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Lay Ecclesial Ministers

Church Statements on the Laity

The following are documents related to the apostolate and ministry of the laity. This is not an exhaustive list, but rather a collection of documents and excerpts currently available on the World Wide Web.

• Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium - NCCB, 1995
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Lay Faithful
• Christifideles Laici - Apostolic Exhortation - Pope John Paul II - Dec 30, 1988
• Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity - Second Vatican Council - Nov 18, 1965
• Excerpts from Church Documents and Reflections of Bishops on Lay Ministry - USCCB website
• Everyday Christianity: To Hunger and Thirst for Justice - A Pastoral Reflection on Lay Discipleship for Justice in a New Millennium - NCCB,1999
• From Words to Deeds: Continuing Reflections on the Role of Women in the Church - NCCB Committee on Women in Society & the Church, 1998
• Guide for Catechists - Cong. for the Evangelization of Peoples - Dec 3, 1993
• Instruction on Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-ordained Faithful in the Ministry of Priests - Nov 13, 1997
• Lay Ecclesial Ministry: The State Of The Questions - NCCB Subcommittee on Lay Ministry - January 2000

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