Guided by the Holy Spirit and nourished by the Eucharist, the mission of St. Dismas Parish is to build a welcoming community of faith, hope and love, giving service to one another in the name of Jesus Christ, enabling our members and the surrounding community to grow in their relationships with God and one another.”

Our parish response to the mission statement is experienced through Catechesis. The process supports the parish mission statement by emphasizing the personal and community faith life within parish ministry and personal experiences. Catechesis is the process of sharing the Gospel, as the Christian community has received it, understands it, celebrates it, lives it and communicates it in many ways. The whole parish is invited to make disciples, to help people to believe that Jesus is the Son of God...and to educate and instruct in this life and build up the Body of Christ.

St. Dismas catechesis is relational. We influence each other...formative, community centered, developmental, culturally diverse, evangelical, prayer centered, with mentor relationships.

PURPOSE:

Catechesis is a process to guide our parishioners to a deeper knowledge and love of Christ and the Church and to a firm commitment to follow Jesus. The process offers experiences to...

Promote knowledge of the Faith

Promote meaningful participation in Liturgy (Mass) and in the Sacraments

Form moral life into a daily life style

Grow and improve our prayer life

Promote a more active participation in the mission of the Parish

Promote a missionary spirit to mirror Christ in our life experiences.