Category | Title | Download | Description |
| Adult Faith Formation | AFF Evaluation Guidelines | click | A help for parishes to take a look at its own AFF efforts according to the vision of AFF as described in the Bishops' document "Our Hearts Are Burning within Us" |
| Adult Faith Formation | AFF Planning Tool | click | A tool an AFF team can use to cover the bases in their planning efforts |
| CL Employment | Annual Review | click | This letter from the director of OFCYM describes review requirements and process for 2010. It also contains directions to Ministerial Evaluation for the download of necessary documents. A copy should be signed and sent to OFCYM for the personnel file. |
| Hiring | Handbook for Hiring a Parish Catechetical Leader | click | A resource for a pastor and/or search committee to use in the process of hiring a new catechetical leader for the parish |
| Hiring | Handbook for Hiring an Inter-Parish Catechetical Leader | click | a tool for two or more parishes to use when hiring a catechetical leader to serve the catechetical needs of all of the parishes |
| Hiring | Placement and Referral Process for Parish Catechetical Leaders | click | This document lists services OFCYM can provide parishes doing hiring. It also references the two handbooks for hiring and gives the person to contact. |
| OFCYM Coordinators and Services | Who's Who at the OFCYM | click | A list of Ministry Coordinators along with Contact Information |
| OFCYM Coordinators and Services | Catechetical Services provided by the OFCYM | click | A general list of the kinds of services offered to parishes |
| Planning | Parish Catechetical Checkup Tool (English) | click | This tool can be used with staff, catechists, council, or commission to share ideas about how the parish is responding to catechetical challenges as spelled out in the General Directory for Catechesis and the National Directory for Catechesis. |
| Planning | Education Commission Handbook | click | How to structure an effective Education Commission as part of the Parish Pastoral Council |
| Planning | Parish Catechetical Checkup Tool (Spanish) | click | A translation of the same tool in English |
| Protection of Children | Guidelines for Mandated Reporting | click | This document is designed to assist in the management of the mandated reporting of alleged/suspected child abuse or neglect. The Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA), 1975, mandates that seven categories of professionals immediately report suspected child abuse and/or neglect to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when they have reason to believe that a child they have come to know through their official role or capacity may be the victim of abuse and or neglect. |
| Protection of Children | Mandated Report Training Sessions Spring 2010 | click | Schedule of training sessions. "It is recommended that youth ministers, Religious education personnel and volunteers, and coaches attend these sessions." - Office for Protection of Children |