Third Annual National Convention of CEAP Campus Ministers

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- Msgr. Pedro Gerardo O. Santos, Ed. D.

Third Annual National Convention of CEAP

Campus MinistersBetania Retreat Center, Cebu

July 29, 2014 –

Seizing the Grace of these Moments

50th Year of the Second

Vatican Council

500th Year of Christianity

in the Philippines

Bring people closer to Jesus in the Church and help them aspire holiness and heroism

Campus Ministry in a school

context is youth ministry in our

campuses.

…committed to making saints and heroes or

better yet heroes with

haloes out of our students.

The Constitution on the

Sacred Liturgy (1964)

Shifts, Principles and Challenges

1. The Second Vatican Council: the Paradigm Shifts

2. The Renewal of the Church through the Liturgy: the Guiding Principles of Sacrosanctum Concilium

3. Ministry of the Celebrating Community: Challenges to Campus Ministry

The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (1964)Shifts, Principles and Challenges

From a Church that is predominantly institution to a

church as Communion

I. The Second Vatican Council:

the Paradigm Shifts

A church as institution highlights those whogive and those who receive – the presbyterium that gives and the laity that “prays and pays”

the Paradigm Shifts

Vatican II recovered the church as communion: church as mystery

and church as people of God

the Paradigm Shifts

As Communion, the church highlights the three fold office of priest, prophet and king of all

believers. By virtue of baptismal consecration, the Christian faithful share in the priesthood of Christ. From their priestly life, the call to full,

active and conscious participation in the liturgy becomes a clarion call of the liturgical renewal.

the Paradigm Shifts

From a classicist

worldview to a

historical conscious worldview

the Paradigm Shifts

A historical conscious worldview sees the world as “in process”.

Reading the “signs of the times” is a continuing quest for the church

in order to be responsive and relevant to people today. This

paved the way to the “pastoral spiral”, a method of dialogue with realities, discernment in light of

the Christian faith and living out in actual deeds the collective decision of the community.

the Paradigm Shifts

The community gathers to celebrate

the various experiences of life

– triumphs and

failures, pains and reconciliation.

the Paradigm Shifts

the Misa ng Bayang Pilipino and the various

practices of popular piety such as devotion to the Nazareno, the

Santo Nino, the Kristong Hari and the many

Marian devotions all over the archipelago.

the Paradigm Shifts

They did not only survive

but have become the

“instruments” of the new

evangelization in our country. Truly,

through popular devotions,

God has become accessible

to our people.

the Paradigm Shifts

the Paradigm ShiftsFrom a highly

clerical church to a

church of lay empowerment

A highly clerical church centers on the “ordained”

The laity assist in the liturgical celebrations. Thus,

from clerical and male to human and Christian.

the Paradigm Shifts

Vatican II developed the theology of lay ministries in the church. Rooted in the apostolate of the laity, lay people discover their

charism of service and called by the church to serve the church.

Lay ministry is a response to the needs of the church – it goes

beyond liturgical life.

the Paradigm Shifts

The laity are “empowered” meaning they are committed to

and formed by the church in service of the church

and the whole community.

the Paradigm Shifts

St. John XXIII convened

Vatican II with the two fold objective

of renewal (aggiornamento) and

ecumenism.

II. The Renewal of the Church:Guiding Principles of Sacrosanctum Concilium

Sacrosanctum Concilium

has three guiding principles.

These were identified by

St. John Paul II in his Vicemus Quintus

Annus.

Venerable Paul VI added the following: an understanding of

the church, the renewal

of the church through the Word and the

Liturgy, ecumenism and building bridges

with the world.

The Re-enactment of the Paschal Mystery.

The liturgical life of the church is centered on the

passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.

The Proclamation of the Word of God. The translation

of scriptures in varied languages, the manner of proclaiming the Word of

God, the use of technical means, the interior disposition of the ministers,

careful preparation of the homily are ways to strengthen this

integral part of the liturgy.

The self – manifestation of the Church. The church in prayer and worship. The church in worship gives expression to what she is:

One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.

ONE – the church becomes one amidst diversity of charism, roles and ministries.

HOLINESS – the church celebrates the graces to live the presence of Jesus in the world.

CATHOLIC – the church gathers people of various languages, persuasion, orientation and professes the one faith.

APOSTOLIC – the church professes the faith of the apostles, presided by the bishop who is successor of the apostles or the presbyter who is ordained in the apostolic succession; the church hands over the living faith through worship, witness

and word.

The Professional Campus Minister

III. Ministry of the Celebrating Community: Challenges to Campus Ministry

The Professional Campus Minister- Forms the faith community so that it can be a genuine sign and instrument of the kingdom.

- Identifies, calls forth, and coordinates the diverse gifts of the Spirit possessed by all the members of the faith community.

The Professional Campus Minister- Educates all the baptized to appreciate their own calls to service

- Creates a climate where initiative is encouraged and contributions are appreciated.”

