Catechetical Sunday This year, the Archdiocese of Detroit will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 19, 2021, with the theme “Disciples of Jesus: Witnesses to the Gospel”. On this special day, catechists are formally commissioned for ministry to our parish community to pass on the Catholic Faith to our families. Today we celebrate our catechists’ response…
We will begin our first session of Faith Formation classes on September 22, 2021 at 5:30 pm in the Activities Center for a prayer service and an introduction to our catechists followed by a parent meeting. Registrations can be completed at the end of the meeting. Our faith journey with Jesus is a lifelong personal…
Faith Formation classes begin Wednesday September 22, 2021 at 5:30pm in the Activities Center. We look forward to seeing previous and new families! Are your children or grandchildren getting ready to start another academic year? Following are prayers from scripture that can help anyone…parent, teachers, aunts and uncles can be a part of your children’s…
5 reasons your child should be an altar server Written by Angie Kauffman from Real Life Homehttps://www.reallifeathome.com/?=altar+server You’re More Likely to Get to Mass or Church Services on Time. Okay, so maybe this isn’t the holiest reason for having your child be an altar server. But, let’s be real — it’s a reason. It can…
The year of COVID has certainly taken its toll on every area of our lives including our children’s faith journey and attendance at Faith Formation classes. Please remember that the Faith Formation program is very much like an academic school program in that each year builds on the previous year’s learning. It is important to…
Commissioned and supported by the parish and pastor, catechists are entrusted with the important role of formally presenting the story of Faith to our young people, after their parents, who are their first teachers. True to the past, open to the future, dedicated to deepening the faith of the present generation – if this describes…
A catechist is a faith-filled Catholic who is extraordinary because he or she teaches as Jesus did. Just as the pastor gathers the parish to celebrate and share in the life of the Spirit alive in the faith community, so the catechist gathers the children and creates opportunities for them to experience the meaning and…