Definition of Categories

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Preparatory courses in the sacraments for young children, youths,
and adults.
- Instruction given to adults concerning aspects of the doctrines
of the Church, i.e., social doctrine of the Church, liturgy, lay ministries,
etc.
- All activities
intended to introduce the Faith to "non-believers", "agnostics",
or those "who do not attend church", or those who have left
the path of the Faith.
- Programs or activities
which are executed by a parish or by a diocese in one or more pastoral
areas, i.e., youth, social, or jointly with the goal of strengthening
the spiritual bonds in the local community.
Spiritual preparation and conceptual
practice of the laity with the goal of assuming a role of leadership
in whichever aspect of the parish or the diocese.
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Applied studies (quantitative or qualitative) which generate understanding
about socio-religious realities, and whose final product would be
a publication (book, article, video, etc) and/or an event to present
and circulate the results.
- Preparation
for men in the Ministry.
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Initial instruction of religious personnel in the national and diocesan
seminaries, secular institutes, and masculine and feminine religious
congregations.

Sevilla Andre (left) with Selicia Decius
(right) Certificate day Alfa Fraternite Gros Morne, Diocese
des Gonaives, Haiti. March 24, 2001

National Pastoral Plan for Social Communication
of the Church in Perú.
Workshop in the Dioceses of Abanoy
and Curahuasi, 1999