Catechists celebrated
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Andrea Slaven (right) presents Julianne Stokes with her certificate as Director of Faith Formation. Stokes recently received her Masters in Theology from Catholic Distance Online. She has been the parish Catechetical leader at St. Paul’s, Rome, since 2017.
Each year, the Catholic Church in the United States designates the third Sunday in September as Catechetical Sunday — a day on which we celebrate and pray for the Church’s mission to teach the Gospel to all people, calling everyone to the fullness of life in Jesus Christ. This year, Catechetical Sunday was celebrated on Sept. 15. Here, some of the celebrated catechists in the diocese.
At the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Syracuse, rector Father Andrew Baranski offered a blessing over catechists. Above, Sister Melanie Jaworski, CSSF, announces the names of those who will teach religious education classes. (Photo courtesy Gwen Dougherty)
At Pope John XXIII Church in Liverpool, Father Zach Miller blessed catechists. (Photo courtesy Elizabeth Fallon)
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