HOW?

• While children/youth attend their classes, parents will attend a monthly workshop where they will learn through teaching, discussion, and activities on how to engage their children in Faith and life.  
• Parents work with their children throughout the month in discussion and activities that involve the whole family.  
• Families will come together, along with the whole parish, to enjoy events as a parish family. 

• Parents and children/youth will meet at 12:30pm-2:00pm on specified Sundays per month for catechesis.  On these days, a parish-wide meal will take place from 11:45am-12:30pm.
• When parents are not meeting, middle school youth group will still meet from 12:30pm-2:30pm.  There will be meal options for lunch, especially if your teen attends the 10:30am Mass.
• Families are to come celebrate the parish-wide celebrations.  Middle school and high school youth groups will play an active role in the celebration.
• Classes begin on Oct. 6th.

BENEFITS

•  Children learn the faith and live it in the home.
• Strengthens bond of love and faith between parents and children.
• Provides language for discussion of faith matters in the family.
• Parents continue to grow nad develop an authentic family life.
• Family appreciation of the Holy Mass.
• Builds parish community as family friendships are formed.
• Flexibility for parents and catechists alike.
• Children witness their parents engaging with the Faith as they collaborate on monthly lessons.

Link to calendar  of classes and events.