Formed In Faith

Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation

Registration is now open for the next cycle of classes with the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation with the University of Dayton.

For more information, or to register, go to https://vlcff.udayton.edu/.

Catechist credit is available for teachers and catechists with the Archdiocese of Louisville.  For more information about catechist credit contact Lynn McDaniel, lmcdaniel@archlou.org.

How are you coping?

Coronavirus: Prayer for Wisdom in the Midst of Mystery

Click the image to read a prayer by Elizabeth Scalia from her blog, The Anchoress.

http://theanchoress.com/coronavirus-prayer-for-wisdom-in-the-midst-of-mystery/

April Classes Are Now Cancelled

Jesus is resolute in the face of death. Are we?

Free e-Seminar: Hope in Times of Crisis

The VLCFF responds to COVID-19

In these uncertain times, we at the VLCFF want you to know that we care. We offer our prayers and this free e-seminar to support you and your ministry.
May the Lord bless and watch over you and your loved ones.

– The VLCFF Team

Three-week e-Seminar
Begins April 5th, 2020

Register Here

 

Praying the Stations of the Cross while Staying Home

Besides the Mass, one of the things many parishioners miss the most during this time of social distancing is gathering to pray the Stations of the Cross at church during Lent. So we have teamed with liturgical musician Zack Stachowski to create a resource to help families pray the Stations while remaining safe at home.
    The Way of the Cross: A Prayer for Hope and Healing Amidst a Global Pandemic is a way for families to pray this devotion accompanied by beautiful, prayerful music. This flexible prayer resource, available in a shareable, printable PDF format, includes a Spotify code to an Audio Guided Prayer that you can pray along with. It is available for either individual-use, or parish-wide distribution.
May we pray the Stations anew, allowing the message of Christ to calm our anxious hearts, give hope to all who despair, and inspire us anew to walk our path of discipleship!

TEAMRCIA Community Chat

Let’s connect and share our ideas and concerns about the Triduum, RCIA, and how to help our elect, candidates, and communities through these difficult days. We’ll have an open-forum for the TeamRCIA community and anyone who needs a bit of encouragement and support. You are not alone.

Thursday, March 26, 2020
11:00am Pacific / 2:00pm Eastern

April is Dedicated to the Holy Spirit

This list comes from Catholicicing.com.

April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and it starts next week. This Gifts of the Holy Spirit printable craft could be a great project to work on during April.

Other Holy Spirit posts and projects to check out:

Catholic Fruits Of The Holy Spirit Printable For Kids {7 Craft Ideas!}

Dove Paper Plate Craft

Dove with Olive Branch Craft

Handprint Dove Holy Spirit Craft

Catholic Trinity Craft for Preschoolers

Gifts of the Holy Spirit Teaching Tools

FREE Resources and Online Courses from the McGrath Institute

Dear Friend,

The past couple weeks have been challenging for all of us as we learn to adapt to restrictions on our activity and access to the sacraments. We’ve been heartened to see so many members of our community join together in spiritual solidarity, and our hope is that we can offer you additional resources that will feed your faith until life can resume with some measure of normalcy.

Check out our Resources!

Below are links to some of the resources we are offering to nourish your faith life over the next few weeks. Additionally, we’re pleased to provide two new FREE online courses:

 

Teaching the Saints

workbooks for faith formation and education

 

Discerning your Spiritual Gifts

a toolkit for faith formation

 

 

Liturgy of the Hours

a guide to night prayer for Lent

 

 

McGrath Institute Blog

compiling practical resources and words of encouragement