Family Faith Sacramental Programmes for Parishes The aim of these parish programmes is to encourage families to grow as Practising Catholics at home, in the parish, in society.
The programmes have been developed over a number of years by bringing together:
the Church’s Teaching; International Research on Parent/Child Interaction; practical parish sessions.
Each session is designed to support the growth of positive responses to faith, through day-to-day conversation and example. They are lighthearted and non-threatening - while using serious, world-wide research on how adults learn best.
The programmes are based on
a Gospel method of communication. Jesus often caused people to do something slightly unusual; filling waterpots at a wedding - or fishing, successfully, at the wrong time of day
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and made that action the channel of his message. Taking the Lord’s example, these sessions communicate through small easy activities which cause parents to ‘launch out into the deep’ and consider new possibilities.
Like Peter’s fishing, it works! 1