Last year we set out to respond to the needs of our busy families in faith formation and, in the process, answered the Archbishop’s call to make families the foundation for Christian Formation. #UnleashTheGospel We went from a weekly classroom experience for the children only, to a monthly family experience where the parents and the children are growing at the same time.
It was new, there were some wrinkles that had to be ironed out, but by the end of the year we were offering a phenomenal experience every month. For years, the trend had been a shrinking program. This year, we welcomed seven new families and over a dozen new children to our family faith formation program. Most of them came from neighboring parishes because they heard about it from one of our families. #Evangelization Despite a larger eighth grade class leaving us, we were able to grow our enrollment by five. As I write this, another family just signed up.
Exactly a year ago, we were hopeful, but still uncertain, that our bold stroke was the right one. Our families giving witnesses to peers is more than enough evidence that we absolutely hit the mark. In previous years, we did not often (or ever) experience families telling their friends, “You should come to St. Aidan, the experience is so much better.” Again, I am thankful to Fr. Kevin and the community for supporting our vision. St. Aidan pours its resources into formation of the next generation. Those dollars and volunteer hours have never been more wisely spent.
Paul Pyrkosz
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
It was new, there were some wrinkles that had to be ironed out, but by the end of the year we were offering a phenomenal experience every month. For years, the trend had been a shrinking program. This year, we welcomed seven new families and over a dozen new children to our family faith formation program. Most of them came from neighboring parishes because they heard about it from one of our families. #Evangelization Despite a larger eighth grade class leaving us, we were able to grow our enrollment by five. As I write this, another family just signed up.
Exactly a year ago, we were hopeful, but still uncertain, that our bold stroke was the right one. Our families giving witnesses to peers is more than enough evidence that we absolutely hit the mark. In previous years, we did not often (or ever) experience families telling their friends, “You should come to St. Aidan, the experience is so much better.” Again, I am thankful to Fr. Kevin and the community for supporting our vision. St. Aidan pours its resources into formation of the next generation. Those dollars and volunteer hours have never been more wisely spent.
Paul Pyrkosz
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
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