There will be a Family Faith Formation Information Session Classes at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 21 at St. Mary Church basement. The first Family Faith Formation session for grades 1-8 is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Our parishes have already experienced a number of changes in preparation for forming St. Joseph the Worker parish, and that process is ongoing. For the last two years our Family Faith Formation program has been alternating their monthly meetings between St. Mary’s in Bloomington and St. Charles in Cassville. For reasons of schedules, geography, and the consolidation of some of their sports teams, for the coming year we plan on a Shared Program for Andrew-Thomas and St. Charles, alternating meetings between Potosi-Tennyson and Cassville, while monthly meetings will continue to take place at St. Mary’s for families in the River Ridge School District.
We will also be introducing a new curriculum for Faith Formation. While any change takes some getting used to, I think it will soon make it easier for our families at home to carry out lessons. As big of a change as this is we know there will be lots of questions and concerns.