'Fanning the Flames’:a series of training days offered by CASE in partnership with Catholic
Been to a Fanning the Flames day? We would love to hear what's happening in your parish as a result.
Get in touch by email.
Interested in Fanning the Flames?
Every parish is invited to send at least four representatives to an event near them.
To help parishes grow in confidence in evangelisation, the topics covered will include:
An introduction to Catholic Evangelisation
How to set up a Parish Evangelisation Team
Resourcing your Parish
Cost: A donation of £10pp is suggested to help cover costs.
'I didn't really know what it meant to evangelise before I attended, I went out of curiosity more than anything. I was surprised by what I was met with, took so much away, and cannot recommend the training highly enough. It was engaging, full of media, and presented from the heart. This is definitely not to be missed!'
(Amanda)
“...To proclaim and share the faith is the reason that the Church exists. All of us, from the youngest to the oldest, lay, consecrated and ordained can play our part in home mission.”
Rt Rev Malcolm McMahon
Dates and Venues
May 30th Birmingham
Grimshaw Room, St Chad's Cathedral, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6EU
10am - 4pm (followed by a Vigil Mass at 4:30pm)
June 6th Exeter
Cardinal Newman House, Wonford Road, Exeter, EX2 4PF
Download a booking form at: http://www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk/index.php?q=node/665
June 13th Bristol
St Bede’s college. Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SU
10am - 3.30pm
October 17th New Market
Our Lady Immaculate and St Ethelreda, 14 Exeter Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8LT
October 24th Birkenhead
St Joseph’s, North Road, Birkenhead CH42 7JY
The day will run from 10am - 4pm. Tea and coffee will be provided, please bring a packed lunch.
To find out more, and to register the names of participants from your parish please email: info@caseresources.org.uk; tel: 020 7901 4863. Alternatively, for a local contact, please ring Dennis Barton on 0151 645 7893.
2010 Leeds (venue t.b.c.)
Liverpool (venue t.b.c.)
Previous Venues Included:
February 18th London (specifically for clergy)
Vaughan House, 46 Francis Street, London, SW1P 1QN
7.30pm - 9pm
Father Dan from Forest Gate said: "As priests, we often talk about the importance of evangelisation without always knowing the best way to go about it. What the Fanning the Flame workshop provides is practical advice to enable our parishes to become evangelising communities committed to spreading the message of Christ, not only to practising Catholics, but also to those who are outside our churches."
February 21st Gateshead *READ THE REPORT
St. Joseph, High West Street, Gateshead, NE8 1LX
Sr Michael Lee from the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Evangelisation Team said: “The turnout was marvellous and everyone who came was given the practical impetus to plan, to think about parish mission and was equipped to implement the setting up of a dedicated team. The day really set us all on fire to go out and continue to nurture what we learnt. If you’re still thinking about attending a forthcoming day, do go. You won’t be disappointed.”
March 7th Mackworth *READ THE REPORT
The Diocesan Centre, Mornington Crescent, Mackworth, Derby, DE22 4BD
10am - 4pm
Mary Dolan, Director of Adult Education, Hallam Diocese, said: "Thank you for an absolutely marvellous day in Derby. We all really enjoyed it."
Philip Thwaytes from St. Pius X Parish Church Grimsby said: “I was most impressed with your comprehensive material and well-designed programme of information and ideas... It was professionally presented and should provide those present with enough information to feel confident to start the process of developing evangelisation in their parishes.”
March 21st Hull
The Endsleigh Centre, 481 Beverley Road, Hull, HU6 7LJ
10am - 4pm
March 28th Llandudno
Loreto Centre, Abbey Road, Llandudno. North Wales. LL30 2EL
10am - 4pm
April 25th London
Westminster Cathedral Hall, Ambrosden Ave, London, SW1P 1Q
10am - 4.30pm
May 9th Southampton
Springhill School, Milton Rd, Southampton, SO15 2HW
10am - 4.30pm
Download a booking form (Word doc.)
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Publicity Materials
Press Release 1 (Jan. '09)
Press Release 2 (Feb. '09)
Related Materials
Ss Alban and Stephen's Parish Outreach and Evangelisation Team Leaflet
"That is why I am reminding you now to fan into a flame the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you. God's gift was not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power, and love, and self-control. So you are never to be ashamed of witnessing to the Lord ..."
(2 Timothy 1: 6-8).
