2½ DAYS
Saturday 14 March 2026 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday 15 March 2026 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 21 March 2026 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Church of Blessed Sacrament
1 Commonwealth Church
Singapore 149603
"I want to state clearly that young people themselves are agents of youth ministry. Certainly, they need to be helped and guided, but at the same time left free to develop new approaches, with creativity and certain audacity."
- Pope Francis, Christus Vivit (2019), 203
"Recognition must be given to the value of the creative and co-responsible contribution that young people themselves make to catechesis. The catechetical service of the young is a stimulus for their very growth in the faith."
- Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelisation, Directory for Catechesis (2020), 255
The Catholic Church is inviting her young members to play an active role in reaching out and sharing the faith with their peers and those younger than them. Kickstart your young catechists and other interested youths in their ministry journey through this customised track which provides them foundational knowledge of catechesis, practical experience, and opportunities to interact with like-spirited people of all ages.
"There is also a need for renewed commitment to catechists, who are often young and serving other young people,
virtually their contemporaries. It is important to take sufficient care over their formation and to see that their ministry
is more widely recognised by the community."
- Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelisation, Directory for Catechesis (2020), 255
This course seeks to prepare young people to serve as catechists or facilitators, by equipping them with theoretical knowledge (A) and practical applications (B).
A) Theoretical knowledge of:
the identity and vocation of the catechist
the aim and purpose of catechesis
the Ecclesial Method and handing on the faith
the planes of development of children and youth of different age groups and how this affects the way faith is handed to them
the Archdiocesan Catechetical curricula overview;
B) Practical applications of catechesis by providing them with the opportunities to:
experience how presentations are to be offered in the prayer space through demonstration by trainers
participate in group presentations using existing session plans and learn from their peers
gain appreciation for how they can play an active role in the catechetical spaces
Wendy Loe, Associate Director
Geraldine Lim, Manager - Children’s Catechesis
Suryadi Azali, Manager - Youth Catechesis
Young people aged 15-20 who are serving or interested to serve in the catechetical ministry as catechists or facilitators.
Note:
Parishes are encouraged to send mentors to accompany these young people so as to better support their journey. Ideally, mentors are catechists who are experienced in journeying with young people, have completed FCC: ICP & CM, and are officially appointed to the role by the parish catechetical leadership. To register as a mentor, please email formation.ofc@catholic.org.sg and cc geraldine.ofc@catholic.org.sg, indicating a level to attend in the breakout sessions with your junior catechists.
If you are an adult registering for yourself, please attend the full 3 days and indicate the level you are catechising, e.g., Level 7, 8, etc.
Please share this course with young people who benefit from it, and feel free to contact us should you need further clarification or have any other queries.
Lunch Contribution: $30.00 (includes GST and tea breaks for 3 days)
Parishes may consider sponsoring your Junior Catechists for this course
Please note that the Lunch Contribution Fee is non- refundable. Participants are required to register for all courses and events to assist us in the booking of appropriate rooms, the printing of materials, and arrangement of tea and snacks, etc. In the event of foreseeable no-shows, we encourage participants to inform the office in advance to help prevent wastage of resources. Participants may be charged for no-shows.