Hispanic Ministry, Catechesis, and Pastoral Juvenil

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1 National Summer Program 2015 Instituto Fe y Vida concludes the celebration of its first 20 years in ministry, offering its first fully bilingual program that caters to young Latinos born or educated in the United States. Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, near Chicago June 28 to July 4, 2015 Instituto Fe y Vida expands its National Summer Program offered since 1995 for those involved in pastoral juvenil to pastoral ministers and trainers of Hispanic Ministry and Catechesis. Choose from four alternative programs Pastoral Juvenil Hispana Symposium on Leadership for a Comprehensive Pastoral Juvenil: Sharing a Vision of Hope Biblical Animation of Pastoral Juvenil: Young People Evangelizing with the Word of God BILINGUAL Spirituality, Life Project, and Self-improvement: Bilingual program for ministry with young Latinos born or educated in the U.S. Goal: To go through an intensive experience of pastoral juvenil based on the Prophets of Hope model, which offers direction as well as processes for that ministry. Audience: Young people over the age of 18, young adult leaders, advisers, trainers, coordinators, and ministers in pastoral juvenil communities, groups, and ecclesial movements. Topics: Analysis of the reality of Latino youth and young adults Comprehensive approach to evangelization, faith formation, and leadership training Tools for initiating or advancing Hispanic youth and young adult ministry in the U.S. Missionary discipleship The Church as a community of communities Shared leadership Catholic Social Teaching Foundations for a more advanced in depth formation Practical application of the Symposium. Goal: That the Word of God may enlighten, motivate, and give direction to the lives of young people and to youth and young adult ministry. Audience: Young people over the age of 18, young adult leaders, advisers, trainers, coordinators, and ministers in pastoral juvenil communities, groups, and ecclesial movements. Topics: The Word of God as the source of life and transformation Tools for getting to know and sharing the Bible Biblical spirituality for young people Lectio Divina as a way to experience Jesus healing and transforming power Biblical Ministry and biblical animation: Two complementary processes in the formation of missionary disciples Biblical missions for evangelization with the Word of God. Goal: To foster the spiritual life of young people as the center of their life project and personal growth, in accordance with their own vocation and situation in life. Audience: Bilingual young people over the age of 18, young adult leaders, coordinators of youth ministry, adult advisers, and pastoral trainers. Topics: What is spirituality Spiritual and vocational discernment Living the Stations of the Cross and the Resurrection Reconciliation, freedom from oppressions, and healing inner wounds Types of spirituality and ways of praying Personal and cultural identity in the processes of human and spiritual growth Incarnation of the personal life project in daily life Spiritual retreat. Hispanic Ministry, Catechesis, and Pastoral Juvenil Capacitación para Ministros Eclesiales - Liderazgo Juvenil Avanzado Training for Ecclesial Ministers and Young Adult Leaders with Advanced Formation: Expanding Horizons for Latino Lay Ministry Audience: Young adult leaders with advanced formation, ecclesial ministers, and Hispanic ministry trainers Module 2: Summer of 2015 Goal: To increase administrative skills for developing and handling programs as well as financial and human resources. Topics: Pastoral administration Effective communication Work with volunteers Institutional leadership Personality inventory Strategic planning Budgets Models of ministry coordination Meeting coordination and facilitation Handling conflicts and transformative mediation Ministry projects Fundraising Grant proposal writing Retreat: Lectio Divina as light and strength to deepen and enliven a comprehensive formative experience. Module 1: To be announced Goal: To become familiar with the theology, spirituality, theory, and praxis of leadership for Hispanic ministry, at the institutional level. Topics: The spirituality of ministry Transformational leadership Theological reflection Foundations of lay ecclesial ministry Ministry in a pluricultural Church The Church as a community of communities Power and service in the Church Mission of the laity in the world Preparing liturgies Pastoral de conjunto Retreat: Co-workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. Two modalities for participating in the training: (1) Personal pastoral development (2) Dioceses and institutes that would like to offer the training

