The changes in St. Cecilia's Religious Education as presented during the catechists meeting on 01-16-2010.

2. Intergenerational

3. Whole community based catechesis

4. Lifelong faith formation(by steps)

6. We are a society of increasing secularization with a pluralism of value systems.

7. We live in an experienced-based, participative, interactive, image-driven and connected culture.

10. Inability to keep people engaged in church life and catechesis after the celebration of a sacramentThese are only some of the indicators of change

12. Why is lifelong faith formation important today? . . .

13. Because the child-centered, classroom driven model:

14. is not effective all by itself.

17. “The Christian family is ordinarily :

18. the first experience of the Christian community and the primary environment for growth in faith.

19. It is the “church of the home” (FC, no 11), the family provides a unique locus for catechesis.

21. 23% believing that Jesus physically rose from the dead

22. 36% believing that in the Mass, the bread and wine become the body and blood of Jesus

23. 44% donating time or money to help the poor

24. 58% obeying the church’s teaching on abortion

25. 58% donating time or money to help the parish

26. 65% obeying the church’s teaching on divorce and remarriage

27. 67% their marriage being approved by the Church

28. 75% obeying the church’s teaching on birth control

30. If change is needed, how do we know we are proposing the right change? . . .

31. Because the lifelong, event-centered,

33. Importance of community over individual

35. Grades 1-8 will meet monthly with added sessions

38. Information regarding “Becoming Disciples” will be given at all the Masses on the weekend of March 13 – 14 with an invitation to attend a Parish meeting on Thursday evening, March 25th

39. Parents Information Meeting Thursday, March 18th

40. Parish wide Meeting March 25th

42. Aims/Focus

43. Develop

44. Prayers

45. Activities

46. Hand outs

47. Next Meeting (date)

49. Development

50. Classroom Activities

51. Use of Scripture

52. Home work