As part of the pastoral plan, the John Paul II Centre of Adult Education and Faith Formation is implementing the Growing Faith Project.  This is a resource developed by Bill Huebsch.  It is a systematic and comprehensive resource consisting of 48 leaflets on various topics drawn from theCatechism of the Catholic Church.

This resource can be used:

• in households
• at the parish
• in small communities
• with youth and young adults
• as part of the RCIA process
• in nursing homes
• with parents of school age children
• at parish meetings
• in groups or individually

Format

The format is flexible and can be used in a variety of ways:

• 6 modules of 8 leaflets each (outlined in the facilitator guide)
• mini-courses – choose from the website or design your own by choosing any number of leaflets from among the 48
• a 3-year plan (16 leaflets per year) for use within the Liturgical Year (available at www.pastoralplanning.com)
• choosing 1 or more topics of interest

Components

Facilitator Guide – includes DVD of PowerPoint presentations

 48 leaflets – can be ordered as a set of 48, as mini-courses, or as 10-packs of individual themes

Desires of the Heart: Prayers for Growing Faith

Audio MP3 version of the 48 leaflets

Helpful books:

• Huebsch, Bill,Whole Community Catechesis in plain english
• Huebsch, Bill,Handbook for Success in Whole Community Catechesis

Check prices and order materials at www.pastoralplanning.com.

Study Guides

An alternative format to the one used in the Facilitator Guide is available online.

Click here for study guides to each of the 49leaflets.                                                                                                  

Materials Exchange

If you have extra materials that another parish would be able to use, email bthiele@archregina.sk.ca with the following information:

• the number and title of the leaflet, eg. #1 – The Inborn Hunger for God, and the number of copies available
• the title of books or guides and the number of copies available
• the asking price
• contact information

Available materials will be posted.  Please send notice when materials are no longer available.

Growing Faith Project Related Websites

• www.pastoralplanning.com
  • includes ordering of materials
    • on the directory on the right hand side of the homepage, click on “The Centre for Lifelong Faith Formation”
    • click on “Growing Faith – youth and adult formation”
      or
    • at the bottom of the homepage, under “About this site,” click on “Growing Faith”

• www.harcourtreligion.com
  • includes ordering of materials
  • on the homepage, click on “Adult”
  • click on “Growing Faith Project” or “Preview” to explore the resources

to order, click on “Growing Faith Project” and then on “Online Catalog” in the upper right-hand corner