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The ACU Centre for Liturgy, in conjunction with ACU's Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, periodically provides opportunities for musicians, liturgists, clergy, teachers, pastoral associates, parishioners, members of Liturgy Committees and Commissions to participate as Professional Learners in academic units in the study of liturgy. Teachers who wish to apply for professional development accreditation hours for attendance at these may request a certificate of attendance to support this.
A Faithful Promise: Catholic Marriage - Covenant and Calling
When: Four Tuesdays October 15, 22, 29 and November 12, 2024, online via Zoom.
Time: 7-8.30pm AEST
Presenter: Professor Clare Johnson,
Director, ACU Centre for Liturgy.
Cost: $100 (or $25 per session)
Session 1: Biblical and Theological Foundations of Marriage (Tuesday October 15)
Session 2: Marriage as Contract, Covenant, Sacrament (Tuesday October 22)
Session 3: Living the Sacrament of Marriage: Unity, Indissolubility & Openness to Life (Tuesday October 29)
Session 4: Theology of Marriage in the Order of Celebrating Matrimony (Tuesday November 12)
The Catholic Sacrament of Marriage is an intimate community of life and love established by God the Creator. In this sacrament of Christian vocation, equal partners created for one another, join in a permanent holy union directed toward fruitfulness and the common work of watching over creation. This short course explores the Catholic Sacrament of Marriage as a lifelong partnership between a baptised man and woman, a contract, covenant, and sacrament. It introduces the biblical and theological foundations of the sacrament, its historical development and ritual enactment. The distinctive nature of sacramental marriage is addressed within our contemporary sociological context, and questions of divorce, remarriage and communion are explored. The final session focuses on the contemporary Roman Catholic ritual of Marriage which reveals the Church's doctrine of service embedded in the enacted theology of the sacrament.
Teachers, clergy, seminarians, liturgists, pastoral associates, parishioners and all who have an interest in Catholic sacraments, or work in marriage education or ministries of support of married couples in a parish setting, are encouraged to register for this short course.
Upon request, the ACU Centre for Liturgy can provide a certificate of attendance for teachers and others participating in this seminar as part of their ongoing professional learning requirements.
Enquiries: CentreforLiturgy@acu.edu.au or 02 9701 4751
Registration is essential by: 8 October, 2024
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