Choosing the Right Catechetical Program
The responsibility of choosing a catechetical program for your parish or school is a challenging task. The question before you is - What catechetical text should we use?
The following steps will guide you through the overall process to:
- Evaluate the catechetical programs currently available or in use.
- Select the most appropriate program for use in your parish and/or school, and
- Recommend a religion program to the pastor.
Step Index
- Step
- Time
- Who
- Materials/Worksheets
- 1.
- Choose a review committee
- 1 - 2 wks
- Chairperson
- Form A (PDF)*
- 2.
- Prepare to review catechetical programs
- 1 - 4 wks
- Chairperson
- Form B (PDF)*
- 3.
- Plan the agenda for the committee in-service meeting
- 1 wk
- Chairperson
- 4.
- Conduct a committee in-service meeting
- 2 - 3 hours
- Chairperson & Committee Members
- Form B (to distribute) Form C (PDF)*
- Review assigned text material
- 2 - 4 wks
- Committee Members
- Form C (PDF)*
- 5.
- Tally reviewer comments
- 1 - 2 wks
- Chairperson
- Form C
Form D (PDF)*
Form D (Excel)**
- 6.
- Plan for the discernment meeting agenda
- 1 wk
- Chairperson
- 7.
- Preparing for the meeting
- 1 - 2 hours
- Chairperson
- Form D (PDF)*
- 8.
- Conduct the discernment meeting
- 2 - 3 hours
- Chairperson
- Form E (summary)
Markers
Newsprint