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Ideas that emerged from statements
such as:
- In what ways might we better understand our faith?
- In what ways might we become better Christian faith people?
- "Cradle" Catholics update faith
- Everyone needs to update their faith education - continue to take instruction
- Have adult Catechism classes
- More Bible studies
- Offer or/and attend adult refresher courses
- Be grounded in faith
- Scripture study classes
- Need K-12 Christian Ethics education
- Spiritual training for lay people
- Lay people trained to preside at funerals
- Need a better understanding of divorce and how divorced are treated. Need clarity on Church teaching
- Teach the New Catechism
- CCCB mandate the legitimate instruction and restoration to the proper order of sacramental preparation
- Put catechetics back into schools
- Train more people for lay formation
- Have both an adult and children's education program
- Educational guidelines provided that we all understand
- Homilies will educate us - need some education every Sunday
- Correspondence education re Catholic faith
- Priest gives an explanation of the parts of the Mass
- Catechism classes extended to High Schools
- Have copies of the New Testament in our parish church
- Reintroduce Catholic preschool classes
- Have a question period at Mass
- Have a question box - the priest answers the questions during Mass
- Have lessons, information on annulments
- Decentralization of training
- Study what other countries do
- Need to be educated re needs of the parish community
- Social Justices issues - we all need to know more. Need to be educated. Enhance awareness. Remember Jesus said the poor will be with us always.
- Some sacraments should be given later in life. Example: Confirmation
- Find a balance between proper observance of our church rules and rigidity
- Consistent rules throughout the Archdiocese
- We need to research successes in other denominations
- Invite clergy from other denominations to speak at our liturgies
- Schools be more involved in the recruitment of priests
- Consistency of baptism requirements
- Carry Biblical quotations - pass them out
- Promote separate schools
- Emphasize the commandments
- Take direction from Rome
- Do not compromise our faith principles
- Maintain the basic doctrines of the Church
- Accept change - pre Vatican II was easier - set rules of yes and no answers. We will move on.
- Summer Bible Camp for children
- Give support to Friends of Catholic Schools
- Search Weekends
- Advertise (Christian advertising)
- Free the people to think, understand the church is the "People of God."
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