Catechism

As Dr. Packer once put it, “Catechesis teaches truth to live by, and the way to live by it.” This year the catechism team worked hard to teach both adults and youth exactly that. Our group of 30 adults met on Zoom as they finished learning about Anglican distinctives and the ten commandments, marking the end of a three year cycle. This curriculum will be condensed to form the backbone of our ongoing annual course. We are thankful to the lay catechists that aided in this work, and that it was received with joy despite being delivered online. In the fall, a new team was formed to write and run a youth confirmation course. 15-20 youth have gathered weekly to learn the basics of the Christian faith and life in preparation for either baptism or confirmation. This curriculum is biblicallybased, and draws from our catechism as well. We look forward to the fruit of this fantastic time of formation and learning in their spring confirmation. It’s been fantastic to recognize that there is a real hunger in our congregation for systematic and sustained teaching in Christian doctrine, prayer, and life. Not only do people grow in catechism, they actually deeply enjoy it! Our team has worked hard to make our curriculum both robust and engaging, a source of deep formation and real fellowship. We look forward to making catechism more accessible to both newcomers and long-term members in a renewed annual cycle of teaching.

BEN ROBERTS