• Saturday | 13 September 2025

• 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
  *Orientation will end with the Eucharistic celebration

St Francis Xavier Seminary Building

618 Upper Bukit Timah Rd

Singapore 678214

Lunch Contribution: $15.00 (includes GST and tea breaks)

Catechesis calls us to re-envision ways to draw near to the people of our time, to walk alongside them wherever they happen to be, to form believers for mission i.e. by accompanying them in the maturation of the attitudes of faith as well as making them aware that they are missionary disciples (cf. Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization (2020). Directory for Catechesis, 50). In light of this, learning through the witness of the catechist remains a vital method for communicating the faith.

This orientation seeks to help participants discern their call as catechists through a series of reflections, discussions, and presentations concerning the following:- 

• What is catechesis?

• Who is the catechist? 

• What are the qualities of a catechist?

Ms Wendy Loe - Associate Director, Office for Catechesis

Ms Geraldine Lim - Manager, Children’s Catechesis

• Prospective or new catechists, catechetical assistants or facilitators discerning to serve in the catechetical ministries

• Volunteers assisting catechetical teams on an ad-hoc basis
  *Coordinators are encouraged to accompany their parish catechetical teams and registration is required for coordinators who wish to do so.

Lunch Contribution: $15.00 (includes GST and tea breaks)

*Please note that the Contribution Fee is non-refundable.  

Participants are required to register to assist us in booking appropriate rooms, printing materials, arranging tea and snacks, etc. In the event of a foreseeable no-show, we encourage participants to inform the office in advance to help prevent the wastage of resources. Participants may be charged for no-shows.