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Faith,
Worship, & Ministry Department Making Disciples: the Catechumenate in the Anglican Church
Liturgical Rites and Resources for Those Seeking Faith
The following resources were created by a small group of lay people and clergy working with John Hill, as a further development of the ideas in his book Making Disciples. These resources aim to make the catechumenate easier both to understand and implement in the parish, and to offer specific examples of how parishes have adapted the catechumenate to their own situations.
They are offered here by the Liturgy Working Group of Faith, Worship and Ministry for the purposes of study and evaluation, and for use and adaptation (where permitted by the local ordinary).
We request your feedback on these rites and resources which, though not authorized by the General Synod or the Council of General Synod, are offered by the Liturgy Working Group in order to stimulate reflection on the catechumenate and other processes of Christian initiation, and the rites related to them.
- Initiation Rites (PDF file)
- Rites of Turning Again to Christ (PDF file)
Theological Resources and Explanations of the Catechumenal Process and Rites.
- What Is the Catechumenate? (PDF file)
- The Ritual Shape of Catechumenal Ministry (PDF file)
- Custom Designing the Catechumenate for Your Parish (PDF file)
- The Courtship Analogy (PDF file)
- Stories of Implementing the Catechumenate (PDF file)
Resources for the Catechumenate Process: A Bibliography
A bibliography prepared by “CatNet” – the Network for the Catechumenate in the Dioceses of Huron, Niagara and Toronto.
Helpful Links:
- North American Association for the Catechumenate (see especially their Resources section)
- Pastor Don Johnson, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, reflecting on the Catechumenate
- Pastor Clement Mehlman, ELCIC, reflecting on the Catechumenate (this one is rather dated, 1997, but still helpful)
- North American Forum for the Catechumenate (a principally, but not exclusively Roman Catholic body, with a very good resources section relating to the Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults)
We ask for your feedback on these pages, and especially for any suggestions you may have for additional resources. (PDF file)