Gathered by Eucharist: Sent in Mission

Eucharist brings us together to be nourished and sent in mission the world.

Parts of the Mass

Sunday liturgy has a rhythmic structure that is designed to welcome and unite us, immerse us in our treasured stories, bond and transform us in a sacred meal, and send us on a mission. What are the parts comprised of and how does full, active, and conscious participation in them inspire authentic Christian living?

Our Call to Worship

Worship is the way that we acknowledge and give thanks for what is most important in our lives. Prayer and worship link the physical world with the spiritual world. This is why we must place the highest priority on worshiping God with each other every week. We need to do it as best we can while remaining constantly aware that our worship is not perfect, and so we will change it from time to time to make it more perfect. These resources were created during the revision of the Roman Missal in 2011 but can be easily adapted to use as lessons on worship.

Liturgy of the Word

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Celebrating Community • FIRE

A Eucharistic Celebration

In this session participants will have the opportunity to have an in-depth experience of Eucharist. Preparation can be done as a separate session or as part of "Celebrating Community: Supper & Sacrifice." • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

Celebrating Community • FIRE

Eucharist: Supper & Sacrifice

In this session participants will understand what it means to "lay down one's life for a friend" and will consider the meaning of sacrifice, especially the Eucharist as sacrifice. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

The Living Community • FIRE

Remember to Keep Holy the Lord's Day

Participants will understand the Eucharist as our “home base” and our way of remembering. They will appreciate the necessity of a day of rest in our lives. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

Gathered as One

Four Intergenerational Sessions on the Mass

In these four brilliant sessions, Doris Murphy provides a complete package for the parish leader. Everything you need to succeed in teaching about the Mass: for families, youth, children in grades 4 or older, and adults. These outlines include all the handouts, designed in her own wonderful way, along with Doris' excellent teaching points for the catechists. Ideal for the RCIA and their sponsors. • By Doris Murphy,Bill Huebsch

Go in Peace: You Are Sent

A Parish Retreat on the Mass

Do you want to deepen the experience of liturgy in your parish? Do you want to help your people understand the Mass and see it as the pathway to holiness? What better time is there than now to invite your people to a Saturday or evening retreat on the Mass? Participants will be led through a lovely faith-sharing process through which they will (1) come to see again the power of the Word shared and broken open and (2) come to recognize the nature of sacrifice: Christ's and their own. Designed to be used in a window of 3 to 4 hours and may close with the Mass and/or meal. The opening prayer is included and is drawn from the very words of the Constitution on the Liturgy. • By Bill Huebsch

Lesson Two: How We Pray the Mass

A lesson on how we all take an active role in the Mass for Grades K-3. • By Bill Huebsch