Panel Member Responses

1. Describe the area you serve geographically and Catholic population, economy of the parishes, educational level of the people, and the leadership situation in the parishes ( including priests, religious, deacons, other professional ministers.)
2. Describe the models of catechesis in your rural areas: e.g. family catechesis, whole community catechesis, traditional class model etc.
3. Considering the challenges that you face in rural catechesis, describe some ways you are addressing these in the area of catechist formation, adult faith formation, etc.
4. Describe the areas in which you feel NCCB, NCCL, the Catholic publishing companies and the Catholic foundations could be of assistance in providing resources for rural catechesis.

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Rosie Bartel Wisconsin
Jane Pierron Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Don Kurre Diocese of Grand Island
Maggie Butler, Fairbanks, Alaska
Barb Minczewski, Saginaw, MI
Barbara Sutton, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, WV
Sr. Digna Vela Diocese of Victoria in Texas
Sara Carey, Crossville Tennessee

Grand Island Diocese
University of Dayton's VLCFF
Diocese of Richmond Pathways for Catechist Formation