The Pastoral Course is offered in the Pontifical Institute Alwaye from April to December. It is a Course for 30 credits excluding the pastoral exposure they do in their respective dioceses and the Sunday ministry from the Seminary. The Pastoral Course is jointly organized by the faculty and the respective Seminaries. A Diploma Certificate will be issued by the Institute on the completion of the course.

1 Spiritual Apostolate: | CREDITS – 2

• Guidance for Spiritual Direction,
• Guidance for Homiletics,
• Guidance for Retreat Preaching (visit to retreat centers)

2 Parish Pastoral Apostolate: | CREDITS – 4

• Biblical, Catechetical Ministry,
• Liturgical Animation at Parish level,
• Ecclesiastical Latin,
• Family Ministry of Animation and Visitso Youth Ministry
• BCC Ministry
• Pastoral Management Skill

3 Pastoral counselling: | CREDITS – 2

• Basic Skills in Counselling.

4 Affective Maturity and Interpersonal Relationship: | CREDITS – 2

• Relationship with bishop and other fellow-priests, Ethos of Unum Presbyterium,
• Parish priest-Assistant relationship,
• Clergy-religious Relationship in the ministry,
• Parish, forane and diocesan level collaboration,
• Dealing with complementary sex and children,
• POCSO.

5 Parish Pastoral Administration: | CREDITS – 3

• Keeping Parish Registers (Status animarum),
• Visit of Curia,Training and Guiding of parish Pastoral Council and Parish finance committee,
• Starting and guiding parish pastoral Commissions,
• Preparing presenting the plan and budget of the parish,
• Pius Associations in a parish,
• Sacramental, Civil and Canonical Procedures of Funeral.

6 Marriage/Tribunal/Process: | CREDITS – 2

• Marriage Preparation,
• Cases and Procedures,
• Visit of diocesan Marriage tribunal.

7 Maintenance of Landed Property: | CREDITS – 1

• Maintaining Agricultural land, Agriculture Gardening,
• Cemetery and Project writing.

8 Ministry of Education and Health Care: | CREDITS – 3

• School Management,
• Management of Boarding, Hostels and Orphanages,
• Mind management and application,
• Pastoral Care-health and Medicine (Community Health),
• Tragic Incidents and Response (Elderly, Accidents and Suicides),
• Hospital Visits

9 Media Apostolate: | CREDITS – 3

• Media Mission and Communication techniques,
• Media Awareness,
• Managing Press meet and Interviews,
• Critical evaluation of Films,
• You tube communication,
• Mobile Applications and its mature use,
• Pornography.

10 Mission: | CREDITS – 1

• General Orientation to Mission in India and in Overseas,
• Challenges of Urgency Evangelization.

11 Civil Law: | CREDITS – 1

• Contracts and Specific performances,
• Property Law, Minority Rights, RTI,
• Visit to High Court.

12 Social Apostolate and Exposure: | CREDITS – 2

• Social Analysis and Internal Migration,
• Involving in the Public and Political Affairs,
• Managing Public Relations and Collaboration with NGOs,
• Ecco- Concerns,
• Social Awareness Programmes,
• Blood/Organ Donation.

13 Addiction and its Effects: | CREDITS – 1Substance Abuse,

• Addiction of Alcohol,
• De-Addiction Programme.

14 Lay participation of the Church: | CREDITS – 1

• Active involvement of laity in the various activities of Church life.

15 Priestly Life: | CREDITS – 1

• Daily life diet and food control, Daily Exercises, Cooking,
• Primary knowledge of first aid, automobiles and Electricity.

16 Introduction to the Pastoral Departments | CREDITS – 1

• Various activities of Church Secretariat and meeting with commission secretaries.

17 Pastoral exposure in the respective diocese or communities | CREDITS – 1