Religious Education Program

2010-2011

Whole Community Religious Education Program
Meets Sundays 10:15 - 11:15am — Bring the whole family!

1st Semester Schedule

Date                                                   Theme                                   Status

Sept. 12                                 Introduction to WCC                     Combined
          19          Luke 16: 1 – 13 Dishonest Steward       split/age appropriate
          26             “    16: 19 – 31 Lazarus & Rich man    split/age appropriate

Oct.     3                                 The Rosary                                     Combined
          10          Luke 17: 11 – 19 10 lepers                                   split
          17            “      18: 1-8 Persistence in prayer                    split
          24            “      18: 9 – 14 Pharisee & tax collector           split
          31                                  The Saints                                       Combined

Nov.    7                                 Confirmation                                   Combined
          14          Luke 21: 5 – 19 “End Times”                              split
          21                                  Advent Wreath                                Combined

Dec.    5         Matt 3: 1 – 12 Justice                                             split
          12            “   11: 2 – 11 “Are you the one?”                      split
          19                                  Christmas Traditions                  Combined

Jan.    9                     Catholic Prayers & Devotions              Combined

Our “Weekly Themes” are both Event Centered and Lectionary Based. The Whole Community is invited to participate in any or all sessions. Families with Children are expected to participate weekly as there schedules allow. For planning purposes, Registration Forms are needed by September 26.

Our approach is the development of the parish as a lifelong learning community, a congregation of learners. In a learning community, learners are teaching, teachers are learning, and all activities-meetings, worship. Service, and community events-include learning. In this way the parish community can be revitalized and transformed.

Our goal is to immerse people into the life of the faith community, providing opportunities to learn by participating and experiencing. “The process of coming to faith and growing in the life of faith is fundamentally a process of participation. We come to recognize and live in the Spirit as we participate more and more broadly and deeply in communities that know God’s love, acknowledge it, express it, and live their lives in the light of it.” (Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices, 40)

 

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