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Faith Formation is an ongoing experience for all ages, and here at St. John Neumann, we have a program for you!  See how you can get engaged in the beauty of the Catholic Faith.  Our Faith has a rich Tradition just waiting to beheld!  All are welcome to come and embrace the Loving Embrace of God!

Be sure to check out all of our programs! Click on the any of these programs to learn more!

• Children's Religious Education ~ Sundays between 8am & 10am Masses: 8:50-9:50am (bi-weekly) Children's program for children in Kindergarten to Grade 5. 
• EDGE-Middle School (Gr 6-8) Program ~ Sunday afternoons 4:30 - 6pm (twice a month) A dynamic program made and tailored just for Middle School youth. We currently use one of the diocesan mandated Religious Education publishers, Sophia Press, or EDGE to keep it engaging so students don’t see it as just sitting in another class. With Sophia Press' Spirit of Truth series, the students have wonderful workbooks packed with awesome information to share with the family.
• LIFE TEEN - High School Program ~  Sunday nights 7:00 - 8:30pm (twice a month) Life Teen is a dynamic program made and tailored just for high school youth. Life Nights are the primary time each week where social activities, current issues, or catechesis will be given in an engaging and relevant way. They are also times of fellowship and community. Beyond Life Nights, this dynamic program will also be participating in outings, service opportunities and more! All of our events are open to everyone in grades 9-12! 
• Adult Faith Formation  ~ Wednesdays 10:30am or 6:30pm for shorter studies; Tuesdays 6pm or Fridays 10:30am for long study (weekly) Ongoing Faith Formation, where we explore and examine the Bible & our Faith, and allow it to come alive!
• Faith Sharing ~ We have men's faith sharing group, which gives us the opportunity to learn more about our own personal walk with our Lord 8:30-10am on Saturday mornings. Come join us.   
• Sacramental Preparation ~ Whether you are an infant, a child, teen or an adult, we have a number of programs to help prepare you for the Sacraments.
• Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) ~ For those who want to learn more about the Catholic Faith, and about possibly becoming a Catholic. Classes are  TBD

THE WORK OF CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION 
Created in the image and likeness of God, the human heart has written upon it a binding law to love good and to avoid evil. Conscience is the inner voice, a moral sense, which urges us to do just this. It is the judgment of reason whereby we discern/identify what is good, what is evil, what is enjoined, and what is to be avoided. Since sin clouds the discernment of conscience, conscience needs a guide: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and TEACHING them to obey everything I have commanded you" (Mt 28:19-20).

The purpose of CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION is to nourish and develop the life of grace received in Baptism. Without it, there can be little fear of the malice or baseness of sin, let alone any resolve to avoid or renounce it. As St Paul writes: "Do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord" (Eph 5:17). The book of Proverbs (4:7, 13) says: "The beginning of wisdom is to seek it ... Whatever else you do, get understanding. Hold fast to INSTRUCTION, never let it go; keep it, for it is your life." "The greatest kindness one can render to a man," says St Thomas Aquinas, "consists in leading him from error to truth." We are endowed with intelligence that we may learn truth, and free will that we may either accept or reject it. Freedom to choose good is the image of God in man. Baptism provides the grace, CATECHETICAL INSTRUCTION helps guide our way.