The Church's catechetical mission aims to help the faithful of all ages to grow in both human and Christian maturity, enriching the whole of life with the leaven of the Gospel. Consequently, appropriate goals and content will embrace all the faith dimensions of an adult and child's life — for example, understanding and communicating the faith, prayer life, skills needed for personal growth, the experience of family life, relationships, public service, and concern for the common good.
Our faith formation ministry at The Sacred Heart Church seeks to engage the particular needs and interests of the adults and children in our parish and primary school. To be faithful and effective it seeks to offer, over time, a comprehensive and systematic presentation and exploration of the core elements of the Catholic faith and practice — a complete initiation into a Catholic way of life. It does so in a way that is accessible to adults and children and relates to their life experiences, helping them to form a Christian conscience and to live their lives in the world as faithful disciples of Jesus.