Faith Formation and Religious Education
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Jim Bridges, Ph.D. This has been a year full of moments of growth in learning, faith deepening and sharing, social concerns ac vity, and fun. Religious Educa on Program: In the 2019‐20 school year we had 487 registered students. 37 Grades 1 & 2 on‐site 135 Grades 7 & 8 on‐site 78 Grades 3‐6 online 237 Summer intensive – grades 1‐6 The Summer Intensive Program con nued to be a tremendous success. A roster of professional Catholic school teachers taught and guided our 237 students in our two summer sessions. Online students work through a curriculum tled My Catholic Faith Delivered. Student progress is monitored. Students need to successfully complete one grade level before moving on to the next. A minimum of four Intergenera onal sessions are required for our Summer Intensive and Online students. These are family learning sessions and/or events held throughout the year which consist of teaching, liturgical, family par cipa on, and Penance/Reconcilia on. Various ministerial ac vi es are also included. Our 7th and 8th graders met on Sunday evenings between September and May as they prepared for their Confirma on in the fall of their 9th grade year. We had 11 facilitators working with the students. Adult Faith Forma on We have several ongoing study and spiritual forma on groups mee ng in the parish. Walking with Purpose is a Catholic women's bible study offering programming to connect women with their Catholic faith through personal study and small group discussions. Aiming to also help women develop a deep meaningful rela onship with Jesus Christ, several different programs were offered: Opening Your Heart, Living in the Fathers Love, Fearless and Free, Keeping in Balance, Sunday Readings Bible Study, and Be S ll Daily Devo onal. A total of 49 women par cipated. Bible study groups involving both men and women worked through two separate programs: Psalms, and Revela on Dr. Bridges delivered a series of presenta ons during the year. These included “Calling All Angels,” and “Satan and the Personifica on of Evil.”
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6
