Whole Community Catechesis is about lifelong learning for all Catholics, young and old alike. Jesus is calling all of us to be renewed and reborn again and again and again throughout our entire lives. Whole Community Catechesis gives us the opportunity to be blessed with this ongoing conversion. At the parish, all the people of God can satisfy their hunger for spiritual growth and instruction in the faith. Everyone is welcome; everyone belongs.
One step in making this vision of Church a reality at St. Leonard Parish is to connect life and liturgy. When you hear the Sunday readings at mass, do you ever wonder how to apply them to your life? Whole Community Catechesis makes a powerful suggestion: faith sharing based on the Sunday gospel. Faith sharing connects us through the lifeblood of the Church, the Sunday liturgy, to Christ and to one another. This sharing can be a response to a question of the week relating to the Sunday gospel. Each week we publish a Question of the Week in our parish bulletin.
Growing in faith as a community can be greatly enhanced by coming together in settings in addition to Sunday Eucharist. Our Whole Community gatherings are open to parishioners of all ages and encourage all parishioners to share their faith with the younger generations.
Faith is grown primarily in the home - the "domestic Church". Our goal is to provide families with as many tools as possible to journey in faith together. The ReadyClickGrow! Your Family website includes a wide variety of ideas and activities for families in our community.
Faith Development - Whole Community Catechesis