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GIFT
(Growing In Faith Together)
To continue a discussion from a GIFT session or to ask a question, please go to our blog: Continuing the Conversation
Each month, in the second week of the month, GIFT sessions are held for all parishioners in the parish. The meal, topic and individual breakout sessions are addressed to specific needs. Scripture is incorporated in these topics and there are discussion as well as other opportunities for sharing our faith. Adults of all ages continue to deepen their relationship with Christ and His Church. GIFT is the primary formation program for children and adults alike! Children who attend public school and wish to receive sacraments for the first time are expected to participate in the GIFT program.
This year our overall theme is "Fulfillment in Christ". Registration is now taking place for Fall 2008. Sessions are offered one week per month, generally the second full week of the month. Participants choose to attend one day, either Sunday 12:15 - 3:15 pm (new time), Sunday 4-7 pm; Wednesday 6-9 pm (our high school friendly night); or Friday 6-9 pm.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please call the RE Office at 248-844-8662.
Catholic School Families Requesting Sacraments
GIFT Topics and Dates
GIFT Volunteer Form
GIFT vs. Traditional Religious Education
Registration Information
Registration for Fall 2008 is now
taking place. Sessions are offered one week per
month, generally the second full week of the month. Participants choose
to attend one day, either Sunday 12:15 - 3:15 pm (new time), Sunday 4-7 pm; Wednesday
6-9 pm (our high school friendly night); or Friday 6-9 pm. If you are
interested in registering for only one or two sessions of GIFT, please
complete a "Single
Event Registration Form", otherwise, complete the "Full
Year Registration Form".
GIFT Topics and Dates
GIFT Volunteer Form
First Eucharist/Reconciliation Registration Form
Confirmation Registration Form
Completed forms (with payment included) should be mailed to:
St. Mary of the Hills
Religious Education Office
2675 John R Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
If you have questions about our Religious Education program, please email our Director of Religious Education.
Free Tuition for Your Family!
Would you like to attend GIFT without cost to you? We are
happy to waive the material fees for anyone willing to make the
commitment to facilitate at least five breakout sessions of GIFT.
Of course you’d still have to pay for your meals if you’ll be eating
with us, and for children’s sacrament supplies… but this is a great way
of reducing expenses, helping your faith community and sharing your
faith! There are other benefits as well. Many facilitators
find this type of sharing to be very rewarding, both because they feel
they have performed a needed task, and because they learn and grow
in their faith at the same time. To find out more,
please email our
Director of Religious Education.
Catholic
School Families Requesting Sacraments
If
you have a child who will be celebrating a sacrament this year (First
Eucharist, First Reconciliation, Confirmation), you must complete a
Sacrament Registration Form. If your child is in 7th grade, you must
also complete a Sacrament Registration Form to register your child for
the first year of Confirmation Preparation.
First Eucharist/Reconciliation Registration Form
Confirmation Registration Form
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
ABOUT GIFT:
- The gift
program this year is the best information to enlighten me on Peace &
Justice and our role as Christians. I am 74 years old (soon 75 yr.) and
know that I learn more about my faith in theses sessions every time.
Our Children have long since been on their own but, I am confident that
they would have learned & retained more in the gift program than the
old CCD classes that they had back then. I can honestly say that
children and their parents today will benefit from the gift program and
grow in faith at any age. (JB)
- I am warming up to the family format. Obviously, I also required a renewal of my faith and a chance to engage constructively in my faith. The GIFT program is better than traditional student aged faith based religious ed. (Anonymous)
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