Family Faith Formation Process
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Family Faith Resources
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Diocese of St. Augustine
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Catechist Information
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"As it is the parents who have given life to their children, on them lies the gravest obligation of educating their family. They must, therefore, be recognized as being primarily and principally responsible for their education."
-Vatican II Declaration of Christian Education
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About our Program:
Faith Formation is an important part of growing and developing our faith in Christ, at any age.
Our Family Faith Formation program was developed to meet the needs of both students and parents. The family program format is an innovative approach to religious education that has been used across the U.S. for more than twenty years. The format of our program is both unique and creative in that it unites the family in both prayer and education, teaches the family about our Catholic faith, fosters a deeper relationship with Christ and each other, and promotes spiritual growth individually, and as a family. Our school-aged Faith Formation programs are meant to strengthen and build upon the faith formation that occurs within families.
Family Faith Formation is the religious education program for families with children enrolled in grades Kindergarten through seventh grade. These children typically are enrolled in public schools where no religious education is offered.
What does the Family Faith Formation Process consist of?- Online religious education classes using Christ in Us and/or My Catholic Faith Delivered
- In-person meetings with children once a month for supplemental faith activities and to ensure that children remain on track with their online lessons
- In-person classroom sessions will happen once a month on Sunday mornings from 9:40 am - 10:45 am
- Monthly Family Faith Sessions on Wednesday evenings.
- Weekly Mass Attendance
- Church Service Activities
- Participation in Sacraments
Why Family Faith Formation?
Studies show that parents are the MOST IMPORTANT element in a child’s faith-life. This is why the Church asks parents, at their child’s Baptism, to accept the responsibility of forming their child in the practice of the faith. This program is designed to give you the tools and confidence to live that promise!
Is it hard to get to class every week? This program gives YOU the flexibility you need to deepen your family’s faith formation together at a time most convenient for YOU.
Family formation is not just a program, but also a way of life. It provides parents with the tools needed not only to teach their faith but to live it.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Family Faith Formation Process Mission Statement:
We, the Catholic Community of St. Luke Catholic Church, will, by example and word, share the love and mercy of God to form and enrich the faith of all parishioners. We shall continue the earthly mission of Jesus to seek, inform, lead, and inspire those who are in need of His grace both within and beyond our faith community. All generations will be encouraged to learn more about their faith, liturgy, and sacraments; to lead a moral life; to pray always and with devotion, and to understand fully the meaning of their lives in Christ.