General Faith Formation
Parish Family Faith Formation
2024-2025 includes opportunities for adults, teens, and children.
All parishioners are encouraged to participate.
You can click on the following links to check out information regarding
Adult Faith Formation
Children's Faith Formation
Youth Ministry
Our Approach
Faith formation at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish offers opportunities for children to complement what they are learning about the Catholic Faith from their parents who are the primary educators of their children. The lessons offered through the Parish Faith Formation Program supplement the family's ongoing efforts to introduce the children to the Good News of what God has done for them in Jesus Christ and how they are called to be formed as his disciples, eventually to be sent as missionaries to share this message with others.
The following list includes some of the core habits for disciples of all ages to develop. They serve as the focus of our efforts at coaching our young parishioners to grow as disciples of Jesus. Notice how the first four are habits primarily developed at home, in the Domestic Church. The final habit is what we can focus on during our Sunday morning faith formation sessions in an effort to help develop some vocabulary and concepts to better understand and articulate the relationship with Jesus at the root of the first four habits:
- Prayer: Develop the habit of daily personal and family conversation with God.
- Mass: Develop the habit of actively participating in weekly Sunday Liturgy.
- Bible: Develop the habit of reading (or listening to) Bible stories.
- Love: Develop the habit of being generous in your love for God and neighbor.
- Study: Develop the habit of learning more about what God has done for us and how we are called to respond.
Financial assistance is available. Please contact denice@stthomascamas.org to discuss options if these fees represent a financial hardship.
