Evangelisation Resources and Links
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Church Documents
Evangelii Nuntiandi - Evangelisation in the Modern World 1975
Redemptoris Missio - Mission of the Redeemer John Paul II Encyclical Letter
Cartoon Posters
Bookmarks
Evangelistic Cards you could leave in church or give to people:
Download a sheet of simple bookmark cards (pdf 60kb opens in new window) - change printer settings to "choose paper source by pdf size" to print)
On The Way To Life
Read "On The Way To Life" commissioned by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and written by Frs. James Hanvey, SJ and Tony Carroll, SJ. This paper looks at trends towards either secularisation or spirituality in contemporary post modern culture. Read pdf "On the Way to Life" (opens in new window 350K)
Other
Resources for Parish Evangelisation mentioned by Sister Michael at the Parish Evangelisation Training Day 21 Feb 2009:
1. From the Paulist National Catholic Evangelisation Association based in Washington – an arm of the American Bishops’ Coference: www.pncea.org
- I AM E3 - sets of cards for reflection and discussion. Useful for starting parish meetings etc
- ENVISION - a serious search for priests and people together to find a vision for their parish, to try it out and then to implement it – a long-term project.
- AWAKENING FAITH - a 6 week programme based on Lent and post-Easter to help Catholics to reconnect with their faith
- pncea also offer a free Newsletter with lots of useful downloads.
Sr Michael has samples of all these resources at the Centre for Prayer and Mission, but they can also be ordered direct from pncea
2. Other Resources for Parish Evangelisation mentioned at the Parish Training day
Alpha videos
Café videos: Getting to Know God Better; Believe, and more
Blowing your Cover – a 6-9 week course on sharing your faith
Pass It ON - formation and training for sharing our faith