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Center for Catholic Education and Formation
Saint Thomas Seminary

New England Catholic Biblical School

Diaconate Candidacy

Adult Faith Formation

Adult Faith Formation and Spiritual Enrichment

“Formation in our beautiful Catholic faith cannot be rushed. It is a process through which an individual develops a relationship with Jesus Christ and this requires experience, knowledge and understanding.

It is this process that nurtures the faith, allowing it to grow and take root, a strong hold that grips the head, heart and soul for a lifetime.”

            OCIA

            Adult Confirmation

            Something here that is for adult continuing faith education (bible studies retreats, study groups, etc)

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Adult Faith Formation

Below you will find information regarding some of the many excellent programs and resources available to assist adults in growing in their knowledge and practice of the faith.  Please do not hesitate to contact our team for more information.

ACTS Retreats

An ACTS Retreat is a parish-based event which offers parishioners an opportunity to experience the love of Jesus Christ. This in turn fosters a desire for intentional discipleship. ACTS Retreats are given by parishioners for parishioners, and serve to build Christian community at a parish.

The ACTS Retreat begins Thursday evening and ends with Sunday Mass in the parish. While utilizing prayer, service, and teaching, the ACTS Retreat meets people where they are in their spiritual journey and invites them to experience God in a manner that is both personal and communal. ACTS stands for “Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service.”

Alpha

Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the basics of the Christian faith, typically over the course of eleven weeks. Each session is designed to create informal and honest conversation around questions people have about Christian faith.  The format is very adaptable, but the three core elements are a meal, a talk or video presentation, and small group discussion.

Ascension Press

Ascension Press provides resources and study programs to facilitate small group discipleship. Program offerings include Bible studies, Church history, prayer, marriage enrichment, baptismal preparation, divorce support, and more for those in middle school through adults.  Many resources are also available in Spanish.

 

 

Called & Gifted

Called & Gifted is a workshop which typically takes place in a parish over the course of one evening and the following full day.  The workshop is actually only the first step in a three-step discernment process.  The second step is a gifts discernment interview and the third step is a small group discernment process, a period of testing and evaluating one’s charisms and learning how best to use them in one’s life.  This process has been designed to help Christians discern the presence of charisms, particular gifts of strengths given by God, in their lives.