FORMATIONAL MINISTRIES COMMISSION
Chairperson Father Arnsparger

“All Christians—that is, all those who having been reborn in water and the Holy Spirit are called and in fact are children of God—have a right to a Christian education. Such an education not only develops the maturity of the human person…but is especially directed towards ensuring that those who have been baptized, as they are gradually introduced to knowledge of the mystery of salvation, become daily more appreciative of the gift of faith, which they received.

The needs of the parish faith community “must be the norm by which the religious education programs are established, financed, staffed and evaluated. The programs are to meet the needs of everyone in the parish, whether young or old, whether disadvantaged or privileged. “(National Catechetical Directory) The commission shall establish and recommend goals and objectives annually to the parish pastoral council that flow from the pastoral plan of the parish. These goals and objectives are to address the educational and formational needs of the parish and faith community. The commission shall determine, under the direction of the pastor and in collaboration with the Director of Religious Education (DRE), programs that will promote and support total parish education and formational needs in all areas of the parish.

The members of the commission develop policies and support programs in religious education, catechesis, young adult ministry, youth ministry, and the Rite of Christian initiation of Adults (RCIA) for the parish. Where there is a school under the authority of the pastor, the commission is responsible for the religious education policies in the school as well as coordinating those policies with the rest of the parish. The members of this commission need to study available resources on how adults learn. They are to supervise the parish library and literature racks with specific attention to literature concerning vocations for single, religious and married life.

The commission works with the pastor and DRE to insure that the parish is providing quality religious education programs insuring that every child has access to the program

The commission works with the DRE to insure that the parish will have an adequate number of certified catechists.

This commission must prepare, carry out, and evaluate a yearly action plan based on the long range goals set by the parish pastoral council (in conjunction with all the commissions) as part of the parish pastoral plan.

It is responsible to prepare and propose to the parish pastoral council an annual budget for those supplies, equipment and expenses necessary to carry out that plan.

RCIA(Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Father Arnsparger and Theresa Webster

Faith Formation   Theresa Webster 704-867-6212

School Formation  Patti Maier

Adult Enrichment & Spirituality  Father Arnsparger and Theresa Webster 704-867-6212

Youth Ministry Steering Committee Theresa Webster x 704-867-6212 x105

Senior High and Middle School Youth     Theresa Webster   704-867-6212

Marriage Enrichment    Father Arnsparger and Deacon Jack Weisenhorn

Parish Library Father Arnsparger   704-867-6212

Sacramental Preparation in:

*Baptism     Ray & Debbie Kurtiak   704-867-9021
*First Holy Communion     Theresa Webster and  Betsy Pruitt
*Confirmation        Theresa Webster
*Marriage Fr.     Arnsparger and Deacon Jack Weisenhorn

Staff Liaison     Father Arnsparger