RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ST. MARY'S
Crescent parish to try summer faith formation
This summer, St. Mary's parish in Crescent will offer an alternative to traditional faith formation classes.
FAITH FORMATION
BAMOFF educates catechetical leaders
Becoming a Minister of Faith Formation, or BAMOFF, is an annual series offered by the Albany Diocese to train Catholics in becoming parish directors of faith formation, and to enhance the vocation of those already in that ministry.
IHM, WATERVLIET
Faith formation students write their own prayers
For the second time, students in the faith formation program at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Watervliet have penned their own prayers, assembled into a book that parishioners could read during a coffee hour after Mass that was hosted by faith formation classes.
REFLECTION
The Catholic schools in my life
I entered kindergarten at St. Joseph's School in Amsterdam. Years later, when the carpet was pulled up to replace the worn one, there was the linoleum that my small feet had walked upon, printed with the letters of the alphabet and a rooster weathervane.
SEPT. 17 EVENT
Diocesan youth rally targets middle-schoolers
Middle school is when young Catholics start to figure out faith for themselves. An upcoming youth rally specifically for sixth- through eighth-graders will be an opportunity to do that, in the context of high-energy music, breakout sessions on unusual topics and even a giant outdoor Jenga game.
CATECHETICAL SUNDAY
Training athletes and forming faithnot so different for catechist-coach
Ellen Kueterman is the new pastoral associate for kindergarten through fifth-grade faith formation at St. Vincent de Paul parish in Albany. When she learned in July that she got the job, Mrs. Kueterman left Siena after 12 years of coaching water polo and serving as life skills coordinator for all …
PERSPECTIVE
Catechist formation builds up people of God
The Albany Diocese has had a rich tradition of training and supporting its catechetical ministers -- the men and women teaching the faith at parishes and schools -- since the 1970s.
PARISH BUILDING
Teen artist's mural brightens St. Edward's faith formation space
When the faith formation staff at St. Edward's parish in Clifton Park wanted to "jazz up" their hallway, students knew just the right artist to recommend.
SPECIAL SECTION
Catechetical Sunday
Two local catechists talk about teaching the faith; the Diocese sponsors a support group for catechists who work with children with disabilities; and a columnist reflects on the connection between forgiveness and faith formation.
PETER COTTONTAIL COMES TO CORINTH
AN EASTER EGG HUNT at Holy Mother and Child parish in Corinth/Lake Luzerne last weekend was sponsored by the ninth- and 10th-grade faith formation classes.
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