Faith Formation

 

“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgment, and self-mastery — the preconditions of all true freedom… Parents have a grave responsibility to give good example to their children. By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them.” ( Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2223; cfr. pp. 530-543 )

SACRED HEART PARISH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION AND FORMATION IN OUR CATHOLIC FAITH BY:

 

  • Weekly and daily celebrations of the Eucharist.
  • Regular availability for individual and communal celebration of the sacraments.
  • Sacramental preparation of parents and children for First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation.
  • Providing a Catholic education at Sacred Heart Catholic School (for grades PS-8) with a competent faculty and staff.
  • Religious Education sessions (Sundays or Wednesdays) for the Catholic faith formation of all children and youth of the parish.
  • Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) weekly gatherings and activities.
  • Annual Inquiry classes and the Rite of the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) study and process.
  • Outreach ministry to our sick and homebound, including parishioners who are hospitalized or living in care facilities.
  • Death, dying, and grieving ministry. 
  • Funeral luncheon ministry.
  • Opportunities for education and formation in a large variety of ordinary and extraordinary lay ministries.
  • Hundreds of dedicated lay volunteers.
  • Opportunities for social justice ministry and parish community outreach.
  • Annual parish garden with all produce going to benefit the Miles City Food Bank.
  • Availability of pastoral team, parish business office, and support staff.
  • Parish pastoral and finance councils.
  • Sacred Heart Catholic School Parent Advisory Board.
  • Participation of the Knights of Columbus and the Council of Catholic Women (as a whole or by individual circles) in many parish activities and functions.
  • Prayer chain.
  • Weekly Sunday bulletin and a quarterly newsletter, "The Heart Beat."
  • Parish Resource Library with many Catholic publications, audio CDs, and videos available.
  • Annual Parish Mission.
  • Individual & small group prayer and devotion opportunities. 

 

Please consult your weekly bulletin for detailed information about current education and formation opportunities;  Or you may contact the parish business office at 234-1691.