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PASTORAL INSTITUTE DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN 7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY 11362  (718) 229-8001, ext. 350  Fax: (718) 281-4290  Email: [email protected]

MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE:

Ecclesiology Instructors Nelsa I. Elías Comments Regarding Course Fall 2011

The Pastoral Institute has made some changes to program procedures that will affect all instructors. The most significant is the use of the PI Online Classroom (Aula en Linea del Instituto Pastoral). Beginning last year, most of the participants’ required reading materials (except for books) were posted on the PI Online Classroom. We ask that you remind the participants that they are responsible for downloading and printing these resources. This year many of the instructors’ materials will be posted online as well, for example the course outlines, memos to instructors, and some of the instructors’ background reading materials. We ask for your patience as we transition to this new procedure. We are aware that change is not always easy and want to remind you that we are here to assist you. I would like to mention a few points regarding this course. It is important that participants in the lay formation program have every opportunity to become acquainted with the course goals and objectives as well as what they are expected to have learned by the completion of the course. Therefore, we ask you to please review the course purpose and the objectives of the participants’ education/formation experience during the first session of the course. We ask that you allocate time for questions or comments from the group. This course will be the first time that the participants will be asked to write the full four to five-page integration paper since the requirement for their first course on the Theology of Lay Ministry is only two shorter integration essays. If the participants have questions about the integration paper, please refer to the separate instructions in case you need help answering them. I would ask you to emphasize the format and purpose of the paper. **Please note: With regard to the integration paper, we are now requiring that the instructors offer the participants a choice of two or three of the topics /questions from among the enclosed list only. The purpose of this change is to ensure that the required assignment achieves the goal of permitting the participant an opportunity to show an understanding of the course material, as well as a chance to integrate the theology with ministerial experience. If you any questions about this procedure, please contact me.

In addition, throughout the course outline are listed suggested readings to go along with the topics. Please feel free to cover the topics and assign the readings in the order that you are the most comfortable. At the end of this material is a supplemental reading and resource list. This list will be made available to the participants when they complete the program as part of an overall comprehensive compilation of information on the PI Online Classroom. There is no need for you to make copies and distribute in the class; however, if someone asks for a reading list feel free to make a copy for him or her. Thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of the Pastoral Institute. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this or any of the course material. Enc.

Pastoral Institute ♦ Diocese of Brooklyn Lay Ministry Program Course Title: Ecclesiology: The Nature and Mission of the Church Course Length: 16 hours Purpose: Through this course, participants will come to know the ways in which the Church has understood and described herself in different historical periods. In particular, course readings will focus on the vision of Church articulated by the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church) and its implications for the ministry of all the baptized in the Church today. Objectives: 1. To elicit from participants their own understanding and experience of Church. 2. To present understandings of Church in selected historical eras, including the background leading up to Vatican Council II and Pope John XXIII’s call for aggornimento in the Church 3. To introduce the vision of Lumen Gentium, especially as related to the role of the laity in the Church and the world. 4. To introduce models of the Church. 5. To present the importance of the post-conciliar vision of Church as Communion (koinonia), including implications regarding cultural diversity 6. To provide an opportunity for participants to integrate their understanding of Church and their understanding of ministry in and for a culturally diverse Church. Required Reading: Lecturas requeridas para participantes. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Part One, Section Two, Article 9: “I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church”. (Available in English and Spanish) Concilio del Segundo Vaticano. Lumen Gentium: Constitución Dogmática Sobre la Iglesia Friedman, O.F.M., Greg. ¿Qué significa ser Iglesia’? Catholic Update. Cincinnati, OH. St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1985, revised 2002. Gaillardetz, Richard R. The Church As Communion: Universal and Local. Church. New York, NY. National Pastoral Life Center, 1997.

