Adult Faith Formation
The following sacramental programs and adult
education opportunities are offered at St. Peter’s throughout the year
and we welcome you as participants.
Programs:
St. Peter's Church offers the Adult Faith Formation
programs
outlined below. Contact Carolyn Nolan, Coordinator of Adult
Faith
formation for additional information, 301-898-5111 x 14 or via E-Mail
at: cnolan@archbalt.org.
Coming Fall 2010:
MATTHEW: The King and His Kingdom
Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA):
We welcome your inquiries about the Roman
Catholic faith. RCIA is the ancient practice of the Church by which
non-baptized adults (catechumens), after proper instruction and
formation, are fully initiated into the Catholic Church through the
sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and eucharist. Adults previously
baptized in other Christian churches (candidates) are received into the
Catholic Church through the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.
Catechumens and candidates attend instructional sessions that are
conducted every Tuesday evening (7-9 pm) from September through April.
After proper periods of formation and discernment, adults are initiated
and received into the Church during the Easter Vigil. After Easter and
until September, we conduct monthly gatherings or Bereshet
Nights for interested guests to present their questions about
RCIA and the Catholic way of life. All are cordially invited to attend
these monthly informal gatherings!
Adult Faith Formation:
Opportunities are available
throughout the year for adults to enrich their faith journey. We focus
on contemporary issues to enhance the lives of Catholics living in the
U.S. in the following areas: spirituality and prayer, liturgy,
sacraments, medical ethics, church history, morality, parenting skills,
etc. Parishioners are encouraged to contact the adult education
coordinator to suggest topics of interest for future events.
Baptismal Preparation
for Parents:
As a community of faith, we celebrate the newest
arrival
to your family. Parents desiring to have their child(ren) under five
years of age baptized are required to attend a preparation class which
is conducted on the second Tuesday of each month from 7-9 pm in the
lower level of the parish office building. Parents with
children ages five and older desiring baptism should contact the
Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation.
Guidelines for selecting a godparent: You
need one Catholic godparent who celebrated Confirmation; is at least 16
years of age, and is practicing the faith (attending liturgy each week
and receiving the sacraments).
Celebrating the Baptism – Communal baptisms are held
on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 1 pm in the Church OR
you may celebrate baptism at any of the weekend liturgies. In either
case, call the parish office to register for preparation classes and to
select the date of the baptism.
Marriage Preparation
(Pre-Cana):
Congratulations on your engagement! Couples planning
to marry should contact the officiating minister at least six months
prior to the ceremony. Marriage preparation is required for all couples
and is conducted here at St. Peter’s four times a year: February,
April, September, and November. Sessions are conducted for 2.5 hours
each week for five weeks. Couples are required to participate in the Facilitating Open Couple
Communications, Understanding & Study Survey
(FOCCUS) which is administered on-line and available once you register
for the Pre-Cana Sessions. FOCCUS results are
discussed between the engaged couple and the officiating minister in
order to promote open conversation on various topics that envelop the
couple. Registration deadline is two weeks prior to the start of the
monthly Pre-Cana sessions. To pre-register online for
Pre-Cana, click here.
Adult Confirmation:
Adult Confirmation is celebrated by the Archdiocese
in May and November of each year. The bishop reserves the privilege of
confirming adults who have been catechized, but opted to defer their
confirmation. If you have completed your catechetical formation and
would like to be prepared to celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation,
please call the REC.
Marriage Enrichment
Program:
Once
a month marriage enrichment opportunities are available for engaged and
married couples to spend quality time building stronger communication
and marriage skills. This program begins in the fall and
concludes in the spring. See the on-line bulletin for current
details.
Annulments:
If you would like information
on the annulment process in the Archdiocese of Baltimore or are ready
to begin the application, contact Carolyn Nolan at 301-898-5111 x 14 or
by E-Mail: cnolan@archbalt.org.
All inquiries are
confidential.
Spiritual
Direction:
St. Peter's Parish is blessed to have a healthy
spiritual direction program. Enjoy a healthy journey to renewed
spiritual well-being with the help of our spiritual directors. To learn
more about our spiritual directors, click here.
