West Wicklow Adult Religious Education Centre

"Ashes to Fire" is the official blog for the 4 Adult Religious Education night course in Blessington Parish Centre.

The course began on Ash Wednesday - 17th of February

THIS COURSE IS NOW CONCLUDED

For further information,contact the Parish Office, Blessington, Co. Wicklow



Each Wednesday from 8.30pm - 9.45pm a topic is presented and discussions guided by a professional facilitator/educator.

The aim is to help you develop your understanding of the Christian faith. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to those who complete the four night course.

We hope you will join us for the course or on any night you are available. There is a nominal charge of €5 for each session or €18 for the 4 nights. Cuppa tea/coffee on arrival. It is necessary to book your place in advance.
Journey with us in Hope this Lent from the Ashes of Lent to the Fire of the Easter Vigil.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

"Let the laity not imagine that their pastors are always such experts, that to every problem which arises, however complicated, they can readily give them a concrete solution, or even that such is their mission. Rather, enlightened by Christian wisdom and giving close attention to the teaching authority of the Church,let the laity take on their own distinctive role."

"....among both clerical and lay, some have been unfaithful to the Spirit of God during the course of many centuries; in the present age, too, it does not escape the Church how great a distance lies between the message she offers and the human failings of those to whom the Gospel is entrusted. Whatever be the judgment of history on these defects, we ought to be conscious of them, and struggle against them energetically, lest they inflict harm on spread of the Gospel."

On the role of The Church in the Modern World (Ch 4 para 43)

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