This will be our Religious Education program for grades 1 thru 5 this fall...
The basic idea behind this new program is to teach the Catholic faith to parents, that they might then teach the faith to their own children.
On hearing about this concept, some parents have expressed the concern, “But I’m not trained as a teacher! And I’m worried I don’t know enough about our religion!” As Jesus told us so often, I repeat: Do not be afraid!
People just like you have been teaching in our religious education classes all these years. Parents, just like you! Sure, a few of them have had careers as teachers...but it’s been pretty rare to find a trained theologian among them.
As a parent, you will be provided with the material and tools and help you need to accomplish this crucial task. And there’s something more that you’ve already been given...
Whenever a child is baptized in the Catholic Church, the child’s parents are reminded that, in asking for his or her baptism, they are accepting the responsibility of training their son or daughter in the practice of the faith and the duty to bring him or her up to keep God’s commandments. The religious education of their own children is part of the God-given vocation of parents, and the Lord never calls us to do something without also giving us everything we need to accomplish it. So, on top of the essential material and tools our parish will provide, God has given you his grace to do this! And that’s something no teacher in the classroom could ever claim.
The first parent session as part of the regular schedule for A Family of Faith is September 14 2022 at 6pm in Marian Hall.
We'll have a series of informational programs
with chances to ask questions
starting this week.