2 Twenty-first Symposium Leadership for a Comprehensive Pastoral Juvenil: Sharing a Vision of Hope Coordinators: Jorge Rivera and Nadia Jara-Rosales Goal To acquire a broadened vision supported by processes, techniques, and resources for the evangelization, faith formation, and pastoral care of Hispanic young people. Audience pastoral juvenil hispana who coordinate or assist in pastoral juvenil hispana necessary components to start, continue, or boost a comprehensive pastoral juvenil that responds to the present situation of the U.S. Catholic Church and society. tive, and responsible leadership in a communitarian context, whether in a grupo juvenil, a small community, or an apostolic movement. The Symposium is a one-week intensive experience during which the participants become familiar in theory and practice with the eight components of the Prophets of Hope model. This model was designed by Instituto Fe y Vida in order to provide a pastoral-theological framework to guide the pastoral action of young leaders in their communitarian, evangelizing, and missionary efforts among their peers. Topics young adults in the United States communication Interpersonal relationships within the community communities follow Jesus Church tarian ministry to ministerial practice at the local level Skills to be Acquired missionary pastoral action, setting the foundations for a more advanced formation. 2

3 Biblical Animation of Pastoral Juvenil: Young People Evangelizing with the Word of God Professors: Juan Escarfuller, MDiv, MA and Leonardo Monguí-Casas, MA Goal Topics That the Word of God may enlighten, motivate, and give direction to the lives of young people and their ministry among their peers. s "IBLICAL SPIRITUALITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Living the Word of God as the source of life and conversion, both personally and in ministry with their peers Audience s 0RAYER REmECTION AND BIBLICALLY INspired songs as ways to nourish the spiritual life and build up the Christian community Young people over the age of 18, young adult leaders, advisers, trainers, coordinators, and ministers in pastoral juvenil communities, groups, and ecclesial movements. s 4O GET TO KNOW THE 7ORD OF 'OD PRAY with it, and to live it from the heart, individually and in community, in order to develop a spirituality centered on continual dialogue with the Word of God. s 4O ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO BRING the Word of God to young people through the practice of Lectio Divina, adapted to pastoral juvenil and biblical missions led by young people. s 4O CHERISH THE CALL TO INCARNATE 'OD S Word in the mission of the young Church today in order to lay solid foundations for the young Church of tomorrow. s 4O UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF Biblical Pastoral Mnistry and Biblical Animation of pastoral juvenil, in order to promote both in dioceses, parishes, and apostolic movements. ental First Contin n for sio Biblical Mis ults Young Ad Youth and Biblic al Youth Mission fo and Yo r ung A dults d Go d s W or Li fe Co m es to op le Pe g un Yo in G o d s s Wo rd Come s to L if iin n Yo fe ung Peop le lif e life h trut way y Vida Instituto Fe Biblical Team it was so good to learn the many ways we can use La Biblia Católica para Jóvenes and benefit from its richness Luis Carlos Pérez Pardo, San Fernando, California. s Pastoral juvenil as an organized action of the Church where the young people are the protagonists accompanied by competent adult advisers s 0RAYERFUL READING OF THE 7ORD OF 'OD or Lectio Divina, as a privileged way of praying s "IBLICAL ANIMATION AS ONE OF THE ESsential aspects of pastoral juvenil s "IBLICAL PASTORAL MINISTRY! SYSTEMatic, progressive process toward knowledge of Sacred Scripture Resources for the Biblical Animation of Pastoral Juvenil s La Biblia Católica para Jóvenes: Excercises to get to know and handle the BCJ in order to use creatively the teaching and pastoral components in it for the benefit of the communities, groups, or movements The Diálogos Semanales con Jesús series helps young people to grow personally and in community as they try to live the Gospel in every aspect of their lives. Julia Sánchez, MLS, Austin, Texas. s Diálogos Semanales con Jesús series: Its usage and adaptation for a spirituality that is rooted in the world OF TODAY S YOUNG PEOPLE AND INCARnated in the Sunday liturgy s Biblical Mission for Youth and Young Adults, God s Word Comes to Life in Young People: Training young missioners carry out the Biblical Mission s 4O LEARN THE METHODOLOGY FOR PREPARing evangelization effforts with the Word of God using the Prophets of Hope model as the framework for Biblical Animation in dioceses, parishes, and apostolic movements truth YBM way debook Mission Gui Instit uto Fe Biblica y Vida l Team Core Team YBM Manua l s Biblical Course: A systematic process for understanding, reflecting on, and interpreting the Word of God 3

