dr. Emmanuel S. de Guzman)

MISSION OF SOCIAL CONCERNS (Fr. Rene Lagaya, SDB: April 30-May 2)

MISSION OF RECONCILLIATION (Fr. Percy Bacani, MJ: May 3-5)

MISSION: Sharing the Story of Jesus (Dr. Natividad Pagadut: May 7-11)

RENEWED MISSION SPIRITUALITY (Bro. Karl Gaspar)

 

 

SCHEDULE

Monday – Saturday/half day

8:30-11:30 AM (break in between)

2:30-5:00 PM (break in between)

 

Methodology:

Adult learning as transformative engagement:

Experiential and Dialogical

Reflection—Prayer—Contemplation

Exposures and Integration

Community and Liturgical Animation

Spiritual Accompaniment

Recreation