Welcome to Family Based Catechesis!
Welcome to Family Based Catechesis!
What is Family Based Catechesis (FBC)?
What is Family Based Catechesis (FBC)?
FBC is the most flexible option for religious education. When it is rooted in Regular Mass attendance, faith formation in the home is nourished by the source of our Faith and there is continuity between what is taught and what is lived. It involves about a half-hour or more of your time, exploring the Faith through the lectionary readings. We use the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies Faith Formation Program for both PSR and FBC.
FBC is the most flexible option for religious education. When it is rooted in Regular Mass attendance, faith formation in the home is nourished by the source of our Faith and there is continuity between what is taught and what is lived. It involves about a half-hour or more of your time, exploring the Faith through the lectionary readings. We use the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies Faith Formation Program for both PSR and FBC.
Requirements
Requirements
Weekly Mass attendance with the family is the basis for all faith formation and being registered in the parish.
Weekly Mass attendance with the family is the basis for all faith formation and being registered in the parish.
Commitment on the part of a parent or legal guardian to support the faith formation and faith practice of the children registered. Parents or guardians who provide formal catechesis for children in their home are “considered agents of the parish catechetical program” and as such are accountable to the Pastor for their catechesis.
Commitment on the part of a parent or legal guardian to support the faith formation and faith practice of the children registered. Parents or guardians who provide formal catechesis for children in their home are “considered agents of the parish catechetical program” and as such are accountable to the Pastor for their catechesis.
Uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church and teach them faithfully.
Uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church and teach them faithfully.
Attendance at parent formation gatherings where instructional materials are distributed to parents.
Attendance at parent formation gatherings where instructional materials are distributed to parents.
Parent Formation Gatherings
Parent Formation Gatherings
To participate in FBC in 2022-2023, it will require a commitment by at least one parent to attend parent gatherings.
To participate in FBC in 2022-2023, it will require a commitment by at least one parent to attend parent gatherings.
They will be held on five Wednesdays from 7 to 8 PM in the school gym:
They will be held on five Wednesdays from 7 to 8 PM in the school gym:
SEPTEMBER 14
SEPTEMBER 14
NOVEMBER 9
NOVEMBER 9
JANUARY 11
JANUARY 11
MARCH 8
MARCH 8
MAY 24
MAY 24
These gatherings will provide enrichment and support to parents teaching their children at home.
These gatherings will provide enrichment and support to parents teaching their children at home.
Parents will also receive lectionary-based / time-sensitive materials for use in the home.
Parents will also receive lectionary-based / time-sensitive materials for use in the home.
If you are choosing this religious education option, please mark these dates on your calendar. If a parent cannot make it due to an emergency, another parent or designated adult (relative, neighbor) may attend in order to collect the materials.
If you are choosing this religious education option, please mark these dates on your calendar. If a parent cannot make it due to an emergency, another parent or designated adult (relative, neighbor) may attend in order to collect the materials.
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAITH FORMATION
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAITH FORMATION
TRAINING OUR CHILDREN IN THE PRACTICE OF THE FAITH
TRAINING OUR CHILDREN IN THE PRACTICE OF THE FAITH
“You have asked to have your child baptized. In doing so you are accepting the responsibility of training him (her) in the practice of the faith. It will be your duty to bring him (her) up to keep God's commandments as Christ taught us, by loving God and our neighbor. Do you clearly understand what you are undertaking?” From the Rite of Baptism
“You have asked to have your child baptized. In doing so you are accepting the responsibility of training him (her) in the practice of the faith. It will be your duty to bring him (her) up to keep God's commandments as Christ taught us, by loving God and our neighbor. Do you clearly understand what you are undertaking?” From the Rite of Baptism
SIX TASKS OF CATECHESIS
SIX TASKS OF CATECHESIS
1) Promoting knowledge of the Faith (ex., Sharing Stories)
1) Promoting knowledge of the Faith (ex., Sharing Stories)
2) Liturgical Catechesis (ex., Celebrating rituals and traditions)
2) Liturgical Catechesis (ex., Celebrating rituals and traditions)
3) Moral Formation (ex., Teaching right from wrong)
3) Moral Formation (ex., Teaching right from wrong)
4) Teaching to Prayer (ex., Modeling prayer and praying together)
4) Teaching to Prayer (ex., Modeling prayer and praying together)
5) Education for Community Life (ex., Nurturing loving relationships and modeling stewardship of time, talent and treasure)
5) Education for Community Life (ex., Nurturing loving relationships and modeling stewardship of time, talent and treasure)
6) Missionary Initiative (ex., Serving each other and those beyond the family)
6) Missionary Initiative (ex., Serving each other and those beyond the family)
From the General Directory for Catechesis, No. 85 & 86, and the National Directory for Catechesis, No. 20
From the General Directory for Catechesis, No. 85 & 86, and the National Directory for Catechesis, No. 20
THE AIMS OF CATECHESIS
THE AIMS OF CATECHESIS
“Catechesis aims therefore at developing understanding of the mystery of Christ in the light of God’s word, so that the whole of a person’s humanity is impregnated by that word. Changed by the working of grace into a new creature, the Christian thus sets himself to follow Christ and learns more and more within the Church to think like Him, to judge like Him, to act in conformity with His commandments, and to hope as He invites us to.”
“Catechesis aims therefore at developing understanding of the mystery of Christ in the light of God’s word, so that the whole of a person’s humanity is impregnated by that word. Changed by the working of grace into a new creature, the Christian thus sets himself to follow Christ and learns more and more within the Church to think like Him, to judge like Him, to act in conformity with His commandments, and to hope as He invites us to.”
Pope John Paul, On Catechesis in Our Time, No. 20, 1979.
Pope John Paul, On Catechesis in Our Time, No. 20, 1979.
THE ECCLESIAL METHOD
THE ECCLESIAL METHOD
Before each lesson, try to answer this question: “What does this lesson have to do with Jesus?”
Before each lesson, try to answer this question: “What does this lesson have to do with Jesus?”
1) Introduction/Preparation: Prayer, reflection, worksheet, review of previous chapter.
1) Introduction/Preparation: Prayer, reflection, worksheet, review of previous chapter.
2) Proclamation: Read from scripture the chapter and verses that are the driving force of the lesson. Read liturgically.
2) Proclamation: Read from scripture the chapter and verses that are the driving force of the lesson. Read liturgically.
3) Presentation: Announce topic, lead student through the chapter and make connections with the scriptures read.
3) Presentation: Announce topic, lead student through the chapter and make connections with the scriptures read.
4) Application: Activity or assignment that connects the lesson with life.
4) Application: Activity or assignment that connects the lesson with life.
5) Celebration: Lead the student in prayer of thanksgiving for what God has revealed and the grace to apply it.
5) Celebration: Lead the student in prayer of thanksgiving for what God has revealed and the grace to apply it.
After each lesson, ask yourself if your student is better able to explain the reason for their hope (1 Pet. 3:15).
After each lesson, ask yourself if your student is better able to explain the reason for their hope (1 Pet. 3:15).
HELPFUL RESOURCES
HELPFUL RESOURCES
Websites
Websites
https://sites.google.com/htsavon.org/holy-trinity-psr-avon-ohio/home
https://sites.google.com/htsavon.org/holy-trinity-psr-avon-ohio/home
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org
http://www.ocfecleveland.org/
http://www.ocfecleveland.org/
http://www.usccb.org
http://www.usccb.org
http://www.usccb.org
http://www.usccb.org
http://www.vatican.va
http://www.vatican.va
Apps
Apps