"Every individual has the responsibility to grow in faith
and to contribute to the growth in faith
of the other members of the church."
National Directory for Catechesis
As Catholics, we are called to lifelong conversion and an ongoing commitment to learn and grow in faith and relationship with Christ Jesus. At St. Joseph's we have redesigned our Faith Formation offerings to a new "Faith for Life" approach so that as we continue to educate our children in the faith, we place equal emphasis on the adults of the parish--adults of all ages in all kinds of households.
Following the guidelines set forth by our Bishops, there are three major goals of adult learning:
- Ongoing conversion
- Call to a community of faith and participation in its mission
- Preparation for discipleship