Hierarchy of the Church

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Hierarchy of the Church
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Opening Prayer

• Apostles Creed p.181
• Scripture p. 39

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Jesus gave the apostles the mission of baptizing
and evangelizing the world, and instituted his
Church with a hierarchy to continue that mission
after the death of the Apostles.
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Ice Breaker Evangelizing!

• Each person should select a partner
• We are going to pretend that your partner is not
  Catholic and just said this to you
• I wish my family believed in something, what do
  Catholics believe?
• You have 3 minutes to answer
• Now switch listeners and speakers
• Still pretending your partner is not Catholic,
  lets say that they just said this to you
• What is the point of having religion, what does
  it do for anyone?
• You have 3 minutes to answer

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Small Group Discussion Breaking it Down

• What did your partner say that made an impact on
  you?
• What did your partner say that you disagree with?
• Was your partner convincing?
• What are some of the things Catholics believe?
• What does our faith give to us (do for us)?

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In your small groups take turns reading Chapter 6
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The First Successor

• Scriptures foretold that Judas would betray Jesus
  and that his position should be taken by another.
• The Apostles selected two men who had witnessed
  what they did from Jesus baptism to his
  resurrection
• After determining themselves that both were
  worthy, they cast lots (basically flipped a coin)
  to allow God to choose through chance.
• The lots fell for Matthias instead of Justus and
  Matthias took Judas spot as an Apostle.

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Apostolic Succession

• The Apostles knowing that the work of the Church
  needed to continue beyond their own lives, chose
  people to continue their work.
• The line of succession remains unbroken to this
  day all the way back to the original Apostles
• This is guaranteed by the fact that two Bishops
  ordain the new Bishop.
• Due to the need of the Church to govern so many
  diocese, the number of bishops have grown to
  5,123 between Latin and Eastern Churches (All
  Catholic).
• There is only 1 Successor of Peter, only 1 Pope
  (There have been 265 from Peter to Benedict XVI)

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Chalk Talk Apostolic Church
Jesus Christ
Pope and Bishops
Apostolic Succession
Peter
The Twelve
Apostles
Popes
Bishops
Bishops
Bishops are The successors Of the Apostles
Pope Benedict XVI
Popes are successors Of Peter
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Bishops

• The Church is divided up into geographical
  regions called diocese.
• The Pope, for instance, is the Bishop of the
  diocese of Rome.
• We are in the Arch Diocese of Boston.
• An Arch Diocese is an important diocese, usually
  the oldest in a given area.
• Its leader is called an archbishop
• An archbishop has the same duties as a bishop but
  also helps other local dioceses work together.
• Cardinal Sean OMalley is the current Archbishop
  of Boston.

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Cardinals

• You may be wondering why we call our Archbishop
  Cardinal OMalley instead of Archbishop
  OMalley
• The title of Cardinal is an honor bestowed by the
  Pope (it is not a part of Holy Orders) that
  includes a few added responsibilities including
  the election of a new Pope should the old Pope
  resign or die.
• Most often, but not always, cardinals are
  selected from men who are Bishops

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Priests

• The bishop cant possibly meet every need of the
  diocese by himself.
• The bishop shares his power and authority by
  ordaining priests.
• A priest can ordinarily celebrate five of the
  seven sacraments Baptism, Eucharist,
  Reconciliation, Marriage, and Anointing
• A priest needs permission to celebrate
  Confirmation
• A Priest cannot celebrate Holy Orders, only the
  Bishop

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Roles of Priests

• Father Stephen Donohoe is the Pastor of our
  parish. On behalf the bishop, he takes care of
  this Church.
• Father William Dunn is the Parochial Vicar, whose
  job is to help the Pastor in serving the parish.
• A priest shares in the teaching office of the
  bishop by giving instruction in his parish
  (homilies).
• A priest has administrative duties in the parish
  like caring for the building and recording
  sacraments.

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Deacons

• Deacon Jack Bortz is the deacon at our parish.
• There are two types of deacon
• Permanent May be married when ordained but may
  not re-marry if his wife dies. Doesnt plan to
  be ordained a priest.
• Transitional A deacon who plans to become a
  priest and cannot marry.
• Deacons can baptize and celebrate weddings and
  funerals
• A Deacon does not have the power to forgive sins
  or consecrate the Eucharist.
• He is however, to be a servant at the altar and
  an ordinary minister of communion.
• Deacons share in the teaching ministry of the
  Church through reading the Gospel and giving
  homilies.
• A deacon has a special care for the poor,
  counseling and practicing works of mercy for the
  diocese.

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Monsignor

• This is an honorary title given by the Pope to
  priests who have given faithful service in the
  promotion of the Church, often in the service of
  education, founding a parish, or serving on
  committees for the good of the church.

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Electing a Pope

• When a Pope dies or resigns, a conclave is called
  and all the cardinals from around the world
  gather at the Vatican
• They meet in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new
  Pope. This is called a conclave.
• During this time, black smoke is seen coming from
  a chimney to indicate that the conclave is in
  session.
• The cardinals cannot meet with people from the
  outside world and must prayerfully elect a new
  Pope.
• When the new Pope is elected, white smoke rises
  from the chimney.

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Conclaves

• The History of Conclaves
• Subtitles will have to do, this is a brilliant
  explanation.

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Closing Prayer

• Prayer for Vocations p.184