Faith Formation
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Wecome to Faith Formation at St. Boniface!
March 4, 2021
In the faith formation office, we are beginning a visioning process to help us move toward whole parish faith formation. This will be a multi-year project during which we will invite input in a variety of ways from all who are interested.
Whole parish faith formation
Our desire is to gradually unfold whole parish faith formation, an approach built on these principles:- the Mass is the primary place of catechesis for all of us,
- the liturgical year and the life of the parish is our primary curriculum,
- adults must continually learn and grow in their faith in order to pass it on to the next generation,
- parish staff and catechists are partners and guides who support parents and grandparents as the primary faith formators of their children, and
- with this approach, we intentionally gather and send, using Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Catholic Social Teaching as our guides for both youth and adult faith formation.
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A journey of new evangelization and faith formation
Whole parish faith formation is presented in the new Directory of Catechesis from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and supports the vision of Bishop Joensen here in the Diocese of Des Moines.
We are embarking on a journey of new evangelization and faith formation at St. Boniface that is also wholly encouraged by our Holy Father, Pope Francis. It is a journey that we hope will help us even more fully live out our parish mission, one that the St. Boniface community is well known for:To help each other encounter Jesus Christ and become the joy of the Gospel, with inclusiveness, outreach, and a special attentiveness to the poor.
Patience, trust and prayer
This will be an ambitious undertaking, so we ask for your patience and trust as we evaluate existing programs and explore new offerings for all ages.
For example, this coming Fall 2021, our plan is for children’s faith formation to look much like it did pre-COVID. However, we will be assessing everything we do and you may notice different materials and activities. We also hope to hire additional faith formation staff and offer some new programs to better meet the needs of children, teens, families and adults.
Along the way, we will do our best to explain where we are and where we’re going, but if things are unclear and you have questions, please call or email us!
We also ask you to consider how you may be called to share your time, talents, and spiritual gifts, as this is a parish-wide effort – we will need the help of the whole community!
Most importantly, we invite you to pray with us and open your heart these next few years to new ways of learning and growing in your faith and in your relationship with our Lord Jesus. Come Holy Spirit!
Blessings!
Faye Akers, Parish Evangelization & Faith Formation
fayeakers@stbonifacechurch.org or 515-9897-4597
Megan Schraeger, High School Ministry Coordinator
mschraeger@stbonifacechurch.org or 515-850-1883
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