Vision:

St. John's is dedicated to leading our Catholic community through growth in faith with Christ 
 

Mission:

To enable adults to develop a personal relationship with Jesus by understanding their Catholic Faith and inviting them to discipleship in the Catholic Church
 

Why Adult Faith Formation is Important!    
As Christians, our mission is to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to the entire world.  The Catholic Church realizes the importance of continuing to prepare us for the mission of discipleship so that we can fulfill this mission.
 

 The goals of the Adult Faith Formation Program at St. John's are to:
• Build communication skills for volunteer parish leadership
• Foster a climate of joyous participation
• Work in tandem with our clergy to build our ministries
• Develop a parish action cadre
• Develop and foster a greater ministry
• Promote recognition of Ministries at Liturgy
• Foster the building of a family centered parish life
• Actively foster an environment to encourage volunteer ministries
• Build up the faith of the parish using communications tools

Thereby, igniting the fire burning within all the baptized.

Our Objectives:
• Offer an opportunity to learn more about Church History and Traditions
• Create on-going formation sessions
• Assist in spiritual development through retreats

Adult Faith Formation Activities
• Other programs and classes may be seasonal (i.e. Lenten preparation), may be part of a perennial series, or may be added as a continuous program.
• You, Me and Liturgy - a year long series on the Mass, including history, theology and the why's and wherefore's of what we do as Catholics in Mass (Click here for brochure)
• RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. A journey of faith through which a person prepares to be welcomed into the Catholic Church.
• RCIA Part 2: Journey through the MYST - meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday in the Parish Office Center 7:30-9:00pm Topics this year: Creed and Baptism (Click here for brochure)
• Leadership Training - Church Leadership Institute classes, conducted by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, are given at area churches.  The archdiocese is committed to assisting Catholic adults in identifying and developing their talents and gifts to enhance the mission and ministries of the church.  Church Leadership Institute is the vehicle for enabling individuals to prepare for leadership in church groups through developing their theological understanding, personal and spiritual formation and ministerial leadership skills.
• Faith Sharing Groups
• Men of St. John's Group
• Lending Library - books, audio, video
• Guest speakers, experts in their fields, are invited to give talks at St. John and area churches on matter of faith.  The speakers may be professional writers, lecturers, professors from area Catholic Universities, or from other resources.
• Retreats - These are sponsored by groups within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, area churches, and other ministries at St. John's such as the Prayer Group, Catholic Daughters, etc.
• Liturgy - Catechesis through the Sacraments and the homily at Mass.
• Sacramental preparation
• Family Religious Education