Our Faith Formation program is intended for families with children attending public school in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Faith Formation at St. Columbkille has evolved from a weekly Wednesday night classroom model (what you may have previously known as Religious Education or CCD) to an at-home, ‘growing together as a family’ model. Our Faith Formation content is aligned with our parish mission statement: God CALLS us to be disciples and FORMS us by our Catholic Faith to ENCOUNTER Christ, EMBRACE deeper faith and EMPOWER Christian action.
Our Faith Formation families gather once a month, usually on Zoom (couch and pajamas acceptable), and get together four times throughout the year in-person.
This program is prepared and carried out in a way that parents initiate discussion in the home with the topics that we present on, and lead their family by example. A parent's faith carries their young children and this program is not just for children, it is for parents!
“She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. She said, ‘If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.’ Immediately… she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.’” - Mark 5:27-29, 33-34
Have you ever considered the powerful encounter this woman had with Jesus and how that changed her entire life? In the 2023-2024 school year we are focusing on ENCOUNTERING Christ! We would like to lead our families this year to discover more deeply what it means to ENCOUNTER Christ through the foundational aspects of our faith like the Mass, the Sacraments, Prayer and Scripture, just to name a few. We hope you'll join us!