1. The Four Marks
2. To serve others
3. A Call to Holiness
4. Mission
4.1. To proclaim the kingdom of God in whatever way that may be.
4.1.1. Every baptised person has a prophetic role
4.1.2. Standing up for social justice issues
4.1.3. Caring for the environment
4.1.4. Inclusive of all
4.1.4.1. Faiths
4.1.4.2. immigrants
4.1.4.3. cultures
4.1.4.4. socio-economic groups
4.2. Mission predates the Church
4.3. It is the reason the Church exists
4.4. Centre of the Church
4.5. "No-one experiences God without being sent
4.6. Revolves around the person of Christ
4.7. We are called to live as Christ did
4.8. Divine Mercy
4.9. Proclaiming, witnessing and serving
4.10. focuses outward
4.10.1. There is a goal
5. Models
5.1. Institutional Model
5.1.1. Council of Trent to Vatican II
5.1.2. Mission is about conversion
5.2. Communion Model
5.2.1. Early Church then Vatican II
5.2.2. Mission is to develop right relationships with one another and with God
5.2.3. Encourages a communal relationship with God
5.2.4. Strengthens relationships between people
5.3. Church as Servant
5.3.1. Mission is to serve others and to stand in solidarity for justice
5.4. Church as Herald
5.4.1. Mission is to proclaim and preach the Gospel
5.5. Church as Sacrament
5.5.1. The Church is like a sacrament or sign or symbol of Christ. Encountering Church is encountering Christ
5.6. Church as Community of Disciples
5.6.1. We are called to be disciples of Christ
6. My role as a teacher.
6.1. Hopel
6.2. Model of Christ to others
6.3. to live the Gospel
6.4. To work and live in communion with others
6.5. Explore scripture with students and dialogue with them to make meaning of the texts in our world today
6.5.1. Recontextualise
6.6. Explore the importance/ significance of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in the Catholic Church
6.7. To be of service to others
6.8. To explore faith openly with students
6.9. To celebrate sacraments
6.10. To share Eucharist
6.11. To help empower students
6.12. To help explore what it means to live in right relationships with others
6.13. Being inclusive
6.14. Teaching every child at their point of need
6.15. Being pastoral
6.16. exploring issues of social justice
7. What is Church?
7.1. The Nicene Creed
7.1.1. One
7.1.1.1. Unique God
7.1.1.2. Body of Christ
7.1.1.3. United in Baptism through Christ- we are one
7.1.1.4. Unity
7.1.1.4.1. the incarnation
7.1.1.5. Trinity
7.1.1.5.1. Unity in the one God in three persons
7.1.1.6. Family of humanity
7.1.1.6.1. Globalising unity
7.1.1.7. One Church. One people united together for a purpose- the "entire purpose of the gospel is to bring people into unity with God and each other" Jensen
7.1.1.8. After Vatican II, there's a sense of ecumenism; becoming one, working towards unity- Jesus and the Spirit are working within the churches
7.1.1.9. "Where Christ is, there is also the Church"Ignatius of Antioch
7.1.2. Holy
7.1.2.1. Root meaning of the word Holy is to be set apart, selected, marked out
7.1.2.1.1. Dedicated to God, focused, committed to God, serving God
7.1.2.2. Holiness comes from Christ therefore the Church is Holy.
7.1.2.3. To live out the truth of our baptismal promises
7.1.2.4. To be guided by the spirit of God in our lives
7.1.2.5. Shown through the fruits of the Spirit
7.1.2.6. Church is "the holy People of God" and her members are called 'Saints' Catechism: No:823
7.1.2.6.1. We are called to be holy
7.1.2.6.2. "The Church on earth is endowed already with a sanctity that is real though imperfect." ..."each in his own way- are called by the Lord to that perfection of sanctity by which the Father himself is perfect." Catechism:825
7.1.3. catholic
7.1.3.1. Universal ,wholeness and fullness
7.1.3.1.1. The work of the Holy Spirit who leads the Church into all truth
7.1.3.1.2. holistic
7.1.3.1.3. Riches of Christ
7.1.3.1.4. Dynamic
7.1.3.2. Latin word "catholicus" meaning universal or general
7.1.3.3. Faith is confessed to all peoples in all cultures, regardless of their nationality
7.1.3.3.1. Lived for all dimensions of humanity
7.1.3.3.2. Prepared to listen to the Holy Spirit
7.1.3.4. Unity in Diversity
7.1.3.4.1. diversity of cultures, spiritualities, theologies, individual churches, religious orders.
