Topic: e-RYLA 2022
Date: 25 June 2022, Saturday
Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Platform: ZOOM
Transforming Parishes 2021: "Arise & Walk with Me" is organized by Alpha Catholic Context, Asia Pacific in partnership with the Office for the Promotion of the New Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines. It will be a space where people from all ages gather to listen and walk with one another in an experience of Encounter, Communion and Mission.
Arise (Encounter) - To stand again. To dream again. To be alive again after suffering a great deal from dark experiences in the pandemic. To support one another in having an 'Encounter' of God and enabling each other to see the light amidst the darkness we are in.
Walk (Communion) - Inspired by the Gospel of Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35), the component of journey and accompaniment which the Church needs is highlighted to assure us that we are not alone on our journey. 'Communion' helps to strengthen our 'Encounters' as we walk with one another in communion, building relationships and community.
With Me (Mission) - Jesus is walking with us, and we are called to be Christ-bearers to others as we walk and journey with them. The Church has a mission to take care of all of us, but the priest and religious cannot do it alone. We, as lay faithful, youths, and seniors, have the mission to partake with Church, to deepen our relationship with God, and to share Him with others. We are called to be a Missionary Disciple of Christ. Join us as we discover how in this new normal!
Event Date: Saturday, June 19th, 2021
Event Time: 2-5pm MYT / PHT
Gathering Space: Zoom (online / virtual)
TP21 will be a predominantly Catholic-specific conference aimed at engaging guests with hopes that each start to actively consider Alpha as a tool for Mission & Evangelization in their respective parishes and organizations.
Save-the-date, register yourself and invite a friend or two or more come join in to journey together. We look forward to welcoming you to the event!
For any enquiries, please email ap.events@alpha.org
Stay tuned for more information on our speaker(s) this year!
1:30pm
| Room Opens |
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2:00pm
| Welcoming & Prayer |
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2:20pm
| Breakout 1: Encounter |
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| Introductions & Ice-breaking | |
2:40pm
| Keynote: Arise & Walk with Me |
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3:10pm
| Question & Answer |
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3:35pm
| Breakout 2: Encounter - Communion - Mission |
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| Room 1 - Alpha in Catholic Context, #TheChurchonMission | |
| Room 2 - Sacred Space | |
| Room 3 - Arise Youth Jam | |
| Room 4 - Listening Hearts | |
4:05pm
| Integration |
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4:15pm
| Feedback |
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4:20pm
| Announcements & Preparation for Mass |
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4:30pm
| Eucharistic Celebration (Live Streamed) & Commissioning |
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Alpha is a parish tool for evangelisation where everyone is welcome. Alpha provides an opportunity for each to explore life's big questions together in an open, informal environment.
Each session on Alpha has three key ingredients: hospitality, talk and discussion. Alpha generally runs over 11 weeks and is designed to equip your parish in its mission to help people encounter Jesus.
Website: https://asiapacific.alpha.org/catholic-context/home
The Office for the Promotion of the New Evangelization (OPNE) of the Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines assists the Catholic Church in Manila at all levels in understanding the socio, political, economic, cultural, interfaith, social ecological and spiritual (SPECIES) dimensions of religion in the changing contemporary context.
The team at OPNE assists the Archbishop and the Archdiocese of Manila in providing directions for the Church in contemporary times. Together, they provide, gather and research new approaches towards evangelization in different contexts and ministries. In addition, OPNE also animates the local, particular and regional churches through events and programs towards the new expressions of evangelization.
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Transforming Parishes (TP) kickstarted in June 2019 with the end goal of motivating clergy and laity from the Catholic Church to bring their parishes from maintenance to mission. TP was first held in Kuala Lumpur as part of the Alpha Regional Gathering for Asia Pacific. That year, Alpha Catholic Context (ACC) hosted Fr James Mallon as keynote speaker and welcomed about 250 Catholic clergy and laity from across the region. Sessions and conversations were based on why parishes needed to move from maintenance to mission, with Fr Mallon, leading guestsinto discussions that stemmed from his book, Divine Renovation : Bringing your parish from Maintenance to Mission.
In 2020, the pandemic caused ACC to reconsider how to engage parishes to rethink how we, the church needed to be in the new normal. In response to the signs of the times, TP transitioned into an online conference, our first ever! As speakers, we had Daniel Ang, from the Sydney Centre for Evangelization, Fr Rob Galea, a young priest with a heart and passion to see others come to encounter the love of Jesus Christ and find a home in His church, and the team from Divine Renovation all exploring the topic of #TheChurchonMission. The conference was attended by 733 delegates from 33 countries and the feedback was encouraging.
By creating a platform where the faithful could gather in a space of love, friendship, fellowship and radical hospitality, ideas and thoughts were shared, and learnings were taken away. Following its success for 2 years in contributing towards the mission and vision of Alpha, Transforming Parishes is back in 2021!
This year, Alpha Catholic Context (ACC) together with the Office for the Promotion of New Evangelization (OPNE), Philippines, is partnering to bring a space and opportunity for youths and adults alike to connect, listen, learn and share. TP21 will be a predominantly Catholic-specific online conference aimed at engaging guests with hopes that each start to actively consider Alpha as a tool for Mission & Evangelization in their respective parishes and organizations!