Family Faith Formation
September 15th at 6PM
at St. Mary's Parish Hall
“And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on your doorposts of your house and on your gates.”--Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (RSV)
Family Formation:
- A great Catholic curriculum!
- Brings the Faith alive through dynamic lessons, activities, and audio CD’s
- Follows the three-year liturgical cycle and points families to what is happening in the Church year.
- Adult formation and grade specific classroom curriculum for monthly parish gatherings
- Weekly family home lessons, which enable parents to be the primary educators of their children in the Faith
- Training of volunteer catechists for monthly parish gatherings
- Is driven by Sacred Scripture
- Is faithful to the teaching of the Magisterium
- References the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Family Formation is a truly innovative K-6th grade Catholic religious education program used by parishes and families across the US and Canada. Based on the principle that "Parents are the primary educators in the Faith" [General Directory for Catechesis 255.] Family Formation revolves around weekly family gatherings and monthly parish gatherings. The shared learning experience spills over into the family's everyday life.