Annual Catechetical Course

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ANNUAL CATECHETICAL COURSE

Salvatorian
Institute
Morogoro

Program Description

The One Month Catechetical Course is usually organized in November each year and lasts four full weeks. Two subjects are lectured per week and finished with exam (test).
Daily five lectures are delivered to the students (from Monday to Friday) from 8:30 to 12:45. Each Saturday is the examination day.
The medium of teaching is the Swahili language. All teachers are members of the Teaching Staff of the Institute. A majority of them are Tanzanians (native speakers) but also some missionaries who speak Swahili fluently.
Multipurpose hall serves as classroom (capacity until 250 participants).

The Teaching of the Catholic Faith

Training: The idea is both to help Catholics to increase their knowledge of our faith and to encourage our teachers to develop the idea of assisting ordinary Catholics and give them an opportunity to teach people in Swahili.
A student gets a Certificate after he has completed the first year, but after completing the three-year cycle a Diploma.

Our Goals

To increase knowledge of the Christian faith among the people, especially the knowledge of the Bible as well as dogmatic, liturgical and moral teaching of the Church.
To help Catechists to announce the Christian Faith in the various schools in the Dioceses of Tanzania with the proper teachings of the Church.
To prepare intellectually future (lay) leaders in small communities.
To give an intellectual conviction concerning the Catholic faith. It is important because of:
- The strong Islam community in some dioceses and regions of Tanzania;
- There are many other Christian denominations.

Names of the Courses in Swahili	English Equivalents
FIRST YEAR (in 2000, 2003, 2006)
Mtindo shirikishi wa mafundisho ya Dini Katekisimu ya Kanisa Katoliki Maadili na Dhamiri ya Kikristo Sakramenti ya Ndoa katika Kanisa Katoliki Nyaraka kwa: Wafilipi, Wakolosai na Waefeso Falsafa ya maumbile Injili ya Uhai Mafundisho ya Mapapa kuhusu Jamii na Dini mbali mbali	Participatory Methodology New Catholic Catechism Morality and Christian Conscience Catholic Marriage Letters to Philippians, Colossians and Ephesians Philosophy of Creation Living Gospel Papal Encyclicals on Social and Religion
SECOND YEAR (in 2001, 2004, 2007)
Liturjia - Mwaka wa Kanisa na sikuu za Kanisa Sakramenti ya - Ubatizo, Kipaimara na Ekarist, Kitubio na Mpako wa wagonjwa Sheria za Kanisa - Kuchagua Biblia - Vitabu vya kuchagua Katekisimu ya Kanisa Katoliki Historia ya Kanisa - Kanisa la Afrika Uchungaji - Mada za kuchagua Filosofia - Mada za kuchagua	Liturgical Year Sacraments of Christian Initiation, Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick Church Law - Selected TopicS Bible - Selected Books New Catholic Catechism African Church History Pastoral Theology - Selected Topics Philosophy - Selected Topics
THIRD YEAR (in 2002, 2005, 2008)
Dini ya Kiislamu na Dini za asili Jamii na Mtaguso wa Pili wa Vatikano Uchungaji - Matatizo ya familia na malezi ya vijana Sheria za kanisa - Mada za kuchagua Maisha ya Kiroho - Mada za kuchagua Uenezaji Injili Liturjia na vyama vya majitoleo ya Ibada mbali mbali katika kanisa katoliki Miito mbali mbali ya Kikristo	Islam and Traditional Religions Vatican II on Social Issues Pastoral Theology and Family Church Law - Selected Topics Spiritual Life - Selected Topics Evangelisation Liturgy and Popular Devotions Christian Vocations