Family of Faith Catechesis

This year, we will be offering A Family of Faith, Volume 2: Sacraments as our home-based catechesis option.  These books are activity-based to help your child learn in a more fun and engaging way in the home than having a textbook to go through.

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Below are the tentative dates for 2023-24. Any in-person meetings take place in the Elmer Great Room, 4:20-5:30pm, unless otherwise noted.

• This year, the parent meetings will be in-person, while your children will be meeting with their peers in a group setting--this way, parents will be enabled to focus on their meeting and the children will receive catechesis among their age groups.
• The in-person community meetings will involve you and your children in communion with the other families.
• There are 2 lessons for each month to teach in the home on the weeks we do not meet in-person.  Ample resources and support will be provided for you as you work through lessons in the home.

Catechism - Each family in this program will need a catechism to reference at times, OR have access to a computer where they can bring up the online version of the Catechism (LINK).

Bible - Each family will need a bible for their home-study activities.  If you do not have a Catholic bible at home, please let us know and the church will provide you with one.  In a pinch, you can also use the USCCB website to access and look up verses in the New American Bible, Revised Edition.

The Parent's Guide

• Background essays covering each month's content
• Notes for conveying this content to children in age-appropriate ways
• Instructions for activities and craft projects
• Stories of the saints and other notable Catholics
• Suggestions for living the faith at home, such as…
  • Guidance for creating and decorating a prayer space
  • Prayers for special occasions
  • Tips for talking about tough subjects
  • Ways to bring the liturgical year to life in the home

The Activity Book

The Activity Book is designed to help children come to know the Catholic Faith through fun games and activities. The Parent's Guide offers talking points for how to use each activity in the children's book as a teachable moment, leading the child to a deeper relationship with Christ.  Each child will receive their own activity book this year.
Activities in the Children's Activity Book include…

• Age-appropriate readings and activities
• Scripture memorization and copy work
• Prayer memorization
• Saints biographies
• Games and crafts
• Drawings and coloring pages
• Journal pages
• Prompts for original prayers and reflections