4 Bilingual Program Spirituality, Life Project, and Self-improvement: Bilingual Program for Ministry with Young Latinos Born or Educated in the United States Professors: Miriam Hidalgo, M.A; Fr. Alejandro López Cardinale, M.Div.; Antonio Medina-Rivera, Ph.D. What do Fe y Vida s seminars entail? Goal To develop the spiritual life as the heart of one s life project and the catalyst for selfimprovement, taking into account one s vocation and the reality of Latino youth and young adults born or educated in the United States. Seminar on Spirituality (conducted in Spanish) ity as the integration of faith in life through a close relationship with the Triune God. God created by love and for love. God through personal and communal prayer. personality as a step toward the fullness of life. nal encounter with Jesus Christ and his message in the present historical and cultural context. Topics and process of spirituality. prayerful review of one s life. Cross and Easter. oppressions, and healing of inner wounds. Audience Bilingual young people over the age of 18, young adult leaders, advisers, trainers, coordinators, and ministers in pastoral juvenil communities, groups, and ecclesial movements. Seminar on the Life Project and Self-improvement (conducted in English) Christian anthropology. and its continuation throughout history. life project. one s identity and its relationship with the personal life project. improvement. Topics and process discernment. self-knowledge. the maturation process. carnation in daily life. ing a life project. leadership. Seminars are opportunities for indepth continuing education on important topics related to pastoral juvenil. The seminars complement each other and are taught by faculty specialized in each subject. What is the focus and methodology of the seminars? The content and focus of each topic nourish the personal development of the participants. The active methodology, founded on techniques for adult education, promotes the understanding and integration of the contents and the acquisition of skills that can be applied to their personal life, occupation, and ministry. At what level are the seminars offered? The seminars are suitable for ecclesial ministers, advisers, and young adults who have several years of formation and ministerial experience, or who have taken the Certificate Program for Advisers and Leaders in Pastoral Juvenil. The content is at a university level, while the instruction is given at the high school level in order to make it more accessible to individuals without a higher academic education. In what sense is this a bilingual seminar? Spiritual process will be facilitated in Spanish; life project process will be in English. Participants need to be able to understand both languages, and they will be able to carry out their own reflections in their preferred language. 4

5 Capacitación para Ministros Eclesiales - Liderazgo Juvenil Avanzado Training for Ecclesial Ministers and Young Adult Leaders with Advanced Formation: Expanding Horizons for Lay Ministry Background of the program Professors: Carlos Carrillo, MEd.; Carmen María Cervantes, EdD; Ken Johnson- Mondragón, D.Min. Candidate; Adriana Visoso Valverde A program that expands the participants vision, develops their administrative sills, and strengthens their own spirituality as Church leaders in the United States. To offer theoretical knowledge and practical training for a transformational leadership at the institutional level of the Catholic Church in the United States, which responds to the reality of the Hispanic people. To nurture the lives of Hispanic leaders, both in the spiritual and psychological aspects, in such a way that they may envision themselves as Christians capable of revitalizing the Church through effective pastoral action, rooted in the Gospel and in Catholic Social Teaching. To provide tools for the development and practice of lay eclesial ministry, in the spirit of the Revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers. To conduct exercises for critical analysis, pastoral planning, conflict resolution, budgeting, directing pastoral processes, and other exercises to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of ministry at the institutional level. To share ministry experiences, ideals, and challenges, and create a network of peers in order to promote the professional status of Hispanic lay ecclesial ministers at the parish, diocesan, regional, and national levels. Ideal candidates for this training Priests, religious sisters and brothers, deacons or laity, at different levels of ministry in dioceses, parishes, and apostolic movements. People over 21 years of age, who have demonstrated leadership at the institutional level, and have reached an intermediate or advanced level of pastoral and theological formation. Directors or faculty in formation institutes for Hispanic ministry, who would like to offer the program locally under a license granted by Instituto Fe y Vida. This is a revised and updated version of a program developed by the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry (NCCHM) entitled, El poder es servir: Liderazgo latino para la Iglesia y la sociedad. NCCHM offered