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Catechesis

Maryvale Institute

The Archdiocese is proud to offer courses through our partnership with the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham UK.  These courses are specially designed for adults with families, jobs, and other obligations that make time a factor.  Any adult is encouraged to join one of these courses to learn more about our Catholic faith and how to hand it on.  We will again be offering the Certificate in Catechesis and the Master of Arts in Pastoral and Educational Studies (Religious Education and Catechesis).  We are excited this year to add the Certificate in Evangelization and Ministry for the Sick.  Read below for more a brief description, then click the links for more details!

The two-year, part-time, distance learning course is for anyone interested in developing his or her own faith for the sake of explaining it to others. The course provides a solid foundation in the key areas of Catholic faith which a person needs to understand in order to be able to pass it on. This might be as a catechist in a parish group, but the course is also for those who simply want to be able to give an account of their faith to others.  Those who successfully complete the course are eligible for The Certificate in Catechesis, which is validated by Maryvale Institute and approved by the Congregation for the Clergy, Rome.

This one-year, part-time, distance learning course assists those in parishes who have a special commitment towards working with the sick, whether as extraordinary Eucharistic ministers, catechists or in their pastoral care; it also supports chaplains and visitors in hospitals and those involved in ministry to the sick at a supra-parish level, providing the skills needed to support them in their vocation.  The modules cover the basic principles of ministry to the sick, rooted in a strong ecclesial identity, together with issues concerned with spiritual and human development. The course also includes sensitive and considered principles concerned with the sharing of faith with others. As part of the course participants undertake a placement related to the development of key skills in ministry to the sick.

A two-and-a-half-year, distance learning course with short residential weekends; particularly for those in Catholic Education professions, catechists, clergy and religious.  This degree offers the opportunity of improving your theological and professional expertise.  Students participate in lectures, seminars and tutorials at residential sessions.  For the first 24 months, students work from home following specially designed course books and associated reading and submitting assignments based upon this reading.  All modules require 12 hours per week of coursework and study time spread over 10 weeks, about 120 hours in all.  The final 6 months of the course focus on writing a 20,000-word dissertation.  Full personal tutorial support and guidance is provided and telephone and e-mail helplines are available.