Evangelium

Attractive Presentations on the Catholic Faith
An adaptable resource for your parish:

Adult Catechesis · RCIA · Parish Courses
confirmation preparation · youth catechesis
marriage preparation · self-instruction

“A clear, concise, elegant presentation of the elements of the Catholic Faith” - Kevin Flannery SJ, Gregorian University, Rome

“I think the course is absolutely excellent” - Fr Tim Finigan, Sidcup

“an excellent project” - Fr John Saward, Oxford University

Evangelium is a resource which enables all parishes to run courses for adults on the Catholic Faith. It offers an excellent grounding in the full panorama of Catholic beliefs. A modular resource, it follows the same division as the Catechism of the Catholic Church into Creed, Sacraments, Morals and Prayer. It is adaptable to different parish situations and can even be led by non-experts when necessary.

How does Evangelium work?

Evangelium delivers the essential elements of Catholic beliefs and practice in concise and stimulating portions, using slide presentations (in PowerPoint®) and illustrated participants’ books. The presentations can be easily led by group leaders whether or not they feel confident in teaching the faith: each module is clearly structured, and the resources offer leaders all the support they will need to present it.

Flexible and adaptable to the needs of your parish

• evening courses or study days
• short or long courses
• principal uses
• RCIA
• refresher courses for adults
• other uses
• confirmation preparation
• marriage preparation
• youth catechesis
• sixth-form students
• self-instruction

Communicates Catholic teaching

• content rigorously reviewed by leading theologians
• cross-referenced fully to Scripture, the Catechism and the new Compendium of the Catechism
• a sure and faithful presentation of the riches of the Catholic faith

Stimulating Presentations

• beautiful religious art is the focus for each lesson
• attractive, strongly visual slides
• concise, precise wording
• enlightening quotations from Scripture and saints
• suggested further reading and activities for each module
• Participant’s Book summarises the presentations, provides references and reinforces learning
• Excellent support for the group leader
• easy-to-use materials
• clear and structured programme
• tried and tested lessons
• written by experienced catechists
• references to additional resources and activities
• easy-to-use software on CD-ROM
• no additional software required

What does the Evangelium course consist of?

• 25 modules, 1 hour 10 minutes each.
• 10 sessions covering the Creed, 5 sessions for the Sacraments, 5 for Morals and 5 for Prayer.

The course materials: Evangelium CD-ROM One per group self-starting CD-ROM with 25 PowerPoint Viewer® presentations (1 per teaching module) no additional software required quipment needed: see below £25.00 Add to Order Participant’s Book One per participant 56-page A4 book 2-page summaries of the content of each presentation each summary includes the art used to illustrate the teaching book can be looked at between sessions by participants book can be permanently retained at the end of the course for reference £7.95 Add to Order Presenter’s Guide One per leader 64-page A4 guide to presenting the sessions straightforward instructions on leading the presentations and using the oftware 2 pages of guidelines for each session, including suggested ways to introduce, lead and conclude the presentations £19.95 Add to Order

What equipment is needed?

To show the presentations requires a personal computer (PC) running one of the following operating systems: Windows XP; Windows Server 2003; Windows ME; Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows 98 Second Edition. No additional software is required; a copy of PowerPoint Viewer® is included free on the Evangelium CD-ROM. The program starts automatically when the CD is inserted into your computer’s CD drive.

The best way to show the presentations is to use a PC projector to project the image onto a screen or white wall, or to use an interactive whiteboard. Many parishes and schools already own this equipment. Alternatively, an ordinary desktop or laptop computer screen can be used if it is clearly visible to all participants.

Adaptable to the needs of your parish

• modular course
• each session is complete in itself
• order of sessions can be adapted to suit your neFriday, June 8, 2007d: 1 for an RCIA course, 2 for “refresher” courses for Catholic adults
• shorter catechetical programmes can be made using selected sessions
• suitable for self-teaching (one CD-ROM, one Presenter’s Guide and one Participants’ Book are needed) CD-ROM is a central tool to the course’s teaching strategy and includes additional material not found in the books; however the books have been designed so that the essential points of each lesson can be communicated without the CD-ROM if necessary.

Who can present the course?

Anyone willing to introduce, display the slides, and conclude each session can present the course. No special teaching expertise or training is required other than reading the guidelines in the Presenter’s Guide. Visual aids and cues in the presentations make it easy for non-experts to give good and attractive presentations.

The group will find it helpful to have a copy of the Bible and the Catechism and/or the Compendium of the Catechism for looking up references made during the sessions.