three national pilot programs, with nearly 100 people graduated, in the late 1990s. It was offered by the NCCHM in 2001 as a training of trainers program for seven Hispanic national and regional formation institutes. Some years later, the Mexican American Cultural Center For those of us who were trained as ecclesial ministers in another country, this program is the gateway to the structure and operations of the Catholic Church in the United States. Jesús Ábrego, Director of Hispanic Ministry, Diocese of Beaumont (MACC) offered the training to eight diocesan Hispanic formation institutes. Instituto Fe y Vida is one of the institutes initially certified to teach and adapt the program to its constituency. In , it offered the program during its Annual Summer Program, with a two-year format, and has offered several of its subjects in advanced seminars. Recently, Fe y Vida secured the rights to revise and update the program so that it responds to today s reality, particularly in light of the Revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers, approved by The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in It has also obtained permission to offer the program as a training of trainers to other institutes, and license it so that they can offer it locally. Characteristics of the program revised by Instituto Fe y Vida Keeps the general vision, ideals, main objectives, and foundational subject matter of the original program. Has updated content and processes that respond to today s reality. Includes the advances that the Church has made in the last decade, in particular those related to lay ecclesial ministry. 5

6 Two Modalities for Participating in the Training: Personal and Institutional I learned a great deal about the structure and organization of the Church, about the mission of the laity, and also about fundraising, all of which inspired me to pursue doctoral studies. Rudy Vargas, IV, Field Consultant, Catholic School Advantage, University of Notre Dame. Our team took the training together, and since then we have offered it three times. Several graduates serve as parish coordinators of Hispanic ministry; others are directing programs, and all are guiding and forming leaders. I am very excited about this revised and updated program! Estela Villagrán Manancero, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. 1. Personal growth in ministry Pastoral certification: 40 class-hours per module Diocesan and parish personnel in Hispanic Ministry, Catechesis, Liturgy, and other ecclesial ministries Members of diocesan and parish councils Hispanic pastoral leaders interested in formation as ecclesial ministers in the U.S. Catholic Church Young adult leaders and advisers in Pastoral Juvenil Hispana Requirements: Advanced pastoral-theological formation and leadership experience at the institutional level. 2. Dioceses and institutes that would like to offer the training Certification and resources for local implementation Pastoral institutes and schools of ministry serving Hispanics Diocesan offices of Hispanic Ministry Requirements: (a) Participation of the director plus two faculty members with MA degrees or equivalent; (b) To learn more, contact Walter F. Mena, Director of Programs. Who are lay ecclesial ministers? Lay ecclesial ministers are those who serve publicly within the structures of the Church parishes, schools, diocesan offices, and other Catholic institutions with the authorization of the bishop. They collaborate in a complementary way with the ordained ministers in the saving mission of Christ, thus their service presupposes considerable preparation, formation, and professional competency. What are the Revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers? These Standards are a set of professional guidelines for lay ecclesial ministers, which include the vision as well as the competencies required of them, in light of the document Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord, published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Why is this training offered by Instituto Fe y Vida? Instituto Fe y Vida played a pivotal role through the Accreditation and Certification Commission of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) to ensure that people working in pastoral juvenil hispana at the parish or diocesan level may be certified. Certification requires advanced formation following the approach offered in this training. Since persons serving in other ministries may also benefit from this training, Fe y Vida designed the program for a broader audience. Supported by: FIP National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry Federación de Institutos Pastorales National Catholic Conference of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry National Catholic Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana 6