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McBride, O.Praem, Alfred. Ten ‘Peak Moments’ of Church History: From Pentecost to Vatican II. Catholic Update. Cincinnati, OH. St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1987. (Summary in English and Spanish.) Diez ‘Momentos Cumbre’ de la Historia de la Iglesia: De Pentecostés a Vaticano II. Models of the Church (Available in English and Spanish) Pelzel, Ph.D., Morris. Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión). Chicago, IL. Loyola Press. 2002. Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. The Ecclesiology of Vatican II: The Body of Christ, the People of God, and Communion. 15 September 2001. http://www.ratzingerreport.com/speeches/ecclesiology_of_vatican_ii.html Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. “La Eclesiología de la Constitución sobre la Iglesia, II Vaticano, Lumen Gentiun” Noviembre 2000. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_2000022 7_ratzinger-lumen-gentium_sp.html#top Second Vatican Council. Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Instructor’s Background Reading Material Para Instructores Keightly, Georgia Masters. New Parish Ministers: Theological, Pastoral and Canonical Reflections. Church. New York, NY. National Pastoral Life Center. Spring 1993. Komanchak, Joseph. Ecclesiology of Vatican II. Origins, Volume 28. April 22, 1999. Pages 759-762. Schreiter, CPPS, Robert. Ministry in a Multicultural Church. Origins, Volume 29. May 20, 1999. Second Vatican Council. Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vatii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html Secundo Concilio Vaticano. Lumen Gentium: Constitución Dogmática Sobre la Iglesia http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vatii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_sp.html Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal. The Ecclesiology Of The Constitution On The Church, Vatican II, ‘Lumen Gentium.’ November 2000. http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDFECCL.HTM

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Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. “La Eclesiología de la Constitución sobre la Iglesia, II Vaticano, Lumen Gentiun” Noviembre 2000. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_2000022 7_ratzinger-lumen-gentium_sp.html#top

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Pastoral Institute ♦ Diocese of Brooklyn Lay Ministry Program Course Title: Ecclesiology: The Nature and Mission of the Church Course Outline Part I: What is the Church? 

The aim of this part is to set a foundation for the study and understanding of Church through the participant’s experience of belonging to the Church and the Catholic Church’s teaching about the Church o o o o o



Discuss course purpose and objectives What is the participant’s experience of belonging to the Church? Names and images of Church The Church and her ministries in Scripture The four marks of the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic

Participant readings o Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I, Section 2, Article 9, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 o Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión), Chapters 1, 3, 7

Part II: Historical Survey: Understandings of Church in Selected Eras of Church History 

The aim is to present understandings of Church in different historical periods, the events shaping those understandings, and the more immediate factors leading to Pope John XXIII”s call for aggiornamento in the life of the Church. o o o o



Conflicts with Protestantism Conflicts with modernity Vatican Council I (1869-1870) Other events leading up to Vatican Council II (1962-1965)

Participant readings o Ten ‘Peak Moments’ of Church History: From Pentecost to Vatican II (Diez ‘Momentos pico’ de la Historia de la Iglesia: De Pentecostés a Vaticano II) o ¿Qué significa ‘ser Iglesia’?

Part III: Ecclesiology of Vatican Council II 

The focus for this part will be on the mid-20th Century response to the questions: “What is the Church; Where is the Church? What is the Church For?” o Overview of the work of the Council Fathers as they deliberated on and produced successive drafts of Lumen Gentium Page 1

o Introduce Lumen Gentium’s vision of Church: the role of the Holy Spirit, the Church’s foundation in scripture and the writings of the Church Fathers o Present the implications of the document’s beginning focus on the Church as the entire People of God – “a people to whom God communicates Himself in love” – before focusing on the institutional and hierarchical structures of the Church o Acquaint the participants with the document’s “new and creative approach to the role of the laity in the Church.”       

The Church as Mystery The Church as the People of God The Church as Hierarchical The Role of the Laity The Universal Call to Holiness The Church as Pilgrim

Participant readings o Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church o Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I, Section 2, Article 9, Paragraphs 4, 5, 6 o Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión), Chapter 4 o Ecclesiology of Vatican II

Part IV: Models of the Church 

Introduce the use of theological models as a method of describing, integrating, and understanding the various dimensions of Church. o o o o o



The Church as Mystical Communion The Church as Institution The Church as Sacrament The Church as Herald The Church as Servant

Participant readings: o Models of the Church (Modelos de la Iglesia)

Part V: Vatican Council II and Beyond: Understanding the Church as Communion and Mission 

Introduce the following concepts Communion and mission as the framework of ecclesiology The Trinity as source of the Church’s communion and mission The Church: Communion of Disciples The two-fold mission of the Church as evangelizing cultures and transforming the world o Implications for Church ministry in a culturally diverse world and diocese o o o o



Participant readings: Page 2

o Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión), Chapters 2, 5, 6 o The Church As Communion: Universal and Local Part VI: Ecclesiology and Lay Ministry in Dialogue: Reflection and Connections 

This part provides an opportunity for participants to reflect upon and integrate their understanding of Church with their understanding of ministry in the Church. The format for this concluding section of the course is reflection and dialogue based on issues, concerns, experiences of the participants both in this course and their first course on the theology of lay ministry.

