Whole Community Catechesis (WCC) Faith Education
WCC Faith Formation Sessions will be presented on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 7:45pm; starting in the early fall of 2010.
Each session will offer age appropriate breakouts for children, teens and adults. The Whole Family! We will be using Faith First, an award winning series of textbooks.
If you are unable to attend Monday sessions, this series of textbooks is appropriate for home study.
Please plan on joining our Parish Family as we explore our Faith through Education, Sharing and Prayer.
Contact Sharon Campbell at the Church Office 964-8200. Registration Weekend for classes and Sacramental Preparation will be held August 28/29.
Registration forms available online.
WCC Classes Kindergarten to 5th Grade and Sacramental Preparation Click Here
Jr./Sr. High Registration
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Volunteers are needed to lead each age appropriate breakout. If you are interested in helping or learning more about our expansion, please call the office at 964-8200. Training and programing is provided.
SEAS Faith Formation Committee
BABYSITTING/CHILD CARE (Patti Andreski)
Coordinator - schedules and supervises child care program during the 10:30am Mass on Sundays; assists with scheduling child care for various other church activities as needed (especially the Regional Retreat).
Adult Volunteer - provides child care during the 10:30am Mass and during other church activities as needed.
Teen Volunteer - provides child care during the 10:30am Mass and during other church activities as needed.
SERVICE MISSIONS
Adult Project Coordinators - work with the ministry team using whatever skills and expertise they possess (e.g., gardening or construction) to design outreach projects to help the poor and others within and around our community; coordinators provide plans and tools to accomplish the project and work with teens to see the project through. This evolving ministry offers different opportunities each month to reach out to those in need, whether with a collection drive or on site visit and activity. Further details will be available soon.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD (Sue Flanagan)
Presider - leads children up to 5th grade in praying and reading Scripture, and helping them to understand God’s Word and apply it to their lives (10:30 Mass on Sundays throughout the year).
Cantor - leads youth in Responsorial Psalm and other songs during Children’s Liturgy of the Word.
Monitor - helps presider as requested during Children’s Liturgy of the Word. Monitors are usually adults or youth older than 5th grade.
Whole Community Catechesis (Billie Warner)
Catechist - leads Formation and Education break out sessions with grade school students in Pre-k-5th grade, Jr. High, and Sr. High/Adults. Training is available, so commitment, respect for children and love of God, is the criteria along with being 21 years of age or older.
Catechist Aide - assists the Catechist is helping children during the session. Adults and teens are welcome.
Liaison to CF Committee - is a Catechist who connects the CF projects to the needs of all Catechists, working to ensure communication and support for this ministry and its ministers.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Baptism Prep Team Member - is an individual or couple willing to work in teams to provide Baptism preparation for parents of newborn children. Duties include scheduling Baptisms, as well as assisting with Baptisms when needed. Team members need not be parents.
Confirmation Team Member - is a volunteer who works on the team preparing youth to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Since SEAS is a Restored Order community, this team works closely with the Eucharist Team. (There are three Sacraments which establish full Initiation into the Catholic Church: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, in that order. They follow the Catholic Rite, and the restored order of celebrating the Sacraments reclaims the focus of each Sacrament and the original rite.)
Eucharist Team Member - (Billie Warner) is a volunteer who works on the team preparing youth to receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist. Since SEAS is a Restored Order community, this team works closely with the Confirmation Team. (There are three Sacraments which establish full Initiation into the Catholic Church: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, in that order. They follow the Catholic Rite, and the restored order of celebrating the Sacraments reclaims the focus of each Sacrament and the original rite.)
Marriage Prep Team Members - are married couples willing to work as a team to provide preparation (Pre-Cana) for engaged couples preparing for marriage. Currently, Pre-Cana is offered twice each year.
RCIA Team Member (Bill Beiter) - offers spiritual guidance and instruction to adults and children through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, primarily working with those who are unbaptized or uncatechized in their journey to become Catholic.
Reconciliation Team Member (Billie Warner) - is a volunteer who works on the team preparing youth for celebration of the sacrament of Reconciliation.
