TREDFOR Pampanga workshop

September 5-6, 2006

TREDFOR WORKSHOP
Dr. Ed. Domingos Place
Florida Blanca, Pampanga
September 5-6, 2006
Start: September 5, 2006 -1:00pm
Opening Prayer
Agenda: Decision on Module Content and number of modules
General Teaching-Facilitating Process of TREDFOR
Planning the Modules
a. Workgroups for the modules (2 persons in a group)
b. Scheduling of Modules
**language to be used
1. DECIDING ON THE MODULE CONTENT
a. Proposed content to be taken from the book, Marriage is Discipleship
b. Presuppositions on the course content:
i. A vision of marriage and family life (within the Judeo-Christian
trad.). Visionan essential element
ii. Marriage approach not problem-centered; but a positive appraisal
with respect to tradition; what it is
iii. Handling on a tradition not only human experience. Dealing with
marriage on account of a particular tradition.
--0o0-The CONTENT (underlying content)
--THE CHRISTIAN VOCATION TO LIFE
--The vocation: the Kingdom of God (we are called to the Kingdom)
--offer of love and love
--Responses (forms of Christian response to the Kingdom): Religious Life,
priesthood, single life, married life.
The Specific CONTENT (proposed module topics)
--the initial idea came from Bro. Andrew to offer a course on marriage
A. MODULE ONE: The Kingdom of God and Christian Life (1st, 2nd, 3rd weeks)
--Introduction / overview of the course
--Call of the Kingdom of God
-Central message of Jesus
-The Meaning of Jewish imagery
-Implications of the Kingdom for Marriage, priesthood, religious life,
single life.
B. MODULE TWO: Marriage as a Christian response to the call of the Kingdom
(4th,5th,6th weeks)
--Introduction: Covenant as a symbol of personal commitment
--How is Marriage a response to the call of the Kingdom?

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a. Commitment to relational well-being

b. A functioning communication system (includes sexuality as language)
c. The creative use of conflict
d. Friendship or Courtship
e. Proximate preparation for marriage
C. MODULE THREE: Being and Becoming a Family as a Christian response to
the call of the Kingdom [pp.122-145] (7th,8th,9th weeks)
A. Becoming Parents
a. The Gift of Parenthood
b. Responsible Fecundity
B. Covenant as symbol of Communal and social commitment
a. The Different Dimensions of family life
b. Family as Church
1. Quality of family life
2. Parenting for Justice and Peace
C. Marriage as Ordination
D. MODULE FOUR: Other Forms of Christian Response to the call of the
Kingdom (10th,11th,12th weeks)
A. Priesthood
B. Religious Life
C. Single Life
Synthesis and Conclusion (13th, 14th weeks)
Reactions and Comments to the Proposed Module Content
--Will the content touch on the O.T. experience?
*The Kingdom is an Old Testament imagery
*In the N.T.Kingdom relates to the Covenant [ kingdom=covenant]
--suggestions regarding the distribution and content of the module topics
*considering the nature and depth of the topics covered under module two,
there is a need to break it into two modules.
--Suggested and approved new module arrangement & break-up of topics:
I.Module one retained
II.Module two
Traits of Marital Commitment includes:
A.to E. of the book (cf. pp. 90-122)
D. Friendship or Courtship & E. Proximate Preparation for
marriage (not in the book)
III.Module Three
Tools of Marital commitment includes: (pp.147-198)
a.Commitment to Religious Well-being
b.A functioning communication system
c.The creative use of conflict
IV.Module Four(formerly module three)
Being and Becoming a Family as a Christian response to

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the call of the Kingdom [pp.122-145]

A. Becoming Parents
a. The Gift of Parenthood
b. Responsible Fecundity
B. Covenant as symbol of Communal and social commitment
a. The Different Dimensions of family life
b. Family as Church
1. Quality of family life
2. Parenting for Justice and Peace
C. Marriage as Ordination
V. Module Five(formerly module four)
Other Forms of Christian Response to the call of the
Kingdom
A. Priesthood
B. Religious Life
C. Single Life
Synthesis and Conclusion
--Need for a female member in the TREDFOR working committee who is married
(to replace Sr. Pinky also). Ms. Jeanne Peracullo was suggested.
2.GENERAL TEACHING-FACILITATING PROCESS OF TREDFOR
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Process (possibilities):
Students initial
Knowledge
(small group or
class)

INQUIRY
PLAN
(strategy to
approach the
problem)

MASTER
LECTURE
(as verification
of info, part of
research activity)

NEW
KNOWLEDGE

COMBINATION A

MASTER
LECTURE
(to introduce
topic & trigger
initial ideas)

MASTER
LECTURE
(proposing guide
for inquiry plan)

Small Group
processing
(for deepening
following the
inquiry process)

NEW
KNOWLEDGE

COMBINATION B

Schedule of Realizing the Modules (following the revised module content)

Module one 1st, 2nd, 3rd weeks
Module two 4th, 5th, 6th weeks
Module three 7th, 8th, 9th weeks
Module four 10th, 11th, 12th weeks
Module Five 13th week
Synthesis/ Culminating 14th week

preparer: Dr. De Mesa

preparer: Dr. Puno & Vanny
preparer: Dr. Domingo & Jeanne P.
preparer: Dr. Sembrano & Dr. Baring
preparer: Fr. Francis

OUTLINE OF THE MODULE FORMAT (please see separate guide page)

RESOURCES (possible resources for the modules)
--includes film (movies), powerpoint slides, books (cf. Marriage is Discipleship),
Songs, LSPO
--Film: Kramer vs. Kramer, Story of Us, Vanilla Sky, You are the one, Video on
Conception (pregnancy), Ang Mananayaw, Tanging Yaman, Magnifico, Romero, Stella L,
Weve only just began, Bata, Bata Paano ka Ginawa, Fiddler on the Roof, message
sent, scenes from a marriage, Lorenzos oil, Maala-ala mo kaya episodes (c/o Donoso)
--Song: Joey Ayalas Bathala, John Denver,
--Play: subtext, A Dolls House,

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Timetable:
Workshop September 5-6, 2006
Initial submission of module drafts (for first review): October 13, 2006 (Friday)
October 31 Primary editing shall be finished
November 8, 2006 Meeting to approve modules
December 18, 2006 Final submission of modules

Prepared by:
Rito Baring Ed.D.