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Catechism…preparing our children and youth d After the Summer recess, our parish is in full swing preparing herself for the coming catechism year. In this brief message I want to share with you the importance of catechism in the life of Christians.

Catechism literally means “to teach orally.” It has been the foundational discipleship method throughout the ages. Many Early Christians in fact were labeled as ‘catechumen’, indicating a period of instruction before they were admitted to Baptism. Such ideas sound foreign to our ears in a culture where everything we do is to just “get them in” and present Christianity as the easiest fix for everyone’s problems. Malta has presented a Christianity that requires no commitment, no loyalty and definitely no intellectual work. For many the mere mention of a word like “doctrine” invokes an idea of being cold, dry, dead, and pointless debates. However, without doctrine Christianity would not exist. Doctrine simply means the teachings or beliefs of the Church. Christianity without a set of beliefs is no Christianity at all. Below are three reasons why teaching the Catechism is important:

1. It provides a basis for a proper view of life. There are questions that plague people when they are brave enough to turn off the constant barrage of electronic input. These are answered in a proper Catechism. The ultimate question that troubles many is “What is the meaning of life?” Those who are catechized will receive the answer provided by God himself in Christ’s life.

2. It provides a basis for the proper understanding of the Holy Scriptures. The Bible is not interpreted in a vacuum and most of the interpretive problems that arise come from a basic misunderstanding of Christian truths. Catechesis helps us to understand the Bible then, not as disconnected rules that change at a whim, but as a unified whole of God’s redemptive grace.

3. It is a means by which reason and faith work together. Catechesis evangelizes our children and gives them a proper view of God. An understanding of sin, judgment, forgiveness, the lives of the saints, the life of Christ, and the nature of faith are all developed in this process.

In conclusion, catechesis is the parish’s answer to Christ’s call to evangelize the whole world. It is a guarantee that what he taught us is transmitted to future generations. Let the coming catechetical year be a springboard for faith not only for the children and youths that attend but also for their parents!

God Bless You

Fr Blake Camilleri

Dati tar-Reġistrazzjoni tat-tfal għas-Sena tal-Katekiżmu 2017 - 2018:

11 - 13 ta’ Settembru, w

bejn il-5.30pm u 7.30pm, fiċ-ċentru tal-Katekiżmu.

(Dħul minn Triq il-Kwarta)

Il-Lezzjonijiet tal-Katekiżmu ser jibdew it-Tnejn 2 t’Ottubru,

u jkunu f’dawn il-ġranet:

It-Tnejn (4.45pm-5.45pm): Bil-Malti għaż-żgħar (Infants), Sena 1 (Preċett),

Sena 2, Sena 3, Sena 4, Sena 5 u Sena 6 (Konfermazzjoni).

It-Tnejn (6.00pm-7.00pm): Bl-Ingliż għal Sena 1 (Preċett), Sena 2, Sena 3, Sena 4, Sena 5 u Sena 6 (Konfermazzjoni).

It-Tlieta (4.45pm-5.45pm): Bl-Ingliż għal Sena 1 (Preċett), Sena 2, Sena 3, Sena 4, Sena 5 u Sena 6 (Konfermazzjoni).

Kalendarju Liturġiku - Settembru 2017

Il-Ħadd 3 It-22 Ħadd ta’ Matul is-Sena.

Il-Ġimgħa 8 Festa tat-Twelid tal-Imqaddsa Verġni Marija.

Il-Ħadd 10 It-23 Ħadd ta’ Matul is-Sena.

L-Erbgħa 13 Tifkita ta’ San Ġwann Krisostmu, isqof u duttur tal-Knisja.

Il-Ħamis 14 Festa tal-Eżaltazzjoni tas-Salib Mqaddes.

Il-Ġimgħa 15 Tifkira tal-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija Addolorata.

Is-Sibt 16 Tifkira ta’ San Kornelju, papa u San Ċiprijanu, isqof, martri.

Il-Ħadd 17 L-24 Ħadd ta’ Matul is-Sena.

L-Erbgħa 20 Tifkira ta’ San Andrija Kim Taegon, presbiteru, u San Pawl Chong Hasang, u sħabhom, martri .

Il-Ħamis 21 Festa ta’ San Mattew, appostlu u evanġelista.

Is-Sibt 23 Tifkira ta’ San Piju ta’ Pietrelċina, presbiteru.

Il-Ħadd 24 Il-25 Ħadd ta’ Matul is-Sena.

L-Erbgħa 27 Tifkira ta’ San Vinċenz de Paul, presbiteru.

Il-Ġimgħa 29 Festa tal-Arkanġli Mqaddsa, Mikiel, Gabrijel u Rafel.

Is-Sibt 30 Tifkira ta’ San Ġilormu, presbiteru u duttur tal-Knisja.

Jacques Agius, Giorgio Runza

Jack Warren, Kim Coleiro

Timothy Xuereb, Jade Farrugia

Maria Theresa Bason,

Audrey Baldacchino

UFFIĊĊJU PARROKKJALI

It-Tnejn, It-Tlieta u l-Ġimgħa:

4.30pm-6.00pm

L-Erbgħa:

8.30am - 10.00am

Is-Sibt:

9.30 - 11.00am

Ħinijiet oħra b’appuntament fuq 21370196

QUDDIES

Matul il-Ġimgħa:

7.00am, 8.00am u 6.30pm.

Is-Sibt:

9.00am, 5.15pm u 6.30pm.

Il-Ħadd:

7.15am, 8.30am, 9.45am, 11.00am,

12.15pm (bl-Ingliz) u 6.30pm.

QRAR

Kappillan u Fr James Qabel u wara kull Quddiesa

Mons. Victor Grech Nhar ta’ Tlieta bejn it-8.30am u 9.30am

Fr John Scicluna Nhar ta’ Ħadd bejn l-10.00am u l-12.00pm

KUNTATT

Indirizz: Parroċċa Marija Immakulata,

Omm il-Knisja

Triq l-Ibrag, Ibrag.

Swieqi SWQ2033

Tel: 21370196

Email: info@standrewsparish.com