Faith Formation Office Hours

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Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am -  noon
Sundays: 8:00 am - 11:00 am (during the school year)

We are located in the parish library area - downstairs, between the restrooms and the social hall.

Faith Formation Staff

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Theresa Paul, Director
Sue McNamara, Secretary
Hally Rohla, Youth Ministry Coordinator

Phone:  509-332-4402
Fax: 509-332-5312
 

Faith Formation Board

Parish Faith Formation serves preschool through adults. Board members provide oversight and support to the Faith Formation staff for curriculum, hiring, adult education topics, and the parish library. Individuals will be chosen to form a diverse group representing all parish members.

Faith Formation Board Meeting
June 4, 2019
 
Present: Jon Parrish, Jane Hommel, Linda Heidenreich, Bunny Lawhead, Laura Lavine, Dan Jinguji, Tammy Barry, Linea Johnson, Dave Schneider, Theresa Paul, Mary Johnson, Fr. Steve and Hally Rohla.
 
Linea led the opening prayer
 
Youth Report: Youth group is starting the end of the year wrap up. The mission trip is fully funded, and the team is in the final stages of getting ready. They will attend the 4:30 Mass on Saturday, June 22, to receive a blessing. They leave early the following morning. There is a welcome home event Sunday, June 30, after the 11 am Mass. Ice cream sundaes will be served and the team will give a presentation about their experience.
The end of the year BBQ is June 16 at 6 pm. There will be food and games.
The last event of the summer is Steubenville Northwest, in Spokane, at the end of July. Eight high schoolers are going this year.
 
Faith Formation: Fr. Steve led the second “Disciples in Dialogue” Thursday night and it seems to be going well. The VBS committee continues to meet and plan for the week long camp.
Welcome to new members Bonita Lawhead, Wendy McCann, and David Schneider! Everyone is very glad to have you on the board and hope you enjoy your time here. Lots of help is need for all levels of Faith Formation at Sacred Heart and we all value your input.
Appreciation was shown to the outgoing members, Laura and Diane. Thank you for serving. The board hopes that you enjoyed your time serving and that you will consider coming back after a few years!
 
Coffee & Donuts: For the past few years we haven’t offered coffee and donuts in the summer, but we will try to continue this year. The hope is to help make newcomers feel more welcome and help them get involved sooner. Jane and Dan are taking care of the bulk of this. But we need people to play host each weekend to welcome newcomers and be a friendly face. It can be a fun family event. It is a great way for the kids to be involved and they enjoy helping. Jane will pick up the donuts and assist with set up - Dan will oversee the clean-up. Both will help teach newbies the ropes.
 
Lentil festival: We will have a booth August 16. Last year the most frequently asked questions were about religious ed. They had some forms but didn’t have much else to offer to families with questions. They connected with a few families who didn’t even know where the church was. It would be great to have people who can help with questions and help invite newcomers. Having a card or something with schedules and info would be good. 
 
Sacrament Class Feedback: Theresa asked the parents what they thought of the sacrament experience, the books, the Mass, the retreat, etc. The comments from parents varied. The board members had a lengthy dialogue about it.
Theresa was recently at a conference and picked up a book about the Pope’s recent synod. It talks about the big issue in our world right now. Which is that we do pretty well with kids, and with parents getting ready to have their children baptized, but struggle with young adults. Disciples in Dialogue and Theology on tap were started to try to help with this issue. The board was asked to think about ways to make events such as these more accessible to adults, especially those with kids.
A young adult group is growing out of Theology on Tap. Hally is trying to get the group going so it doesn’t fizzle out when she leaves. She is hoping someone will step up and take over the text list and organization
 
Next Meeting is September 3 at 7 pm   Diane closed with prayer

June 2019 Board minutes
May 2019 Board minutes
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January 2019 Board minutes
December 2018 Board minutes
November 2018 Board minutes
October 2018 Board minutes
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June 2018 Board minutes
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February 2018 Board minutes
January 2018 Board minutes
December 2017 Board minutes
November 2017 Board minutes
October 2017 Board minutes
September 2017 Board minutes
June 2017  Board minutes

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Penny Zimmerman - President, 509-330-0736
Tammy Barry
Linda Heidenreich
Jane Hommel
Dan Jinguji
Mary Johnson
Bonita Lawhead
Wendy McCann
Jon Parrish
Dave Schneider

Faith Formation Catechist Application

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