Holy Apostles Family Faith Formation Philosophy
At the heart of the task of the catechesis is the person of Jesus (General Directory of Catechesis #98). Our belief in Jesus leads us to confess our faith in the Trinity – Father, Son and Spirit (GDC #99). The missionary mandate of Jesus calls us to proclaim, witness, teach, celebrate sacraments and love our neighbor. Through these activities, we share the Gospel with the world (GDC#46).
Parents are the primary educators of their children in the faith. Through the witness of Christian life given by parents in the family, children are formed to respond to the call of their Baptism. Parental teaching and support of catechesis (teaching) provided by the parish’s catechetical program work together to form children in faith.
“Family catechesis precedes…accompanies and enriches all forms of catechesis” (GDC#226).
Questions? Contact Mike Picard at mpicard@holyapostlescc.org or 719-597-4249 x108.
***Per Diocesan requirements, children and youth who wish to receive Sacraments must be enrolled in Family Faith Formation for one full year before the year of the Sacrament. They also must be enrolled in Family Faith Formation the year the Sacrament is received.***
"And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. And you shall write them on your doorposts of your house and on your gates.
--Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (RSV)