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Ministry Resources
Healing the Body of Christ / Sanando el Cuerpo de Cristo

Available in both English and Spanish, Healing the Body of Christ is a special six-week program designed to help Catholics move forward in a positive fashion in the wake of highly publicized scandals. The sessions center on the Church’s teachings on the Body of Christ: how its members’ actions impact this Body and how the Body can be healed and brought to greater holiness by God through the gifts of Scripture, Eucharist, and the other sacraments.

Basic Structure: The Six Sessions of Healing the Body of Christ
The participants’ materials help people explore key issues over the six weekly sessions.

Session 1: The Church in Time of Crisis
Session 2: A Church of Saints and Sinners
Session 3: Healing, Repentance, and Forgiveness
Session 4: Relationships: Within the Church and to the World
Session 5: Prayer and Spiritual Maturity
Session 6: God’s Gift of the Eucharist and Other Sacraments

Materials
Complete with easy-to-use guides, a video, and session booklets, the Parish Kit ensures that members of your parish will be prepared to lead meaningful small group prayer and reflection. The following materials comprise the basic components of the Healing the Body of Christ Parish Kit.

Introducing Healing the Body of Christ
This booklet provides a general outline of the program and the various ways that a parish can implement the process according to the needs of the parish.

Faith Sharing Booklet
This booklet gives partipants everything they need for all six sessions. It includes reflection questions and resources to allow the faith sharing group to reflect on and discuss matters of scripture and faith.

Guidelines for Implementation
Used primarily by group leaders, this booklet explains the process and the preparation needed to ensure successful implementation. In addition to the same six sessions as in the participants’ booklet, it contains small group sharing guidelines and responsibilities and a timeline for each session.

Guide to Small Community Leader Training Video and Book
This book complements the video that provides an overview of the Healing the Body of Christ process, constructive tools and ideas in organizing and conducting a small faith sharing group, and some basic communication skills.

Guide for Personal Reflection
This one-page flyer for personal reflection based on the six themes of the Healing the Body of Christ process makes an ideal handout for each member of the parish or each participant in the program.

RENEW Prayer for Healing (Double-Sided with both English and Spanish)
Another resource that can be given out to each member of the parish, this handy pocket-sized card can be used effectively as a prayer for healing throughout the entire process and beyond.

For more information or to order the materials for this program please contact:

Paulist Press
997 Macarthur Blvd.
Mahwah, NJ 07430

Phone Orders: 800-218-1903
Fax Orders: 201-825-8345
info@paulistpress.com


For more information about RENEW’s diocesan programs, including Healing the Body of Christ / Sanando el Cuerpo de Cristo, please contact:

RENEW International
1232 George Street
Plainfield, NJ 07062
Phone: 908-769-5400
Fax: 908-769-5660
Email: RENEW@renewintl.org
Web site: http://www.renewintl.org


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