St. Patrick's & St. Anthony's Catholic Community at 920 Fulton Street, Grand Haven, MI 49417 US - Catechist Certification
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Welcome to our Catechist Certification Web Page Before Jesus left the earth, he gave us the Great Commission, “Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you and know I am with you until the end of time.” Matthew 28:19-20 Today you are answering that call by sharing the Love of Christ with the youth and adults of our vibrant faith community. THANK YOU!!! We appreciate your generous response to God by sharing your faith with others and we are committed to your ongoing spiritual and faith formation. Our diocese takes the challenge of forming our leadership seriously and we want to you to be well prepared for your ministry in the Church. Therefore, we ask that you make a commitment to your own faith formation and work toward Diocesan Certification. You probably have more training than you realize and we want to help you become certified. This link will take you to the Diocesan Levels of Certification. Don’t get overwhelmed, you may already have enough for certification, but if not… we will help you!!! STEP ONE: Here is the link for the detailed number of hours for each level of certification. Before going to this link, click on each of the Four Dimensions of Formation. Contact one of our Faith Formation Staff with any questions. FOUR DIMENSIONS OF FORMATION: Area A – Catechist as a Person of Faith – the Spirituality of the Catechist Area B – Understanding the Person Being Catechized, the Learner Area C – Context and Process of Catechesis - Method Area D – Message or Content of Catechesis Review the list of all the various training sessions offered in our St. Patrick and St. Anthony Catholic Community over the past nine years. These past opportunities are listed by year and define the number of hours offered if you participated. Check off all that applies to you and then consider other training you have had through your career or organizations; including conferences, days of enrichment or certifications of various types. Also any other Bible Study or Spiritual Training you have received. STEP THREE: The following link takes you to the necessary form that is to be filled out with the specifics of your training. It is easy to use and can be printed off and turned into our Faith Formation Staff or email to Pam Hill at familycenter@stpatsgh.org CATECHIST CERTIFICATION APPLICATION Form · Until June 30, 2009, you may go back 10 years to account for your training hours!!! Beginning July 1, 2009, you may go back five years. · Each catechist must be certified to the provisional level and working toward diocesan certification. We will help you!!!
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