Formed In Faith
Sharing the Word through Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Louisville
RCIA Team Day
This event has been rescheduled for
Jan. 31, 2015.
Registration deadline is Thursday, January 15th!
GPS Findings: New Directions in Adult Faith Formation
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Survey on National Religious Education Week
Ms. Lori Dahlhoff, Executive Director of NCEA Religious Education Department, asks for your input on National Parish Religious Education Week. The feedback you provide will be vital in planning for the future.
A development team of parish, diocesan, and national leaders from multiple ministry organizations is discerning what a national celebration highlighting parish catechesis might look like for 2015 and beyond. Your responses to the survey questions will help this team in its work. The questionnaire should take 2 to 7 minutes to complete.
Webinar: Evaluating Your Adult Formation Program
January 12, 2015 – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Presenters: Marylin Kravatz-Toolan and Peter Ries
Co-sponsored by National Conference on Catechetical Leadership and William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6984339016301265410
This session will help participants to:
• reflect on hopes and dreams for life-long faith formation
• define the meaning of ongoing adult faith formation
• assess how one’s ministry enables faith formation opportunities for adults
Two more webinars on AFF are planned:
Connecting and Responding to Those We Serve, January 28, 2015 – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Survey Options: Practical Applications, February 9, 2015 – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
More information: https://nccl.wildapricot.org/page-1728993
Epiphany Greetings!
May you and yours be much blessed during the ancient feast (January 4) and weekend of the Epiphany 2015 —
“We saw his star at its rising!” — “Then, he sent them to Bethlehem . . . having been warned in a dream.” According to the Gospel, the Magi received three signs to heed: (1) a star in the heavens, (2) the words of Herod, and (3) an ominous dream.
The Faith-Formation staff at OLFE invites you to reflect on the signs you have received from the Creator during the year past, and how you might hear and see God’s grace in your life throughout 2015.
Happy New Year! Share the Good News with all you meet.
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from us to you! We look forward to seeing and serving you through 2015. –Faith Formation Staff
New Year’s Resolutions with Faith Formation
Each New Year we all start off with resolutions to better ourselves. Why not make one of your resolutions about taking the time for Faith Formation?
Here are 5 upcoming events in January from the Archdiocese of Louisville Office of Lifelong Formation and Education:
Theology of Church
Dates: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Locations: Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Presenter: Art Turner, Director of Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Louisville
Cost: $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability. Contact Linda McLemore at
email lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 2.5 hours applies toward Theology in the content area of the Church
This class explores the meaning and mission of the Church and the role of Baptism has within it.
Development of the Church I
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Presenter: Art Turner, Director of Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Louisville
Cost: $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability. Contact Linda McLemore at
email lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 2.5 hours applies toward Theology in the area of Church
This is a study of the development of the Church and the mutual impact of history on the development of tradition.
Justice Workshop: “Solidarity with the Poor”
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2015
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Cathedral of the Assumption Undercroft
Presenters: Various Presenters
Cost: $25 (includes lunch) (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability. Contact Linda McLemore at
email lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit 7 hours applies toward Theology in the content area of Justice
This is an experiential workshop focusing on the Gospel call to serve the least in our community and to experience God in the poor.
Be sure to check our Professional Development Calendar for more Faith Formation opportunities.
Click to access Spring-2015-Development-Calendar1.pdf
Seven Ways to Evangelize Those We Love During Christmas
During the Christmas season, many of us will gather with family members who have stopped practicing the faith. We might feel powerless and wonder what we can do to light a spark within the one who has checked out. “What does God want me to do?” Sometimes our previous attempts have fallen on deaf ears.
Old methods no longer work. We cajole; we appeal to their sense of right and wrong; we proselytize; we recite teaching and doctrines. The sad irony is that if such doctrines and teaching meant anything to them they would not have left in the first place.
“Who am I to judge?”
Pope Francis has set the tone for how we must approach and evangelize such folks. The first step is to leave our judgments at the door. A theologian once said it is God’s job to save them—not ours. God loves our non-practicing relatives as much as we do, and it is God’s job to touch their hearts.
Click the link below to read the rest of the article from TeamRCIA.
http://teamrcia.com/2014/12/seven-ways-to-evangelize-those-we-love-during-christmas/
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