When many of us hear of Catholic religious education, we think immediately of religious education for youth, which most of us participated in through Catholic schools or religious education programs at our parish church. While most of Catholic education classes for children and teenagers through their high school years, the fact is that many Catholic parishes are still woefully lacking in regular and various ADULT religious education offerings. Thankfully, I can say that we are not among those parishes, as we offer adult religious education offerings at least twice a year.
In the encouragement for you to participate in our latest offering, "Conversion: Following the Call of Christ" by Bishop Barron that is in our bulletin, it speaks of conversion as a "life-long process" that turns our attention and energy toward an ever-deepening relationship with Christ. I am very proud of our Education Commission for continually coming up with adult religious education offerings for us, and putting them together with material and facilitators to make it happen. We just need more of you to join us, even if only once a year. Our parish is educating our youth on Sunday morning and Wednesday evening under the leadership of Rose Harrigan and the time, talent and faith of our catechists. (We are, in fact, in need of one or two more catechists for our elementary students, so please call Rose at 915-0314 if you are interested). In addition to what I've already mentioned, we are always ready to educate and inform people who are currently not Catholic in the Catholic ways and to prepare them to receive the sacraments of initiation. While, sadly, we don't have anyone in formation now, we can get anyone started right away. Please call me or have any interested person call me at 209-2502. Please remember that we have a well-stocked library with reading materials, as well as DVDs, that can be checked out at any time.
Finally, we are blessed to educate and help our bereaved adults through our bereavement ministry. Whether it is through readings, material and/or group sessions, Deacon John seeks to assist those who have lost loved ones, wtih knowledge and skills that are helpful during and after the grieving process.
I am happy and proud that we offer so much to so many through our Education Commssion. Please let me know if you have any ideas of things we are not doing or offering - that we might be able to provide in the future.
In the encouragement for you to participate in our latest offering, "Conversion: Following the Call of Christ" by Bishop Barron that is in our bulletin, it speaks of conversion as a "life-long process" that turns our attention and energy toward an ever-deepening relationship with Christ. I am very proud of our Education Commission for continually coming up with adult religious education offerings for us, and putting them together with material and facilitators to make it happen. We just need more of you to join us, even if only once a year. Our parish is educating our youth on Sunday morning and Wednesday evening under the leadership of Rose Harrigan and the time, talent and faith of our catechists. (We are, in fact, in need of one or two more catechists for our elementary students, so please call Rose at 915-0314 if you are interested). In addition to what I've already mentioned, we are always ready to educate and inform people who are currently not Catholic in the Catholic ways and to prepare them to receive the sacraments of initiation. While, sadly, we don't have anyone in formation now, we can get anyone started right away. Please call me or have any interested person call me at 209-2502. Please remember that we have a well-stocked library with reading materials, as well as DVDs, that can be checked out at any time.
Finally, we are blessed to educate and help our bereaved adults through our bereavement ministry. Whether it is through readings, material and/or group sessions, Deacon John seeks to assist those who have lost loved ones, wtih knowledge and skills that are helpful during and after the grieving process.
I am happy and proud that we offer so much to so many through our Education Commssion. Please let me know if you have any ideas of things we are not doing or offering - that we might be able to provide in the future.