13 Countries and 23 States were represented at
the 2007 Convocation.
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN
Sponsored by
North American Forum for
Small Christian Communities, Buena Vista,
National Alliance of Parishes Restructuring into
Communities,
Mexican American Cultural Center of San Antonio, USCCB
Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs
Dates: August 9-12, 2007
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Convocation Schedule |
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| Thursday, August 9 | |
| 1:00 PM | Registration opens—Koch Commons |
| 3:00 PM | Pre-conference workshop: Basic Leadership Skills in Small Christian Communities—Dede Swinehart, Mary Lou McGee |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:00 PM |
Welcome |
| 9:15 PM | Social |
| Friday, August 10 | |
| 7:00AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30AM | Morning Prayer |
| 9:00 AM | Analyzing the Situation of North American Culture. Guided participant process in conversation with Rev. Brian Rusche |
| 10:00AM | Break |
| Continuation of the process | |
| 10:50AM | Exhibits and Networking |
| 11:15AM | National Organization Meetings |
| 12:00PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Analyzing the Situation of Church and Parish in North America. Guided participant process in dialogue with Sr. Katarina Schuth, O.S.F. |
| 2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM | Continuation of the process |
| 3:00 PM | Prayer |
| 3:20 PM | Workshops—Round I |
| 4:45 PM | Free Evening |
| Saturday, August 11 | |
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Prayer |
| 9:00 AM | Making Connections with the Great Catholic Tradition—Part I: Resources for Personal and Communal Spirituality. Guided participant process in conversation with Fr.Ronald Rohlheiser, O.M.I. |
| 10:20AM | Break |
| 10:40AM | Continuation of the process |
| 11:10AM | Exhibits and Networking |
| 12:00PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Making Connections —Part II. Participant process and Fr. Rohlheiser |
| 2:25 PM | Break |
| 2:40 PM | Continuation of the process |
| 3:10 PM | Prayer |
| 3:30 PM | Workshops—Round II |
| 5:00 PM | Break |
| 6:00 PM | Banquet |
| Sunday, August 12 | |
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Prayer |
| 8:45 AM | Enacting Strategies and Tactics for Small Church Community impact in Church and World. Participant process in dialogue with Fr. Jose Marins |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM | Eucharist |
| 11:45 AM | Closing |
| 12:00 PM | Departure |
This national convocation unfolded as a process of practical theological reflection aimed at building church within its cultural diversity through small Christian communities. An adapted version of the N.A.M.E. process was used.
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Name the experience of small Christian community. |
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Analyse the situations of culture and church today in North America. |
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Make connections with the great Catholic Tradition. |
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Enact a process of identifying possible personal and communal strategies and tactics to promote small Christian communities for the sake of our church and world. |
| * WORKSHOPS | ||
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Two rounds of workshops were
offered. |
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| 1.* | Cultural Diversity | Louise Ann Siller/ Alejandro Siller |
| 2. | Initiation and Small Christian Communities | Nancy Fischer |
| 3. | Adult Faith Formation/Whole Community Catechesis & SCC | Mary Lou McGee |
| 4.* | Family-Focused Small Christian Communities | Amy Sluss/Luz Maria Duque |
| 5.* | Theological Reflection m SCC | Patricia Froning, O.S F. |
| 6.* | Prayer and Rituals for SCCs | St. Monica Parish, Indianapolis/Pedro Rubalcava |
| 7.* | Small Christian Communities and Mission | Peter Eichten/ Teolide Trevisan, I.C.M. |
| 8.* | Building Small Church Communities | Barbara Howard/ Carmen Fernandez |
| 9. | Scripture and Small Christian Community | Fr. Clem Davis |
| 10. | Stages of Small Christian Communities | Rosemary Bleuher |
| 11. | Maintaining Long Term Small Christian Communities | Nora Petersen |
| 12.* | Small Christian Communities and Evangelization | Diane Kledzik/Alejandro Aguilera |
| 13.* | Theological World Views in Small Christian Communities | Marci Blum, OSF |
| 14. | International Experience of SCC | Joseph Healey, M.M., Robert Pelton, C.S.C./Socorro Martinez |
| * Offered in English and Spanish | ||
