Special Task Force on Catechesis

The Special Task Force on Catechesis completed its study of catechesis in the Archdiocese of Chicago on March 4, 2002.  The Management Team and the Task Force Chairs presented Cardinal Francis George with their final recommendations on March 4^th in the document, "The Special Task Force on Catechesis."  Cardinal George was pleased with the catechetical document and told those present that he intends to follow through with their recommendations.  The document is now available to the public.

The recommendations document is now being translated into Spanish and Polish so that these communities can be active in the implementation process. Other ethnic groups will be included in the process also.

Cardinal George began the implementation process by appointing a Maruja Sedano, director of the Office for Catechesis, to guide the Archdiocese through the implementation period.  As chairperson, she is putting together a Management Team to help plan each step of the implementation process. This implementation phase of the project will take a number of years to complete.

In a commissioning ceremony held at the Pastoral Center on October 1, the chairs of the sixteen implementation committees were mandated by Cardinal George to form their committees and begin their work. The implementation phase will be completed by January, 2006.