Faith Formation
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A Lifelong JourneyEducation, Discernment & Conversion
Ignatian spirituality recognizes the unique relationship each of us has with our Creator and the importance of freeing ourselves to respond to our Creator in love and gratitude. Faith is not a subject to be mastered. Instead, it is a response to an encounter with God's love in the Person of Christ and in each other. At St. Ignatius, our faith formation programs highlight the freedom of the human person by making room for the dynamic and unpredictable nature of conversion within the personal experience of receiving and responding to faith.
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- Children's Faith Formation
- Young Adult Ministry
- Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
- Adult Faith Formation
- Racial Justice Initiative
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children's faith formationChildren's Faith Formation at St. Ignatius Parish is a 1st through 8th grade program that focuses on forming students to develop a personal relationship with God, an emerging sense of authentic self, and an orientation toward service with a heart for justice through Ignatian pedagogy in keeping with the Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus, namely, the call to accompany the young in the creation of a hope-filled future.
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young adultsAre you under 40 years old and interested in growing in faith and fellowship with others? Join St. Ignatius Parish’s Young Adult Group which meets for Mass, socials, and faith-filled conversations in person and on Zoom.
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RCIAThe Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a multi-month religious formation program for adults who wish to join the Catholic Church or become fully initiated, if they already are baptized Catholics.
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Adult faith formationAs a Jesuit, Catholic community, St. Ignatius Parish seeks to accompany our parishioners on a lifelong journey toward God. To this end, our Adult Faith Formation program has its roots in the Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus: namely, the call to show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and discernment. We do this by providing opportunities to grow in our faith by encountering the love of God in the Person of Christ and each other.
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Racial JusticeSt. Ignatius Parish is grappling intentionally with the realities of racism and racial unrest in our country, church, and parish. This racial reckoning stems from the murder of George Floyd by police office Derek Chauvin on May 25th, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Father Bonfiglio challenged members of the parish by asking how St. Ignatius could best respond to the issue of racial justice. Out of that, the parish has created an Antiracism Committee and adopted a Strategic Plan for becoming an antiracist parish.