7.1.3.4.2. Globalising Unity
7.1.3.5. The Church is catholic because Christ is present in her. Catechism 830
7.1.3.6. The Church is catholic because she has been sent out on a mission to the whole of the human race. Catechism 831
7.1.4. Apostolic
7.1.4.1. First witnesses of Jesus'message and resurrection
7.1.4.2. Built on the foundations of the 12 Apostles
7.1.4.3. Identity
7.1.4.3.1. Handed down in faith
7.1.4.4. The Church continues God's mission, the kingdom of God
7.1.4.5. Through the Spirit the Church keeps and hands on the teaching
7.1.4.5.1. Make present the message of the Gospel
7.1.4.6. We continue to be taught and guided by the apostles through their successors - Bishops and priests
7.1.4.7. Sacraments, particularly the celebration of the Eucharist where we recall the death and resurrection of Christ
7.2. Community of Faith Believers
7.2.1. Mystery
7.2.2. transcendence and immanence
7.2.3. sin and grace
7.2.3.1. Evil and hate , good and love
7.2.4. Jesus and the Kingdom
7.2.5. Acknowledge Christ as the Son of God through Word, Sacrament, witness and service to others
7.2.6. Personal encounter with God known through Jesus and encountered through the Holy Spirit
7.2.7. Unity in belief
7.3. Seed and the beginning of the Kingdom God
7.4. Communal life
7.4.1. Belonging to a community of faith filled people
7.5. People of God
7.5.1. Beginning as a movement within a Judaism
7.5.2. Chosen race, royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God's own
7.6. Body of Christ
7.6.1. United in one body by baptism
7.6.2. United in the one body by sharing Eucharist
7.7. Temple of the Holy Spirit
7.7.1. Spirit-filled community
7.7.2. Rich in diversity of members
7.7.3. Guided by the Spirit
7.8. Communion
7.8.1. of the faithful in the life of God
7.8.2. hospitality
7.9. Pilgrim
7.9.1. Forever moving and changing
7.10. Tradition
7.10.1. ritual
7.10.1.1. Prayer
7.10.2. sacrament
7.10.2.1. Baptism
7.10.2.2. Eucharist
7.10.3. Liturgical
7.10.4. Role of Clergy
7.10.4.1. Centralization of power in papacy lasting til Vatican II
7.11. Sacraments
7.11.1. Sign of the unity among everyone with God and each other
7.12. To share in Jesus' ministry
7.12.1. After Vatican II there was a shift in thinking and there was clarity around the term the people of God. Equality and dignity was for all the baptised
7.13. Unity
7.13.1. One unity with Father, Son and Spirit
7.13.2. Inner unity of the Church i.e. undivided. Stands in solidarity
7.13.3. Does not mean uniformity
7.14. Diversity
7.14.1. Diversity of Nations and languages but one Spirit
8. the interpretation by Jesus' disciples
9. Kingdom of God
9.1. present
9.1.1. Real
9.1.1.1. through Jesus' preaching
9.1.1.1.1. the focus of his ministry
9.1.1.2. sharing parables
9.1.1.3. proclamation of forgiveness of sins
9.1.1.4. sharing of meals with his friends
9.1.1.4.1. Eucharist
9.1.1.5. inclusive
9.1.1.6. God is in our midst when we reach out to others and show compassion
9.1.2. Future
9.1.2.1. full realisation is a future event
9.1.3. Wherever the will of God is done, there is the Kingdom of God.
9.2. The sermon on the Mount- Beatitudes
9.3. Hope
9.4. The Reign of God
9.5. Truth and life
9.6. Holiness and grace
9.7. Justice, love and peace
9.8. Salvation
9.9. Right relationship between God, Humanity and Creation
10. Scriptural Basis
10.1. The story of God and Gods people emerges from Hebrew Scripture
10.1.1. The Exodus event was God's salvation
10.1.1.1. God delivered the people from oppression and set them free
10.2. story of Jesus
10.2.1. his teachings
10.2.1.1. the power of his parables to challenge our way of thinking
10.2.2. his life,death and resurrection
10.2.2.1. The resurrection is at the very core of the New Testament
10.3. Vatican II drew us back to the very many images of Church found in Scripture.
10.3.1. Three important images of the Church. Church is The People of God,
10.3.1.1. These three are aligned with the Trinity - Father, Son and Spirit.
10.3.1.1.1. Vatican II says that The Community of the Church which is united as one but also diversity is meant to mirror the community of the triune God.
10.3.2. Church is the Body of Christ
10.3.3. Church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit
11. Did Jesus intend to found the Church?
11.1. He did intend to create the Church in some way- he certainly intended the work for the Kingdom of God to continue after his death
11.2. Post Resurrection and Post-Pentecost are key to the Churches life
11.2.1. The Pentecost event commissioned through the Holy Spirit the disciples to go out and baptise and spread the Good News
12. Church is Mystery
12.1. There is no one way of understanding the Church- based upon culture or context
12.2. The Church is the sacrament of Christ - makes Christ present and accessible to all
12.3. The Church is eschatological. The Kingdom of God has not yet been fully realised.
12.3.1. There is a tension between what is "now" and the "not yet"
12.4. Incarnation of Christ
12.4.1. God becomes human through Jesus
12.5. Transcendence and immanence
12.6. Grace
12.6.1. A gift of God's love
12.6.2. A relationship with God