(Empowered by the Spirit, 23)

Roles & Functions of

Campus Minister

Roles and Functions of Campus Ministers

A. Liturgical AnimationB. Spiritual Leadership, Guidance and Direction (Retreat and Recollection)

C. Youth and Adult MinistryD. Building Faith-communities

Liturgical Animation

Liturgical Animation- Liturgy is the core activity of the church, and so therefore, of a Catholic School

- Through liturgy, we grow in deeper relationship with God and neighbor

- This is the life of the ministry

Liturgical Animation- The purpose of the Eucharistic liturgy, as well as all Sacraments, is to make us holy, to build up the Body of Christ and to worship God. (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 59)

- Planning, directing, leading liturgy and worship

- Preparing spaces of prayer

Liturgical Animation- Celebration of Sacraments- Formation of Liturgical Ministers as partners in the ministry and

- Formation of the faithful to fully appreciate and participate in the liturgy

Spiritual Leadership, Guidance and Direction

- Retreats and recollection- Spiritual Direction- Formative Counseling- Mentoring and accompaniment

- Finding one’s gifts and talents- Powerful in transforming the person.- Provides an ideal community of faith wherein the Divine that rules over our lives is named and worshipped.

- The life in the Spirit is nourished and supported

- Leads participants into the mysteries of their lives and create a safe place to open-up and grow.

- Manifests God’s love and care for each of us

Adult and Youth Ministry

Adult MinistryPersonal Programs:- Prayer- Involvement in the community life and Church’s

mission- Effort to root one self to God’s Word and the

Tradition and teachings of the church- Participation in works of justice and peace and

service to the poor

Adult MinistrySchools, through Campus Ministry, can provide:- Moments of common prayer, reflection and liturgies- Immersion and Outreach activities- Pilgrimages- Retreats- Accompaniment- Learning the charism of the founding congregations

Youth MinistryGoals of Youth Ministry (Kalakbay, 2004)- To establish and strengthen the youth’s relationship with Christ

- To provide opportunities for personal growth

- To encourage community involvement

Build Faith Communities

Build Faith CommunitiesCommunity is not a by-product of Catholic schools but at its core. As Catholics, the mystery of the Trinity defines our understanding of life-giving and life-supportive community relationships.

Build Faith CommunitiesBecause our triune God creates, redeems and sanctifies, we place learning, service, prayer, leadership, decision-making, resource development, communication and social engagement in the context of community.

Build Faith CommunitiesKnowingly or unknowingly, our schools are rooted in the reality that we are at heart Trinitarian.

(Taymans 2006, p. vi)

Build Faith CommunitiesHow is community formed? Formation requires leadership, organizational support, structure and planning.

Build Faith CommunitiesIt also requires presence, care and compassion. Campus ministers, chaplains, and campus ministry teams help realize this ideal through a balance of programs and pastoral care.

Build Faith CommunitiesThe campus ministers help foster “a pleasant and family atmosphere” that is the mark of Catholic schools. (Sureau, 2012)

NCDP 7 Integrations

with Emphasis on Program and

Structural Integrations

IntegrationIntegration is a philosophy of teaching in which content is drawn from several subject areas to focus on a particular topic or theme.

Curriculum IntegrationCurriculum Integration can be vertical and horizontal. Vertical integration refers to arrangement of curriculum in such a way that relationships among topics in a given field of study across grade/year level are EMPHASIZED…

Curriculum Integration…to avoid unnecessary repetition and gaps in knowledge. Horizontal integration is concerned with scope or boundaries or coverage of the curriculum in terms of breadth of depth.

Curriculum IntegrationArrangement of topics based on relatedness of topics, themes or skills in 2 or more subjects, grade/year/semester.

1. Christian Message with Daily Life

Life IntegrationClosing the Gap between

doctrine and life

2. Of the three Dimensions of Faith: Doctrine, Morals & WorshipStructural Integration- Creed/Commandments/ Sacraments- Focus on One dimension; developed

by relating to other two

3. Within each DimensionDimension IntegrationA. Integration of DoctrinesB. Integration of MoralityC. Integration of Worship

4. Of Basic Sources: Scripture, Church

Teaching & Human ExperienceSource IntegrationForming a natural unity

5. In Catechetical ProgramsProgram IntegrationA. Content Integration: inform, form &

transformB. Integration in methodologyC. Practical relations with other subjects

6. Within the believerSubject IntegrationA. Balancing doctrine, morals and

worshipB. Using imagination; value educationC. Process of interiorizing Christian

values

7. Environmental/Contextual Integration

Contextual IntegrationA. Rooted in concrete socio religious &

cultural contextB. Christian StewardshipC. Involvement in the local church

To help create the experience of God is the chief goal of the celebrating community in liturgical action. It is a huge challenge for the campus minister to plan, celebrate and evaluate all liturgical action in

the school campus.

1. We must gain accurate and adequate theology of liturgical action. Sacraments are not things. They are actions of Jesus and His people.

2. We must gain a clear and accurate and adequate theology of the sacramental action. We must depart from notions of those who give the sacraments versus those who receive. All give, all receive, all celebrate.

3. As celebration, liturgy is subject to the universal and inexorable laws of human communication. All who celebrate must make clear strong and compelling signs. Because good signs make good celebrations. Bad signs make lousy celebrations.

4. Hospitality is the dynamism of the liturgical action. We need to bring alive a sense of being part of the church. Hospitality speaks of connectivity and authenticity of persons in a community.

Vatican II. Sacrosanctum Concilium, 1964. John Paul II. Dies Domini, 1998. Ibid. Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 2003. Ibid. Vicesimus Quintus Annus. 1988. Benedict XVI. Sacramentum Caritatis, CBCP. Landas ng Pagpapakabanal. 2000. Balquiedra, Luis. Eukaristiya (Pagsasangayon ng Bagong Tipan sa Dugo ni Kristo) 1993.

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