New Wineskins Award
Parish/Cluster Level
This award, initiated in 2010, is offered by the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. It is designed to:
· Highlight and celebrate extraordinary achievement occurring in parishes (or parish clusters) in the ministries of evangelization and catechesis.
· Share successful initiatives that may benefit other parishes.
· Encourage continued creative innovation in parish catechetical and evangelization efforts,
· Reflect the spirit of the “new evangelization” promulgated by Pope John Paul II and the General/National Directories for Catechesis
Recipients
2013 – The Power of ONE, a creative approach to engaging teens, Cheryl Smith, Church of the Annunciation, Clark Mills, NY
2012 – Family Formation, an Innovative K-6th grade Catholic Religious Education Program, Church of Saint Paul, Ham Lake, MN
2011 – Scripture by the Sounds, Christ the King/Deanery 8, Commack, NY
2010 – Father Tony Shonis – The Sunday/Monday Connection, Henderson, KY
Award Criteria:
The parish ministry initiative must exhibit
1. a strong catechetical and/or evangelization dimension;
2. innovative qualities;
3. a history or track record of at least three years;
4. a demonstrated record of effectiveness;
5. fidelity to Scripture and Church teaching.
Q and A’s:
Who may submit an award application?
Application must be submitted by a current NCCL member.
Who is eligible to win?
Any parish (or parish cluster) in the nation.
Where can I find the award application?
Application can be downloaded from the NCCL website, www.nccl.org
What is the submission deadline?
January 15, 2014
What is the prize?
The awarded entry will receive one free NCCL conference registration and $250 toward conference expenses. The award recipients and program will be publicly recognized at the conference, present at the Rapid Resources portion of the annual conference and may be featured in Catechetical Leader, the official bi-monthly magazine of NCCL.
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