THE FAITH COMMUNITY OF ST JOAN OF ARC IS INCOMPLETE  WITHOUT YOU.

YOU HAVE BEEN GONE WAY TOO LONG.

Were you raised Catholic but do not come or seldom come to church anymore?

Are you a Catholic who now feels separated from your church?

Would you like to know more about the Catholic Church as it is today?

Would you like to feel at home in the Catholic Church again?

No matter how long you have been away and no matter the reason, we invite you to reconsider renewing your relationship with the Catholic Church. The next Welcome Home Session will start on April 16, 2012. The program will run once a week for six weeks. For more information or to register call the Parish Office, 898-5570.

WELCOME HOME PROGRAM FOR SPRING 2012 ST. JOAN OF ARC

WEEK ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION (16 APRIL) 

• WHY ARE WE HERE?
• INDIVIDUALS INTRODUCE THEMSELVES
• DISCUSSION ON OUR AGENDA FOR THE COMING WEEKS
• STORIES OF FAITH
  

WEEK TWO: WHO IS THE CHURCH (23 APRIL) 

• RETURN QUESTIONAIRES HANDED OUT LAST WEEK
• SCRIPTURE
• TRADITION
• MAGISTERIUM
• WHY ALL THE CHANGES SINCE VATICAN II
• WHAT IS THE ROLE OF LAY PEOPLE? (YOU AND ME!)

 WEEK THREE: WHAT DO WE BELIEVE (30 APRIL)

• THE CREED
• CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
• DEFINE DOGMA
• AREAS PARTICIPANTS WANT TO DISCUSS WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SIX WEEK PROPOSED AGENDA

 WEEK FOUR: THE SACRAMENTS (7 MAY) 

• WHAT IS A SACRAMENT?
• WHAT ROLE DO SACRAMENTS PLAY IN OUR SALVATION STORY
• SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION (BAPTISM/CONFIRMATION)
• EUCHARIST
• HOLY ORDERS/MATRIMONY
• RECONCILIATION * WILL DISCUSS WITH FR. MIKE WEEK SIX
• SACRAMENT OF THE SICK

WEEK FIVE: RECONCILIATION (14 MAY) 

• DISCUSSION WITH FATHER MIKE      

WEEK SIX: THE MASS (21 MAY) 

• WHAT DOES THE MASS MEAN TO YOU?
• ‘SACRAMENTAL’
• CHANGES INTRODUCED IN VATICAN II
• OFFICIAL PUBLIC WORSHIP OF THE CHURCH
• INTRODUCTORY RITES
• LITURGY OF THE WORD
• LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
• COMMUNION RITE
• DISMISSAL

To register, contact Nancy Matthews at the Office at St. Joan of Arc.  898-5570.