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Eucharist We give Thanks and Praise PROGRAM DIRECTOR’S MANUAL For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 General Editors Sister Catherine Dooley, O.P. Monsignor Thomas McDade, Ed.D. The Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found this catechetical series, copyright 2015, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Nihil Obstat: Sister Karen Wilhelmy, CSJ, Censor Deputatus Imprimatur: † Roger Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, September 2005 The nihil obstat and imprimatur are official declarations that the work contains nothing contrary to Faith and Morals. It is not implied, thereby, that those who have granted the nihil obstat and imprimatur agree with the contents, statements, or opinions expressed. Acknowledgments Consultants: James Gaffney, Enrico Hernandez, Monica Hughes, David Michael Thomas Contributors: Jane Ayer, Sylvia DeVillers, Janie Gustafson, Marianne Lenihan, Joanne McPortland, Margaret Savitskas, Rita Burns Senseman Music: Gary Daigle Spanish: José Segovia, María Elena Carrión Scripture passages are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament. Revised New Testament of the New American Bible, copyright © 1986 by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. Old Testament of the New American Bible, copyright © 1970 by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. No part of the Revised New Testament of the New American Bible can be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Lectionary for Masses with Children, Cycles A, B, C, and Weekdays, copyright © 1994, Archdiocese of Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications. All rights reserved. Excerpts from the English translation of the Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). Excerpts from Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (revised edition), © 2007, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Copyright © 2008, 2015 RCL Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of the publisher, including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Send all inquiries to: RCL Benziger 8805 Governor’s Hill Drive • Suite 400 Cincinnati, OH 45249 Toll Free 877-275-4725 Fax 800-688-8356 Visit us at RCLBenziger.com and RCLBSacraments.com 30840 ISBN 978-0-7829-1685-0 1st Printing. September 2015. Copyright © RCL Publishing LLC Copyright © RCL Contents Implementing the Program Welcome! ..............................................................................................7 The RCL Benziger Vision ................................................................8 Scope and Sequence ...................................................................... 12 Overview of Components .............................................................14 Models for Using the Program .................................................... 15 Roles in Sacramental Preparation ............................................. 17 A Director’s Work Is Never Done! .............................................18 Program Evaluation ........................................................................20 Family Letter ...................................................................................... 21 Family Interviews ............................................................................ 22 RCIA and Sacrament Preparation ............................................ 23 The Use of Music ............................................................................. 28 Forming the Catechists Orientation Session for Catechists............................................ 31 Articles for Catechists Sacraments ..................................................................................38 The Sacrament of Eucharist ................................................ 40 Mystagogy/Eucharist ...............................................................43 Symbol and Ritual ...................................................................45 Ten-Minute Retreat ................................................................... 47 Including Children with Special Learning Needs ..........49 Bibliography for Catechists ......................................................... 51 Copyright © RCL Publishing LLC Copyright © RCL Program Director’s Manual 3 Involving the Parish Suggestions for Involving the Whole Parish ........................ 55 Bulletin Announcements ..............................................................56 Bulletin Inserts .................................................................................58 Parish Enrichment Session: Whole Community Catechesis ....................................................................................62 Liturgy Planning: Eucharist .........................................................69 Welcoming Ritual: With Open Arms ........................................ 71 Connecting to Families Implementing the Family Experience Days .......................... 75 Family Experience Days Eucharist as Sacrament of Initiation.................................. 76 Liturgy of the Word .................................................................83 Liturgy of the Eucharist ..........................................................90 Eucharist Calls Us to Mission ................................................ 97 Articles for Families Sacraments ................................................................................ 103 Families Living the Sacraments ......................................... 105 Reclaiming the Sabbath ....................................................... 107 Including All Children ............................................................ 109 An Information Sheet for Parents .............................................111 Bibliography for Families .............................................................113 Copyright © RCL Publishing LLC Copyright © RCL 4 Program Director’s Manual We Give Thanks and Praise Implementing the Program Catechesis on the Mass provided in systematic parish catechetical programs is an indispensable part of the preparation of children for their first reception of the Eucharist. National Directory for Catechesis 36A3.a Copyright © RCL Publishing LLC Copyright © RCL Program Director’s Manual 5 Section Topics Welcome! Introduction to the guide ......................................................................................7 The RCL Benziger Vision RCL Benziger’s catechetical mission .................................................................8–11 Scope and Sequence Overview of the program content and correlation to the National Directory for Catechesis and the Catechism of the Catholic Church ...................12–13 Components and Features of Eucharist: We Give Thanks and Praise ...................14 Models for Using Eucharist: We Give Thanks and Praise ...............................15–16 Roles of the Family, the Catechist, and the Parish Responsibilities of the people involved in Sacrament preparation ........................17 A Director’s Work Is Never Done! List of tasks involved in planning for and implementing the RCL Benziger program ............................................................................18–19 Program Evaluation A form to use for evaluating the program ............................................................20 Family Letter Sample letter to parents .......................................................................................21 Family Interviews A guide and sample questions ..............................................................................22 RCIA and Sacrament Preparation Ways to integrate the RCIA with children and youth with post-baptismal catechesis ...............................................................................23–27 Using Music in Sacrament Preparation .................................................................28 Copyright © RCL Publishing LLC Copyright © RCL 6 Program Director’s GuideManual Welcome! ————Y———— As the Catechetical Leader, you have many tasks to perform as you plan and implement your parish Sacrament preparation program. RCL Benziger wants to assist you in your ministry by providing a guide that will help make Sacrament preparation a holy and memorable experience for the children, their families, and the whole parish. The Program Director’s Manual is divided into four sections that reflect a whole community catechesis for Eucharist. • Implementing the Program provides background and direction for using RCL Benziger’s Eucharist: We Give Thanks and Praise successfully. • Forming the Catechists suggests ways to assist your catechists in the use of the program. Additionally, reproducible articles are provided that will give the catechists a theology of the Sacrament of Eucharist. • Involving the Parish offers ideas for involving the whole parish in the Sacrament preparation of the children for first Eucharist. • Connecting to Families presents ways to include the whole family in the Sacrament preparation of their children. This section also contains reproducible articles for parent education on the Sacraments. The material in the Program Director’s Manual is comprised of four major categories: • Articles