7 Training for ecclesial ministers and young adult leaders with advanced formation: Expanding horizons for lay o ministry MODULE 2: SUMMER OF 2015 MODULE 1: To Be Announced To increase administrative skills for developing and handling programs as well as financial and human resources. Spirituality: The foundation of pastoral administration. Institutional Leadership: Its characteristics and challenges. Models of Pastoral Coordination. Lectio Divina in Pastoral Administration: What is it? Planning and practice. Planning and Coordination of Volunteers. Strategic Planning. Planning, Coordination, and Facilitation of Meetings. Analysis and Handling of Personality Profiles. Emotional Intelligence and Effective Communication. Conflict Management and Transformative Mediation. Stewardship and Fund Raising. Accounting, Budgets, and Financial Transparency. Final Retreat: Lectio Divina as light and strength to enhance and invigorate the learning experience. To become familiar with the theology, spirituality, theory, and praxis of leadership for Hispanic ministry, at the institutional level. Pastoral Spirituality: Sustenance for all ecclesial ministries. Transformational Leadership: Requirements and challenges. Liturgies of the Word: Essential elements, planning, and practice. Theological Reflection: Rationale and method. Reflection on Hispanic Ministry: Context, contributions, challenges, and vision. The Mission of the Laity in the World: Building of the Kingdom and social transformation. The Church and its Structures: Lay people in ecclesial ministries. Revised National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers. The Assessment of Power and Latino Leadership in the Church. Co-responsibility in Leadership: An empowering model. Cultural Processes in a Pluricultural Church: Faith and culture, inculturation. The Parish as a Community of Communities. Retreat: Co-workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. Pastoral de conjunto Pastoral, spiritual, and theological reflection Personal fullfilment Evangelizing, communitarian, and missionary action Relevance Awareness Hispanic leadership at the institutional level Depth Personalization Knowledge, skills, and creativity Revitalization Development, conversion, and transformation Effective action 7

8 General Information I AGE AND LANGUAGE The National Summer Program is designed for persons 18 years of age and older. No one under 18 will be accepted. The process, presentations, and materials are in Spanish, except for the bilingual program. Participants may express themselves in English or Spanish. Some communities use Spanish, others English, and still others do their work bilingually. II REGISTRATION Registration is limited to 100 participants for the Symposium and 40 each for the training and the seminars. The registration form is available for download at: programs/summer A Registration ($100 per person, non-refundable) Early registration (by May 15): $450 Register early and save! Regular registration (by June 12): $475 Late registration (after June 13): $500 B Room and Board Room and board charges cover accommodations from the evening of Sunday, June 29 through Saturday, July 5 at noon. There are three meals a day beginning with dinner on Sunday, June 29 until lunch on Saturday, July 5. Double occupancy, shared bathroom $375 Single occupancy, shared bathroom $475 C Group registration (two or more persons) In order to encourage the participation of several participants from the same institution (i.e., parish, or arch/diocese), the following discounts are offered: Group of 2: $100 discount (2 people X $50 each) Group of 3: $200 discount (3 people X $66 each) Group of 4: $300 discount (4 people X $75 each) NOTE: Please send all group registrations together with the correct payment to Instituto Fe y Vida, 1737 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Stockton, CA The experience of participating in the National Summer Program was, is and will be unforgettable, motivating, inspiring, but above all educational. Time is now because tomorrow does not exist; the mission is the same: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Erick Tovar, Seattle, Washington. III SUMMER PROGRAM LOCATION AND SCHEDULE be held at Lewis University, in Romeoville, IL ( O Hare Airport ( is 35 miles from the University; Midway Airport ( airport-midway.com/) is 30 miles from the University, plus transportation and shuttle. 28, 3:00 6:00 PM 6:00 PM (end of activities) IV FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE are available. Please write a letter to Walter F. Mena with your name, address, phone, and explaining which program you would like to attend and why, your pastoral experience, and the reason you need financial support: wmena@feyvida.org or 15 W Water Street, #2, Wakefield, MA Scholarship Deadline: May 29, 2015 Sponsors in your own community. The request form is available for download at: programs/summer FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact: Walter Francisco Mena, MA Tel: Cell: wmena@feyvida.org Adriana Visoso-Valverde Cell: avisoso@feyvida.org 8