Diocese of Reno

Ethnic Ministry

Lay Ministry Formation

Spanish Program

Curriculum

2007-2008

1.  Effective communication

Goal: To encourage the students to develop their human qualities, essential in establishing healthy relationships and to be capable instruments of the love and compassion of God.

·         Professor:                    Mr. Rudolph Finke, M.A

·         Date & Time:               September 8, 2007 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                                                                        September 9, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                             Our Lady of the Snows Parish Center

2.   PROFESSION OF FAITH: CREED, COMMUNION OF SAINTS

Goal:

To explain the meaning of Profession of Faith and Tradition of the Church and expressed and contained in the Creed

·         Professor:                     Sr. Dominga Zapata, S.H.

·         Date & Time:                October 20, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                                                                        October 21, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                             Our Lady of the Snows, Parish Center

     3.       MINISTRY AND PARISH LIFE

                Goals:

1.       To form in the participants appropriate attitudes with respect to the ministerial and social dimension of the gospel, and the evangelizing task of the Church, as well as specific ministries that we develop.

2.       To inform regarding the available resources in the diocese (Catholic Social Services, Migration…) and in the Hispanic Community (Communitarian organizations that collaborate with the church).

·         Professor:                    Rev. Bill Paiz

·         Date & Time:               November 17, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                                                      November 18, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                            Our Lady of the Snows, Parish Center

4.       FROM THE ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST JESUS IN HIS WORD TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY – RETREAT

Goals:

1.       To introduce the students to the experience of their Spiritual Journey, so that the message contained in Sacred Scriptures is made present, and useful for every day life. This, from the Divine Lectio and its four fundamental steps: Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation-Action.

2.       What is read, meditated and prayed impel us to ask: What can we do? And what must   we do? In a way that the result will transform us and help us to improve as people and community.

·         Professor:                    Rev. Toribio Tapia

·         Date & Time:               December 1, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                                                      December 2, 2007. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                             Zephyr Point Conference Center

5.       MARY IN THE CHRISTIAN AND CATHOLIC THEOLOGY

Goal:

To know the principal message of Mary, as a mother and prophetic woman in the New Testament, in the early Church and in the popular religiosity (Marianas Venerations)

·         Professor:                    Mr. Feliciano Tapia, MA   

·         Date & Time:               February 9, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                                                      February 10, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                             Our Lady of the Snows, Parish Center

6.       GENERAL INSTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN MISSAL

Goals:

1.       To know the nature and importance of the sacred liturgy in the life of the church (See paragraph 5 of Sacrosanctum Concilium).

2.       To deepen the central place of the Eucharist in the life of faith, as well as its importance and dignity.  

3.       To have a clearer understanding of the calling and ministries proper to the Sacred Order, the work and the action of the people of God, and the particular Ministries, as well as the distribution of the functions and preparations for the celebration of the Eucharist.

·         Professor:                    Ms. Paulina S. Espinosa Garcia, MTS            

·         Date & Time:               March 8, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                March 9, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                             Our Lady of the Snows, Parish Center

7.       Multicultural Theology for Ministry

Goals:

1.       To explore the theological and practical foundations that help the students to contribute from a serious and objective process, the integration of diverse ethnic groups that make up the life of their parishes and communities. Some of the contents of this class includes: the history of migration, identity and affiliation, relations of culture and race, and intercultural communication.

2.        To study the theological components, liturgy, organization, and education, that support the congregational life in the multicultural and multilingual parishes

·         Professor:                                     

·         Date &Time:                April 19, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

    April 20, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                             Our Lady of the Snows, School Cafeteria  

8.       FUNDATIONS FOR ECUMENICAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS

Goal: The Church is communion. Communion is a task and a common responsibility that extends and covers all the dimensions of the life of Catholics. There are many places and ways how to express the calling to live and celebrate the unity of the Church and to accomplish closeness to reality. The goal of this class is to discuss the challenges and hopes of this theme.

·         Professor:                    Mr. Alejandro Garcia-Rivera, PhD  

·         Date &Time:                May 3, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.

                                May 4, 2008. 9:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

·         Place:                            Our Lady of the Snows, Parish Center