FAITH FORMATION is what we do each Wednesday afternoon/evening with our young parishioners in order to assist the faith formation that parents/families do at home with with our adults.
 
This parish activity is about forming our young parishioners into good citizens of God’s Kingdom.  This involves more than learning facts about our faith, but being able to put our faith into action.
 
Many people refer to this as “Religious Education” which offers the facts of our faith, while Faith Formation helps us to believe and to act as people of God.  Many people refer to this as “CCD” which is actually the abbreviation for CONFRATERNITY OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, which is an office in Rome that reviews and approves texts to be used by parishes and schools, including bibles, The Catechism, and the textbooks we use in our homes and in our Faith Formation programs.
 
Another term for Faith Formation is “Catechesis” which refers to facilitating the students’ faith by Catechists, the faith guides [teachers] who share their faith with our parishioners
 
FAITH FORMATION is the title that is being used more and more to emphasize what we must do, to be formed in our faith into the image of God.

For more information about each parish's Faith Formation program for youth and adults, please click on the links to the right.