• from a focus on children to focus on lifelong faith formation for all ages
• from 'graduation' from religion class to lifelong and continuous formation
• go beyond 'participating in the program' to learning for a lifetime through involvement in church life and events
• move beyond separation by grade or groups to intergenerational- making connections among the generations in learning and parish involvement
• from focus on the individual to a focus on the community
• from 'textbook' as curriculum to Church events as curriculum
• from 'drop off and pick up' to active participation of the whole family in faith learning
• ftom the child learning in isolation from the family to nurturing the family faith at home
• move beyond faith formation as a separate program to a holistic and integrated approach that involves all the Parish in faith formation

WHY CHANGE?
Jesus told his disciples to "go and make disciples of all nations and baptizing them...teaching them to observe what I have commanded you" (Matt. 28:19-20) and prayed "that they may all be one as the Father and I are one" (John 17:21). These new Christians "devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers. All who believed were together and had all things in common.. .(sharing) according to each one's need.. .they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes...praising God."{Acts 2:42-47) GENERATIONS OF FAITH addresses what we need to be doing: building a community of faith!