MODULES FOR THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

TIME TABLE

Topics Target Date for Completion of Target Date for Formation and
Modules Training of Catechists

Introduction and
Meaning of the Seven July 3,2022 July 9,2022
Sacraments
 Sacrament of
Confirmation
 Minister, Matter and
Form
 Effects of the
Sacrament of July 10,2022 July 16,2022
Confirmation

 Seven Gifts of the Holy July 17,2022 July 23,2022

Spirit

 Fruits of the Holy Spirit July 24,2022 July 30,2022

 Recollection July 31,2022 August 6,2022

 TIME TABLE FOR CATECHETICAL FORMATION SERIES

DATE TOPICS OBJECTIVES

In this session, catechists will learn that:
 The importance and benefits of
Learning Session 1 (AM): planning and preparation
Getting Started & Getting to Know Your Learners  Creating measurable learning
outcomes
August 20,2022
 The stages of development and
age-appropriate activities and
methodologies for learners age
three to adult
 Various learning styles and
common characteristics that
Learning Session 2 (PM): require lesson adaptation
The Catechetical Process In this session, catechists will learn that:
 Creating opportunities for
learners to encounter Jesus Christ
 Incorporating the “language of
mystery” in every aspect of faith
formation sessions
 Creating a climate of prayer
Learning Session 3 (AM): In this session, catechists will learn that:
September 24,2022 Prayer and Leading Prayer  The importance of prayer and
how to lead others in prayer of
various types-reflective prayer,
liturgical prayer, spontaneous
prayer, and traditional prayer.
 Learning Session 4: (PM)
Facilitation Skills and Handling Situations
Learning Session 5: (AM)
October 22,2022 What We Believe-THE CREED (KNOWING)
Learning Session 6: (PM)
What We Believe-THE SACRAMENTS
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 the skills to facilitate group
learning
 difficulties that situations and how
to handle them
 maintaining discipline and
responding to disciplinary
concerns, including when to notify
others
 the skills and approaches for
minimizing misbehavior by
establishing an authoritative and
positive presence
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 the basic beliefs of our Catholic
faith- Revelation, Scripture and
Tradition, and the Magisterium
 the Creed, which will include an
in-depth review of the Trinity, the
Church, Mary and the Saints, the
Marks of the Church, and the
afterlife
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 Catholic sacramental life; the
liturgical year, and the Sacraments
of Initiation, Healing, and Service
of Communion
November 19,2022 Learning Session 7: (AM)
The Moral Life
Learning Session 8: (PM)
What We Believe- PRAYER
December 17,2022 Learning Session 9: (AM)
Understanding God’s Word- SCRIPTURE
Learning Session 10: (PM)
The Person of the Catechist
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 Catholic morality, including
human dignity, conscience, sin,
and the principles of Catholic
Social Teaching
 How the Ten Commandments and
the Beatitudes develop our sense
of morality
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 Additional forms of prayer in all its
expressions
 The seven petitions of the Lord’s
Prayer, the Liturgy of the Hours,
and the central form of Catholic
prayer-the Eucharistic Liturgy
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 How the Bible is put together,
how to navigate it, how to locate
passages and characters, and how
to interpret what we read
In this session, catechists will learn that:
 Their vocation as a catechist
 The unique components of the
spirituality of the catechist.