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Questions for Integration Paper (Please offer the participants 2 or 3 from among these questions/themes ONLY. Each paper should be between 3- 5 typed pages.) Participants are asked to choose ONE from among the questions below, taking care to answer all the parts of the question chosen. 1. Take a topic covered in class: a. Explore what you learned. b. How were you challenged by new ideas? c. How do you plan to integrate this knowledge of Church into your ministry and/or life? 2. The model of the Church most operative in the ecclesiology of the current Magisterium is communion. a. Explain this model of the Church. b. How would you describe your experience of communion in the Church? c. How do you and how could you contribute to an enrichment of communion in your faith community? 3. Choose one of the ten “peak moments” in Church history. a. Demonstrate how the impact of that moment advanced the mission of the Church. b. Explain how that moment is still affecting the Church today. Give examples from your ministry. 4. Choose one of the marks of the Church. a. Explain it, giving examples from your readings or class. b. Describe how you and your parish today demonstrate this mark.

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Preguntas para el Papel de Integración **Se le pedirá al participante que conteste UNA pregunta entre éstos temas, cuidando de contestar todas las partes de la pregunta. Cada trabajo debe de constar de 3-5 páginas. 1. Escoja un tema tratado en la clase y: a. Explore lo que aprendió, b. Explique cómo usted fue desafiado por las ideas nuevas aprendidas y c. ¿Cómo propone integrar usted este nuevo conocimiento sobre la Iglesia en su ministerio y en su vida? 2. El modelo de la Iglesia más prominente de la eclesiología del Magisterio vigente es el de la comunión. a. Explique este modelo de la Iglesia. b. ¿Cómo describiría su propia experiencia de comunión en la Iglesia? c. ¿Cómo podría usted contribuir al enriquecimiento de la comunión en su comunidad de fe? 3. Escoja uno de los diez “momentos cumbre” en la historia de la Iglesia. a. Demuestre como el impacto de ese momento avanzó la misión de la Iglesia b. Explique como ese momento todavía está afectando la Iglesia hoy día. De ejemplos de su propio ministerio. 4. Escoja una de las “marcas de la Iglesia.” a. Explique lo que significa, dando ejemplos de las lecturas asignadas o de la clase. b. Describa como usted y su parroquia demuestran esta marca hoy día.

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Pastoral Institute ♦ Diocese of Brooklyn Lay Ministry Program Course Title: Ecclesiology: The Nature and Mission of the Church Supplementary Reading and Resources Abbot, S.J., Walter M., gen. ed. The Documents of Vatican II. (See especially Avery Dulles, S.J. Introduction to Lumen gentium.) Darlap, Edolf, gen. ed. Sacramentum Mundi. 6 volumes. New York, NY. Herder & Herder. 1968. Doyle, Dennis M. Communion Ecclesiology: Vision and Versions. Maryknoll, NY. Orbis, 2000. Ecclesiology. New Catholic Encyclopedia. Volume 5, pages 34-35. - - -. Volume 17 (supplement, 1975) pages 198-199 - - -. Volume 18 (supplement, 1988) pages 128-130 Eclesiología. Búsqueda Avanzada, CanalSocial. www.canalsocial.net/ger/busquedaav.asp. Granfield, Patrick and Phan, Peter C., eds. The Gift of the Church: A Textbook on Ecclesiology in Honor of Patrick Granfield, O.S.B. Hughes, Ph. D, Kevin L. Church History: Faith Handed On. Chicago, IL. Loyola Press, 2002. (Also available in Spanish as Historia de la Iglesia: el legado de la fe.) Igelsia. Gran Enciclopedia Católica. www.mercaba.org/GET/cartel-enciclopedia.htm. John Paul II. Ecclesia in America: On the Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: the Way to Conversion, Communion, and Solidarity in America. Washington, D.C. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999. Klein, Peter. The Catholic Source Book: A Comprehensive Collection of Information About the Catholic Church. 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa. Brown-Roa, 2000. Kloppenburg, Bonaventure. Ecclesiology of Vatican II. Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell. Chicago, IL. Franciscan Press, 1974. McCarthy, Timothy G. The Catholic Tradition: Before and After Vatican II: 1878-1993. Chicago, IL. Loyola University Press, 1994. - - -. The Catholic Tradition: The Church in the Twentieth Century. Rev. exp. ed. Chicago, IL. Loyola Press, 1998. Meier, John P. The Mission of Christ and His Church: Studies on Christology and Ecclesiology. Wilmington, DE. Michael Glazier, 1990. New Dictionary of Theology. Wilmington, DE. Michael Glazier, Inc. 1987. Page 6