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Parish Catechist Application

Our parish is in need of enthusiastic volunteers to serve as catechists and help pass on the Faith to our children and families.

What is a parish catechist and what do they do?
- A catechist is a teacher, guide, and witness to the Faith.
- A catechist transmits the Faith by word and deed.
- A parish catechist supports and assists parents as the primary catechists of their children in the Faith.
- A catechist leads prospective disciples to Jesus so they may encounter our Lord and have a relationship with Him.
- A catechist is an agent of salvation.
- A catechist assists the diocesan bishop in carrying on the mission of the apostles given to them by Jesus Christ:
"The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Matthew 28: 16-20

Is God calling you to this important ministry?
Think about it, pray about it, and please reach out with any questions.
We need good people. We need you.

Expectations of Parish Catechists:
1. Catechists must be living their faith and willing to share their faith with others.
2. Catechists need to complete the safe environment requirements prior to volunteering.
3. Catechists are required to sign the Cardinal's Clause.
4. Catechists must prepare a lesson plan for each session they are teaching.
5. Catechists need to participate in ongoing formation through Franciscan At Home.
6. Catechists shall utilize our parish communciation system, Flocknote, to communicate with families.

"Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses."
Pope Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, no. 41

If you are ready to volunteer, please complete the application below.
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- APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
  
  When answering these questions, be yourself. There are no right or wrong answers. These questions are simply vehicles for us to learn who you are.
  
  Rest assured that all information will be held in strict confidence.
- First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Current Address REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- City REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  State REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
  
  Zip REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a zip code.
- Phone Number REQUIRED Maximum 20 characters Please fill out this field. Please enter a phone number.
- Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
- Date of Birth REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.
- Gender REQUIRED Male Female Please fill out this field.
- EDUCATION (please check all that apply) REQUIRED Presently, I am in college I graduated from college I graduated from high school Please fill out this field.
- EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Work related trades or talents (e.g. construction, public speaking, etc.): REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- DIOCESAN AND PARISH INVOLVEMENT: Name of parish you attend, as well as any parishes where you have worked/volunteered. REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- I have: taught or assisted in a faith formation program assisted in youth ministry in my post high school years assisted as a Eucharistic minister, altar server, lector, and/or choir member served in a parish or diocese in other capacties
- How often do you attend Mass? REQUIRED Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely Never Please fill out this field.
- AVAILABILITY
- Are there any commitments that might prohibit you from being available on Sundays? Please list the dates and times of these commitments: REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How would you feel if, after having completed the application form, interview, and/or training for a catechist you were not selected? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- WHAT ARE YOUR TALENTS? Please check all that apply. REQUIRED Environment Food Ministry Retreat/Prayer Ministry Resource Coordinator Web Development Publicity AV/Tech Other Please fill out this field.
- PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL HISTORY
- Write a brief testimony about how you came into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Include the sacraments that you have received: REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- What spiritual gifts do you feel you have and how would you like to use them to serve the faith formation ministry? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- Are there any special issues or concerns happening in your life right now that would have an impact on your commitment and involvement in the faith formation ministry (e.g., relationships, other commitments, etc.)?
- CATHOLIC / SPIRITUAL FORMATION Please check all that apply to you. REQUIRED I am baptized I was confirmed in the Catholic Church For the past 12 months, I have met my obligation of attending Sunday liturgy and Holy Days of obligation. I am a convert to Catholicism I attended a Catholic grade school I attended a Catholic high school I attended a Catholic college/university I attended religious education classes I participated in Catholic youth ministry I have participated in bible studies, religious education classes, and/or Christian fellowship groups, etc., since I have been out of high school Please fill out this field.
- KEY CHURCH TEACHINGS
  Please check whether you accept or do not accept each of the following teachings of the Catholic Church:
  
  (For a brief description of each teaching, hover over the question mark in each section)
- A. Do you accept the Church's teaching on the Holy Eucharist? REQUIRED
  The Holy Eucharist is the real Presence (Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity) of Jesus Christ and that when one receives Holy Communion, Jesus comes into the heart to dwell.
  Yes, I accept this teaching No, I do not accept this teaching Please fill out this field.
- B. Do you accept the Church’s teaching on contraception? REQUIRED
  God designed conjugal love between a husband and wife to be a beautiful, selfless, total giving of one to the other, and is open to the transmission of life. Since acts of contraception are not selfless, not a total giving of one to the other and are not open to the transmission of life, contraception, which actually means “against conception” is inherently wrong.
  Yes, I accept this teaching No, I do not accept this teaching Please fill out this field.
- C. Do you accept the Church’s teaching on the sanctity of life? REQUIRED
  All life is sacred and each life from the moment of conception has a right to life, therefore abortion, or any other method of barring a new life from implanting in its mother’s womb or terminating a pregnancy is inherently wrong.
  Yes, I accept this teaching No, I do not accept this teaching Please fill out this field.
- D. Do you accept the Church’s teaching on papal infallibility? REQUIRED
  The Pope holds the keys of Saint Peter and Christ endowed the Church’s shepherds with the charism of infallibility in matters of faith and morals. When the Church through its supreme Magisterium proposes a doctrine “for belief as being divinely revealed, and as the teaching of Christ, the doctrine must be adhered to with the obedience of faith.
  Yes, I accept this teaching No, I do not accept this teaching Please fill out this field.
- E. Do you accept the Church’s teaching on pre-marital sex? REQUIRED
  God has exclusively given the gift of intercourse to a man and woman who have pledged their lives to one another in marriage as a way of fully giving oneself to the other, being fully open to the transmission of life should God so choose to bestow this blessing
  Yes, I accept this teaching No, I do not accept this teaching Please fill out this field.
- F. Do you accept the Church’s teaching on the Immaculate Conception? REQUIRED
  The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.
  Yes, I accept this teaching No, I do not accept this teaching Please fill out this field.
- Please use the space below to write any additional thoughts you would like to share.
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