Diocese
Of
Thunder Bay
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Adult Faith Office
&
Resource Library
Mission Statement of Adult Faith Office
How?
by providing diocesan annual fall and winter educational sessions.
By
Whom?
If you would like more information from
the Adult Faith Office,
or would like to visit the office, please call (807) 343-9313.
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Resource Library
| The Adult Faith Office and
Resource Library web page is undergoing reconstruction. Visit this site frequently for
updated pages containing information about diocesan programs coordinated by the Adult
Faith Office and information about materials available for circulation and borrowing from
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Library Reclassification
The Resource Centre’s holdings are being reclassified according to the Dewey
Classification System. Under the new classification system, with few exceptions, all
materials will be available for borrowing by individuals or parishes. Books, audio and
video tapes, and CDs have been available for circulation since September 2004.
Classification Categories:
* Religion
* Natural Theology
* Bible
* Christianity
* Christian Moral and Devotional Theology
* Local Christian Church & Christian Religious Orders
* Church History
* Christian Denominations
* Comparative Religion
Some of the program areas being updated are:
* hospital
visitation
* sacramental preparation
* grief ministry
* parish councils
* social justice
* liturgy
* women’s studies
* native spirituality
Books:
Major categories: scripture, theology,
Marian, liturgy, spirituality and prayer, Christian Initiation of Adults, Sacraments,
social justice, Church history, youth, education, Native spirituality, and women’s
spirituality.
Videos:
Major categories: liturgy, ministries,
Sacraments, Christian Initiation of Adults, theology, social justice, Church history,
children's stories, Jesus, Mary, Bible, seasonal, marriage, spiritual, and youth.
Cassettes:
Major categories: music,
stories, and personal development.
Books, videos, CDs and
cassettes may be borrowed free of charge from the resource library, open 9 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday to Friday.
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News & Notices
St. Joseph’s Spiritual Development Programs
offered by Sister Annette Guerette, csj
* Introduction to the Bible
* Learn to Pray with Scripture
* Annotation 19 of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
* Catholic Leaning Course
* Gospel of John
* Individual Spiritual Counseling
* Individual Spiritual Direction
About Sr. Annette: Sister of St. Joseph since 1948; MA in Spirituality (Gonzaga
University, Spokane, Washington); 25 years in health-care ministry, Pastoral
Associate/Coordinator 1978-1990; 30 years experience in Spiritual Direction. Contact phone
number in Thunder Bay: (807) 346-9055.
Of Ecumenical Interest
An enlarged and updated selection of Anglican Church
material is being included in the Resource Centre’s holdings. Topics include Church
of England History, Doctrine and Authority in the Anglican Church, and Anglicanism in the
Modern World.
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Distance Education
The Adult Faith Office coordinates
opportunities for ministry in the Christian community by way of distance education.
Opportunities for ministry education exist in the fields of Pastoral Ministry, Adult
Religious Education and Theological Studies. These programs are delivered locally with the
assistance of a mentor through St. Francis Xavier University and the University of
Winnipeg. For further information on Catholic studies contact the Adult Faith Office at adultfaith@dotb.ca or St Francis Xavier University at
diplomainministry@stfx.ca. For information
on Christian ministry and interdenominational lay leadership, contact the Adult Faith
Office or the University of Winnipeg at theology@uwinnipeg.ca.
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