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Faith Formation
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At Our Lady of Fatima, everyone gathers once
a month to learn and grow together in faith,
and to serve others as disciples of Jesus.
We call our faith formation GIFT - Growing In
Faith Together. It is based on the
Generations of Faith three-fold model;
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GIFT is INTERGENERATIONAL. All ages, from
3-103, gather in community to share faith,
learn from each other, teach each other and
Grow In Faith Together. This is accomplished
in a variety of ways, through music and
song, scripture and prayer, rituals, skits,
audio-visual presentations, small group
sharing, guest speakers, hands-on activities
and much more!
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GIFT is EVENT CENTERED. The curriculum is
the Church. It comes from Scripture,
Liturgy, Prayer, Tradition, Church
Teachings, Feasts and Seasons. Following a
6-year spiral that includes: Sacraments,
Church Year, Prayer, Morality, Justice &
Service, and Creed, we are immersed in our
faith and the life of the Church.
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GIFT is LIFE-LONG. As human beings, we
continue to learn throughout our lives.
Forming our Faith is no exception. At each
stage in our life, we understand and
experience things in different ways. This is
also true of the way we understand and
experience our faith. The church year is
cyclical, but no two experiences in the life
of the church are ever the same, because we
are constantly growing and changing.
OLF is part of a mentor team for the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Albany that plays an
integral role in training new parishes to
implement the Generations of Faith model in
their own parishes through a series of workshops
and auxiliary support. We have worked with
parishes from around New York State and
throughout the country.
We hope you can join us, and spread the
word-as we all continue Growing In Faith
Together.
Schedule Of Sessions /
Last Gift Session /
Archived Gift Sessions
Current GIFT
Theme
| GIFT Team
Members |
| Angela
Caraher |
875-6577 |
| Ed
Biittig |
868-9300 |
| Sandy
Breitenstein |
895-2548
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| Carol
Caban |
895-2622 |
| Jeanette
Coppolo |
895-2135 |
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Laura
Countryman |
895-2313 |
| Josephine
Errichetto |
864-5597 |
| Sharon
Hoffman |
895-2431
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| Helene
Langan |
295-7304
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| Ethel
O’Brien |
895-2912
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| Jody
Orlando |
875-6462
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| Lynn
O’Rourke |
895-2788 |
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