Evangelization
Evangelization (ih-van-juh-li-za-tion) - to bring the person and message of Jesus Christ into every human situation.
Jesus Christ came to show us the love and mercy of God. His mission continues today through the Catholic Church. He calls us to turn from our self-seeking, pride, and sin, and to surrender our lives to the will of God. Evangelization ministry helps individuals, ministries, and parishes to go deeper as the followers of Jesus, continuing his mission today through consultation, courses, workshops, retreats, and specialized training about how to share Christ with others—especially inactive and unchurched Catholics and those who are not active members of a faith community.
How to Share Your Faith
We are called by God to evangelize, to invite others to meet Jesus Christ in our local parishes. We can let God's Holy Spirit use us to reach out with the love of Christ to relatives, friends, and acquaintances in our parishes, homes, neighborhoods, communities, and workplaces. We can learn practical skills for sharing faith in daily life. By invitation from local parishes our office provides hands-on training about how to share our Catholic faith with others.
Year of Faith Programs
Praying for Our Adult Sons and Daughters
REPEATED AT TWO LOCATIONS
Registration Deadline July 31, 2013
Speakers John and Therese Boucher | No one ever stops being a mom or a dad. So when our children become adults, we still worry about them—and want to care for them. One way we can still care for them is to lift them up in prayer. When we do so, God's love for them—and for us—is unleashed. For more information contact Joy Wright: jwrigh@dioceseoftrenton.org or (609) 403-7153.
Visitation Parish Hall (Accessible by elevator), Brick, NJ
Aug. 4, 2013, 2 to 5:30 p.m. | Register TODAY!
St. Elizabeth of Hungry Parish, Avon-by-the Sea, NJ
Aug. 8, 1 to 4:30 p.m. | Register TODAY!
Hands-on
Christmas Carol Festival Training Workshop
Registration Deadline July 12, 2013
Speakers John and Therese Boucher and Team of Experienced Christmas Carol Festival Leaders | Discover how-to use Christ-centered Christmas Carols to invite active, inactive, and unchurched Catholics back to church during the pre-Christmas season and beyond.
St. Justin Parish (Education Center), Toms River, NJ
July 20, 2013, 10 to 4 p.m. | Register TODAY!
'Christmas Carol Festival' 
Read about last year's Christmas Carol story & events on TrentonMonitor.com
SENT
Servant Evangelization Network of Trenton
Gather with other Catholics who are serving in evangelization ministries and efforts throughout the diocese.
IGNITING ‘New Evangelization’ in Your Parish
Holy Cross High School, Delran, NJ
Pre-registration (space limited): $10.00. Due by Monday, Sept. 16, 2013
Sept. 22, 2013, 2 to 5 p.m. | Register TODAY!
Presenter Ralph Martin, National and International Speaker | Director, Graduate Theology Programs for New Evangelization & Associate Professor of Theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit.
- STL from the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC and STD form Pontifical University of St. Thomas (the Angelicum), Rome
- Appointed a Consultor to the “Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization”
- President, “Renewal Ministries” for Catholic renewal and evangelization
- Host of weekly Catholic television and radio programs aired world-wide
- Bestselling author of Will Many Be Saved? & The Fulfillment of All Desire
Where did the “New Evangelization” come from? What’s “new” about it? What’s holding it back? What does Vatican II really teach about the urgency of evangelization? How can ordinary Catholics do it? For information call 609-403-7153, Email: jwrigh@dioceseoftrenton.org
You Will Be My Witnesses!
2013 New Evangelization and Adult Faith Formation Training
How can we bring active, inactive, and unchurched Catholics into a deeper relationship with Jesus and our parish? Discover how to witness to Jesus and to put an “evangelizing edge” on all parish activities and ministries, parent meetings, adult programs, and stewardship efforts. Become missionaries of Jesus in everyday life!
Diocesan Pastoral Center (First floor Library), Lawrenceville, NJ
Seven Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginng Sept. 28, 2013 | Register TODAY!
Pre-registration (space limited): $70.00. Due by Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 (Bring your own lunch)
For information, contact jwrigh@dioceseoftrenton.org, Call 609-403-7153
Topics Include:
- “Theology of the New Evangelization” – Speaker: Julie V. Burkey, D.Min., Director, Center for Workplace Spirituality & Evangelization, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, Institute for Christian Spirituality, Seton Hall University
- “Becoming Missionaries in Daily Life” – Speaker: Diane Carr, M.A., Director, Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Coordinator, Graduate and International Service, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University
- “Connecting Evangelization, Catechesis and Social Justice” – with Julie Burkey, D.Min
- “New Evangelization and Adult Faith Formation Methods” – Speaker: TBD
Send registration form with payment to “Diocese of Trenton”: Ministry of Catechesis and Evangelization Diocese of Trenton 701 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Intensive Training for Parish Evangelization
Upgrade your everyday skills for sharing faith and the message of Jesus in daily life—in your home, neighborhood, community, workplace and parish. Contact our office to schedule this training in your parish.
Parish Partnership Program
Learn how to host local talks, workshops, and retreats on spirituality, Scripture, and ministry with an "evangelizing" twist. Download the brochure for Training for Parish-based Outreach to Inactive Catholics and the Unchurched for more information.