Rev. W. Shawn McKnight, S.T.D. Executive Director Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations www.usccb.org/cclv
A Communion of Local Churches Founded on the Apostles Bishops as Successors to the Apostles A Church of Churches Eastern Churches Latin Western Church Councils and Synods Jerusalem Council in Acts of the Apostles Ecumenical Councils and Synods The Episcopal Conference
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A Communion of Local Churches Founded on the Apostles Bishops as Successors to the Apostles A Church of Churches Eastern Churches Latin Western Church Councils and Synods Jerusalem Council in Acts of the Apostles Ecumenical Councils and Synods The Episcopal Conference
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
Promotion of the Communion of the Church Faith Intellectual Conversion Prophetic Practice Moral Conversion Royal Worship Ritual Conversion Priestly
Right Worship Right Thinking Liturgy Word Moral Life Right Living LEX ORANDI : LEX CREDENDI : LEX VIVENDI
Not a chancery for the country To serve the bishops in their ministry Matters entrusted to the Conference Doctrine Divine Worship Initial formation of priests and permanent deacons Complementary norms Clerical garb The Catechumenate Stability of the Office of Pastor (6 /12) Age for Confirmation Etc.
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Officers Archbishop Kurtz, President Cardinal DiNardo, Vice President Archbishop Sartain, Secretary Bishop Farrell, Treasurer 4 Management Committees 16 Programmatic Committees 14 Subcommittees 4 Task Forces
Committee Secretariat
Goals: Faith Formation Worship & Parish Life Witness Methods: Engage culturally diverse communities More effective communicators Calling & forming leaders Develop collaborative relationships
Committee Bishop Michael Burbidge, Chairman + 8 Bishops Consultants (5) Secretariat Fr. Shawn McKnight, Executive Director Fr. Ralph O Donnell Associate Director Dan Hart Staff Assistant
Clergy NADD NFPC NOCERCC ANSH Vicars for Clergy Vocations NCDVD NRVC SERRA Priestly Formation NCEA Seminary Consecrated Life CMSM/CMSWR/LCWR US Association of Consecrated Virgins US Conference of Secular Institutes Vicars for Religious
Clergy Treatment Facilities St. Luke Institute St. John Vianney Cntr Guest House Ongoing Formation Institutes Priestly Formation NACS NACTS IPF CMSM Formation Committee Consecrated life Commission on Religious Life and Ministry
The Program of Priestly Formation The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons
National Vocations Awareness Week Transferred to the first full week of November (2-8, 2014) Video reflections and homiletic notes for each weekday **social media material** Prayer card www.usccb.org/vocations
Events World Day for Consecrated Life (February 2) World Day of Prayer for Vocations (4 th Sunday of Easter) Annual Surveys Ordination Class Profession Class
USCCB Press Conference Held October 1 CCLV Special Webpage Days with Religious Day of Community (open house) February 8 Day of Service (summer) Day of Prayer (September 13)
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Approachability Readiness for dialogue Patience Warm welcome Non-judgmental
Church as Mother with open heart Going out to others Like the prodigal father, with doors wide open Both in the physical and moral sense
Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church Committee on Divine Worship Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family and Youth Committee on Evangelization & Catechesis Committee on Catholic Education Subcommittee on Certification for Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Service
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