Faith and family life formation

Confirming the Baptized Adult

Baptized Adults Seeking Confirmation Occasionally, parish staff encounters a baptized adult who would like to be confirmed. These adults should not be placed in the parish RCIA process. Instead, these adults should be engaged in conversation and their needs assessed. The results of the assessment will be used to determine the preparation needed for confirmation.  […]

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Rainbows for All God’s Children

Rainbows is an international, non-profit organization that fosters emotional healing among children and teens who have experienced significant loss such as death of a loved one, separation or divorce of their parents, or myriads of other life altering changes. Nearly 69% of children in the United States live in “non-traditional” families coping with some type

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Resources for Parish Faith Formation Leaders

Resources [rokdownload menuitem=”61″ downloaditem=”256″ direct_download=”true”] Printable version of Resource List[/rokdownload] Diocesan sites:      http://camdendiocese.org          http://harvesting.dev1-hw.org  Publishers:Ave Maria Press:   https://www.avemariapress.com Ignatius Press:     http://www.ipreligioused.com Loyola Press:       http://www.loyolapress.com             http://www.loyolapress.com/parish-ministry-intergenerational-catechesis.htm             http://dreconnect.loyolapress.com/home  Connects DREs throughout the US OSV (Our Sunday Visitor Curriculum Division):             http://www.osvcurriculum.com/home/index.html             http://www.calltodiscipleship.com RCL:     http://www.rclbenziger.com             http://www.wholecommunitycatechesis.com Sadlier:  http://cyberfaith.com             http://www.sadlierreligion.com/webelieve/gather.cfm St. Mary’s Press:   http://www.smp.org Twenty-third Publications: http://www.pastoralplanning.com  Center

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Faith and Family Life Formation

Faith and Family Life Formation Faith and Family Life Formation is an important area of concern under the umbrella of Lifelong Faith Formation. Lifelong Faith Formation is an integrated journey of the entire Catholic-Christian community in response to the baptismal call to holiness as members of the Body of Christ, the Church. To assist in

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Starting an Elizabeth Ministry

Starting an Elizabeth Ministry Toolkit Description: Elizabeth Ministry is an international movement offering hope and healing for women and their families on issues related to childbearing, sexuality and relationships. Endorsed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Elizabeth Ministry respects life, cherishes children, encourages families, enriches marriage and builds community. Following the scriptural

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Welcome Aboard: Hiring the Lifelong Formation Team

This toolkit includes: areas of responsibility Ministerial and Theological background needed Welcome Aboard: Hiring the Lifelong Formation Team   For more detailed information about this toolkit, please contact: Director of Faith and Family Life Formation Sr. Kathy Burton,ssj     856-583-6131      sr.kathy.burton@camdendiocese.org Associate Director of Faith and Family Life Formation Mary Lou Hughes       856-583-6132        marylou.hughes@camdendiocese.org

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Building for the Future: Transitioning Your Parish fromTraditional Catechesis to Life Long Faith Formation

These three worksheets provide a working tool for pastoral staffs planning to transition from generation based catechesis to whole community catechesis. A website directory is included. Identifying Formational Ministries Determining a Focus and Planning Intergenerational Activities  

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Glossary of Lifelong Faith Formation Terms

GLOSSARY OF TERMS LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION The following are a list of ministries that a parish might use in its staffing. Parish Director of Faith Formation   (PDFF) The person hired for this ministry should be responsible to coordinate the entire scope of faith formation in the parish:             Adult Faith Formation                   Children’s catechesis            

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