1. WHOLE FAMILY CATECHESIS HOME FAMILY CATECHESIS CLASS FAMILY CATECHESIS

3. MICHAEL PAUL LEON The experience of our Youth Minister & the courage to respond.

4. WISDOM From a family who have experienced catechesis and evangelization centered in the family.

6. Charter of the Rights of Families “As primary educators, parents are also children’s first instructors in the faith. By word, example and common prayer, parents can show children the love of Christ and teach them about the deposit of faith.”

7. “While parents may choose various modes of education for their children (Catholic education, public school or homeschooling) it remains the parents’ duty above anyone else’s to teach their children. This necessarily means remaining informed and involved in the education children are receiving and supplementing or moderating when the need arises.”

8. What Questions Does a Healthy, Evangelized Parish Ask Itself?

9. What is the Good News? KERYGMA What is the truth about the world we go to? CULTURE What are the realities that are currently affecting our families? HOME What are the observable truths about our community’s practice of faith? CHURCH

10. You lost it about 70 - 90 years ago, beginning just after World War I

11. When Catechesis was moved into a classroom environment and Mass became optional. Not encountering Jesus in Sunday Eucharist allowed us to become irrelevant.

12. The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by the Pew Research Center. Moreover, these changes are taking place across the religious landscape, affecting all regions of the country and many demographic groups. While the drop in Christian affiliation is particularly pronounced among young adults, it is occurring among Americans of all ages.

13. The largest single Christian Denomination in the U.S. remains Roman Catholics (72 million) The second largest population group are ex- Catholics (23 million) The largest growing population belongs to those who self identified as “none” (56 million)

14. WHERE DO WE FIND HOPE?

15. RESPONDING TO REALITY RECLAIMING YOUR ROLE: THE TASK OF EVANGELIZATION

16. CHURCH FAMILY HOME FAMILY CLASS FAMILY SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

17. CLASS FAMILY Evangelization: Jesus made known to children through learning.

18. STUDY & TRUTH

19. In what many of us experienced, your child participates once a month in a structured classroom setting utilizing a scope and sequenced presentation of faith as set forth by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.

20. SPHERES OF INFLUENCE HOME FAMILY Evangelization made known thru your home life.

21. ACTS OF LOVE AND PRAYER

22. Twice a month, you prepare as a family, to attend Mass together and then continue discussions throughout the week on how to respond as a family to what you heard. This should be reflected in the daily prayers you offer with your child, and any other conversations, conflicts, questions or issues you face as a family, thus Mass continues, parents lead in faith and we are accountable to God!

23. SPHERES OF INFLUENCE CHURCH FAMILY Evangelization made known thru the life of your parish.

24. RELATIONSHIP & CONNECTEDNESS

25. As you have already experienced, once a month your whole family gathers with other families and parishioners to explore faith through our Whole Family Catechesis Program. This time for intergenerational learning, sharing a simple breakfast, and building relationships with those who share our values and faith connects disciples to disciples – for the evangelization of the world.

26. CHURCH FAMILY HOME FAMILY CLASS FAMILY 1st – HOME 2 nd – CHURCH 3 rd - CLASS SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

27. SUPPORT FOR YOUR ROLE SUNDAY & WEEKDAY MASS WEDNESDAY ADORATION & CONFESSION CHILDREN’s LITURGY OF THE WORD FAMILY MASS EDGE program for Middle School LIFETEEN program for High School DISCOVERING CHRIST

28. USCCB website www.usccb.org Resources for family, marriage and readings for Mass CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL by Pope Francis FORMING INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES by Sherry Weddell

29. YOURYOUR GOALGOAL

30. WHOLE FAMILY CATECHESIS HOME FAMILY CATECHESIS CLASS FAMILY CATECHESIS