Faith Formation

WELCOME TO OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION, SHEILA MURPHY!

Please stop by the Faith Formation Office and meet her if you can!

FAITH FORMATION SESSIONS for children in Grades Preschool through 8 begin September 26, 2010. All families with children in the program last year will be receiving information and registration forms in the mail the first week of August. If your children were not enrolled last year and you plan to enroll them this year, or if you do not receive a mailing by August 15, please call Diane at the Faith Formation Office, 616-243-8998 x218.

WE ARE SO BLESSED BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL CATECHISTS!

High School young people are such a huge asset to our Middle School and Elementary Faith Formation opportunities. It is our hope to make the experience as successful and fruitful as possible for ALL our young people. SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2010, 12:00-3:00 PM St Stephen Catechetical Leadership Training Institute - Open to and required for any and all high school youth interested in being a catechist or aide. Details to follow. cami@ststephenparish.com

Faith Formation

FALL 2010 PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 8 FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION - All families with children currently enrolled in our Faith Formation Program will be receiving a mailing in August regarding registration for the 2010-2011 Faith Formation year. If you did not have children in the program during 2009-2010 and wish to enroll them, please call the FF Office at 616-243-8998 x218. Registration forms will be posted here the first week of August. Click here for tentative FF CALENDAR 2010-2011 (157 KB, PDF).

Catechist Page
NEW! Adult Formation Page

MIDDLE SCHOOL 2009-2010 CALENDAR (135 KB, PDF): Year-at-a-Glance, theme, topics and dates

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds: We have a special program for your children. It is called "Worship Center." It meets on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 10:45 at the same time our Faith Formation for Grades 1-5 meets. Click here for a brochure. (128 KB, PDF)

Summer Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

E-mail us:
Sheila Murphy, Director of Faith Formation
Cami Mann, Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Diane Harwood, Administrative Assistant

OUR MISSION
is to provide strong spiritual formation to all in our faith community
so that, like Christ, we will minister to each other,
evangelize, and be advocates for justice.

OUR VISION
According to and directed by Church teaching, we believe:
- Faith is our response to God’s self-revelation.
- Each person is called forth to use their unique gifts for the building up of the vibrant, dynamic life
of the community.
- When we empower people to embrace their gifts, they become agents of transformation:
individually, in their families, in the faith life of St Stephen, and in the wider world.

Accordingly, we will:
- Facilitate opportunities for parishioners in all ages and stations of life to recognize and name
how and where God is working in their lives.
- Provide opportunities for parishioners to embrace their gifts and use them at the service of the community.

You will:
- with open minds, hearts and hands, experience the wonders of God and set the world around you ablaze.