RELIGIOUS FORMATION (Children) 

    St. Raphael offers an excellent Religious Education Program with classes and experiences for all children of the parish from 3 years of age through High School. 

    The Religious Formation focus is:  learning, loving, and living as Jesus showed us.  It is our mission to assist families through these critical formation years.  Sacramental years are special, but it is vitally important for young people to have opportunities to learn and understand their Faith on deeper levels as they mature.  It is essential to have a group of peers, with whom they feel safe and comfortable discussing their questions and beliefs. 

    The Catechist helps lead them to Jesus and become closer to Him by presenting approved lessons, guiding discussion, facilitating prayer, and furnishing Catholic answers.   We help you teach your young people to follow Jesus through prayer, Sacred Scripture, Catholic Tradition, faith sharing, music, and modeling "Jesus Way".  Our young people need to hear what Jesus teaches from as many sources as possible. 

    The text book series currently in use, for the elementary grades, is Faith First, approved by the Archdiocese of Detroit, in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church, published by Resources for Christian Living (RCL). 

The four areas of Doctrine, Scripture, Catholic tradition, Saints, and Liturgical Seasons are thoroughly covered.  We catechize following the directives of the National Directory for Catechesis and the General Directory for Catechesis.

    There is a year round Christian Service Program in place to allow and encourage children and their families to plan to offer “helping hands” to those in need whenever they are able. 

Grades K-8 meet on Monday evenings from 6:00 until 7:15 p.m.

Vacation Bible School yearly, during the last full week of June.
 

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