5 Main Principles of Intergenerational Learning
Whole Community Catechesis as St. Anne’s continues to Journey in Faith
- Conversion precedes catechesis.
- Intellectual understanding of faith comes after developing a relationship with Jesus
- Then prayer and doctrine have a deeper meaning
- Vibrant celebrated liturgies gives opportunity for people to share faith
- Balance between information and formation supports ongoing process of conversion
- Faith sharing among all ages is at the heart of the catechetical process.
- Special attention in providing opportunities in developing skills needed in faith sharing with the awareness that it is intergenerational.
- WCC seeks to encourage faith sharing – central role in building faith
- Faith is lived outside of the parish buildings.
- Offer support and assistance to diverse households
- Embraces all households
- Seeks to enrich the catechesis that occurs naturally
- Provides resources that help people integrate faith and life
- How we gather supports catechesis.
- Pay attention to who we gather with and different way in which we gather
- Both are incredible moments of catechesis
- Workshops, catechetical assemblies, grade-level classroom-even in our households or celebrations at home are central to who we are as Catholics
- Ways we gather provide an environment for exploring faith together.
- The whole community catechizes and is catechized by engaging in service.
- Outreach, service and commitment to justice are all forms of catechesis which the whole community provides
- Infusing service, programs and gatherings provide opportunities for a vision for the social ministry of the church
- We can better catechize and evangel others as well as ourselves.
