Welcome to the Catholic Parish of Frenchs Forest Catechist Web Page
The purpose of our Ministry is to present God's Word to children
in the State Schools of our Parish.
Overview
The Catechists of Frenchs Forest teach in the 8 Public Primary Schools and the 3 State High Schools that are in our Parish. We use a program of Religious education, the ‘Walking with Jesus, Pathways to Discipleship’ curriculum, which is authorised by Bishop David Walker.
The CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine), through the Parish Support unit, supports us in our endeavours at the Diocesan and Regional levels. This support includes access to resources, training and formation courses.
Being a Catechist is passing on the knowledge of God’s love.
Contact
Angela Spencer coordinates the Catechist Ministry for the Primary Schools within the Frenchs Forest Parish. She can be contacted on 0414 664 695, or through the Parish Office 02 9451 5097.
Our Frenchs Forest Catechist Community lies within the Manly Warringah Region of the Diocese of Broken Bay. We are supported by the Peninsula Parish Support Unit (PSU) based at Manly Vale. Our Parish Support Officer (PSO) is Trish McKenzie. She can be contacted on 02 9949 1710 or 0429 820 488.
Our Volunteers
We are blessed to have many volunteers who fulfil the 4 roles within our Ministry:
- SRE (Special Religious Education) Teacher – these Catechists take on the lead teaching role in the classroom. They prepare the lessons and are the ‘face of the Church’ for the students they share their faith with.
- SRE Helper – these Catechists take on a supporting role within the classroom. They assist with presenting the lesson and classroom management as specified by the SRE Teacher they are supporting.
- Relief Catechist – these Catechists are unable to commit to weekly lessons but are trained and are willing to take lessons when the regularSRE Teacher is unable due to holidays or illness.
- Prayer Partners – these Parishioners pray for the success of our Ministry and for individual Catechists.
The only qualifications you need to join our Ministry
are your love of God, love of children and love of your faith.
Will you help us?
If you satisfy these qualifications and have a desire to share your talents, please contact Angela Spencer with your expression of interest. Thank You.