Saint Lawrence
Parish Community
Goffstown, NH
Faith Formation
“I am the Good Shepard, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me.
My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” (John 10)
Contact information: Deb Fatcheric,497-4093, stlawrence_religious_ed@myfairpoint.net
Faith Formation Mission Statement
The
Vatican II document, Declaration on Christian Education states that parents are
the first and foremost educators of their children, and that “their role as
educators is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their
failure in it.” Likewise, Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation on the
family, Familiaris Consortio, states that, “the right and duty of the parents
to give education is essential…irreplaceable and inalienable and therefore incapable
of being entirely delegated to others or usurped by others.”
In
acknowledging these truths, the St. Lawrence Faith Formation Program seeks to
assist and encourage parents in this venerable responsibility bestowed on them.
In particular, our primary goal is to provide a framework in the areas
concerning religious education that will specifically complement the Catholic
Christian formation that is already being taught and experienced in the home.
Our environment and curriculum is designed to support, enhance and develop the
spiritual, intellectualand moral education
already being fostered in the home and experienced in the Liturgy.
We
consider this opportunity to cooperate with and serve the families of the St.
Lawrence Parish community to be a joy and a privilege and pray that the Holy
Spirit will guide and protect us in this sublime endeavor.