Adult education & evangelisation

Director: Rev Christopher Whitehead
Administrator: Mrs Ronnie Mitchinson
Alexander House, 160 Pennywell Road, Bristol BS5 0TX
Tel 0117 902 5595
Fax 0117 902 5520

The Department for Adult Education & Evangelisation exists to support all aspects of Catholic Education and formation particularly: Pastoral Council, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), Catholic Faith Exploration (CaFE), Confirmation Preparation, Evangelisation Resources and Formation and Youth Service.

Find out details of what the Department for Adult Education & Evangelisation has been organising and how you can take part by taking a look at the events section of this site

Supporting Pastoral Councils
The Department for Adult Education & Evangelisation has produced a booklet of guidelines for the formation of Pastoral Councils. The booklet, which can be downloaded here, seeks to present, in a simple and clear way, both the Church's teaching on Pastoral Councils and their purpose.

The guidelines seek to help a Parish reflect on its mission and so come to a realisation of its pastoral priorities. These guidelines are accompanied by various reflection papers which are entitled 'Supporting Pastoral Councils' and have been prepared by various Diocesan departments. The initial leaflets reflect the priorities of the Diocesan Pastoral Council. They are not intended to be exhaustive nor in any particular order of importance.

The first three reflection sheets are downloadable below – more will follow.
Building a Culture of Vocations
Rite of Christian Adult Initiation RCIA
The Ecumenical Commission
Becoming an even more Welcoming Parish

These reflection sheets do not stand alone but are intended as a supplement to the Guidelines booklet.

Throughout these guidelines Pope John Paul's letter 'At the Beginning of the New Millennium' (known by the Latin Initials MNI) is quoted. Some parishes have found this a useful document to help reflect on Pastoral priorities. A booklet of reflection papers based upon the pastoral priorities set out by the Pope is available from the Department for Adult Education & Evangelisation.