Making the Most of the Catechetical Sunday Materials
The materials in the Catechetical Sunday book and CD-ROM have been developed to help you and your parish to celebrate Catechetical Sunday, September 21, 2008, and to affirm, support, and celebrate the work of parish catechists and Catholic school teachers throughout the entire 2008-2009 catechetical year.
The materials are presented in two formats:
Materials designed for use on Catechetical Sunday itself are included in the booklet Celebrating Catechetical Sunday 2008
Materials designed for use throughout the year and based on the Catechetical Sunday 2007 theme The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church can be found in three formats on the CD-ROM that accompanies the resource manual:
Camera-ready, PDF format
RTF (Rich Text Format)
JPG (a format for saving images and photographs)
Resources for Catechetical Sunday
The following resources are available for your use on Catechetical Sunday. All materials presented in the book are in English and Spanish. Most materials on the CD-ROM also are in English and Spanish.
How Do I Use the Files on the CD-ROM?
PDF Files: PDF files can only be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available on the Internet as a free downloadable program. PDF files cannot be inserted into word-processing documents.
RTF (Rich Text Format) Files: RTF files can be opened in most word-processing programs in both the Windows and Mac operating systems.
JPG Files: JPG files are graphics that can be inserted into documents in most word-processing programs and all desktop publishing or graphics programs.
Information on making the most of the Catechetical Sunday materials
A theme statement for Catechetical Sunday 2008
A theological reflection on the theme for Catechetical Sunday 2008
Guidance for the pastor concerning Catechetical Sunday, including suggestions for integrating the theme into a homily on the Sunday readings
Services for the Commissioning of Catechists, both within and outside of Mass
Texts of the Prayer for Catechists (in English and in Spanish) and Catechist’s Prayer (a two-up, two-across, camera-ready copy of the Catechist's Prayer is available on the CD for easy printing)
