after confirmation

[SuscipeMeDomine]

And then a few years later they are very dismayed to hear that their kids want to live with someone. If they marry at all, it will be on a beach somewhere, and that they don’t feel the need to Baptize the grandchildren.
Because “as long as you’re a good person, God doesn’t care”.

Well, the Church has said that the parents are the primary educators of their children.

 

[SnowAngels]

do you guys thik there shold be a continuation of formation classes of some sort after confirmation?

currently, our teens get religious education until after confirmation, then, nothing. and I feel like the teenage years are very important, and many people lose their faith at this stage due to various factors

any idea of how the structure could be better improved? not that it’s up to me, but I’m just looking for ideas, if ever I get a chance to introduce new ways to help to a parish in the future.

we do have a struggle where not all parents are teaching the faith at home and not all families can afford to send their kids to catholic schools. and even some catholic schools aren’t even teaching the faith properly anymore.

any suggestions?

Short answer, yes! Confirmation should be a beginning, not an end!

 

[Gertabelle]

This is more like it.
We offer Formation through Senior year.
Parents do not enroll their kids.
Parents generally feel like after Confirmation they are done with their obligation, and they focus on sports, academic awards, extracurriculars believing that these things will earn these kids scholarships. I can’t tell you how many parents really believe their kid is going to go to college free on a soccer scholarship.
Or how many believe that that Eagle Scout project is going to get them into a very exclusive University. Or that their daughter is doing to dance with the Joffrey Ballet and be a prima ballerina.
I’m not saying that extracurricular activities don’t matter. They do. But for many people,
Religious Ed, in their opinion, doesn’t get you anywhere…at least not in earning power.

And then a few years later they are very dismayed to hear that their kids want to live with someone. If they marry at all, it will be on a beach somewhere, and that they don’t feel the need to Baptize the grandchildren.
Because “as long as you’re a good person, God doesn’t care”.

Priorities. Many don’t have one that includes formation.
We have nearly 100 kids in our High School program. Eight are Seniors. Only 2 of those are active. It was pretty easy to pick “Catholic Youth of the Year” from our parish.

If they’re thinking about scholarships and university admission, then they should consider how AWESOME it will look to have experience in community service, teaching others, and the like. The high school ministry in our parish focuses on challenging the youth to create and participate in service projects in the parish and the community. They plan and lead activities for the middle school students, for example.

And we have a number of Eagle Scouts who lead the way, because they were taught by their families to take “duty to God” seriously from an early age.

It starts with the family, of course. But when children get to the age where their peer groups become all-important, having strong youth leadership is essential to having a strong program.

Just my two cents’…again

Gertie

 

[KCT]

Somehow we have to help people realize that we can NEVER learn all there is to know about our Faith. Formation, growing, learning, and improving our relationships with God are life long activities.

Once we accept that it’s life long, we can admit that it does not have to be every week in a classroom setting.

Getting past the Confirmation as Graduation mindset will help, I think.

 

[PJM]

=angell1;12932102]do you guys thik there shold be a continuation of formation classes of some sort after confirmation?

currently, our teens get religious education until after confirmation, then, nothing. and I feel like the teenage years are very important, and many people lose their faith at this stage due to various factors

any idea of how the structure could be better improved? not that it’s up to me, but I’m just looking for ideas, if ever I get a chance to introduce new ways to help to a parish in the future.

we do have a struggle where not all parents are teaching the faith at home and not all families can afford to send their kids to catholic schools. and even some catholic schools aren’t even teaching the faith properly anymore.

any suggestions?

YES

And so does OUR Church Magisterium

The period after RCIA and entry into the Catholic Church is called Mystagogy; a time of expanded and in-depth study.

This is TO BE a time [often years] of intensive, expanded teachings of what we believe and why we believe it.

Having taught RCIA for 3 years I am aware of its inherit limits due to imposed time restrictions.

Now retired I strive to overcome this short-coming by offering a TOTALLY FREE OF ALL COST HOME STUDY COURSE with Lessons e-mailed weekly.

My course cover FAR more topics, all in Greater depth and I emphasis providing the Proof; the evidence of what we do and why we do it. In addition I answer all faith questions personally, with charity and details supported by proof of their versatility.

So if I can be of assistance please let me know.

My course is now in its fifth year

God Bless you, and thanks for asking,

Patrick [PJM] here on CAF