As a Catholic community, St. Lawrence Martyr is dedicated to offering lifelong faith formation opportunities for its parishioners. We fully embrace the challenge of Vatican II to provide education and meaningful liturgy so that we can all become “full, conscious, and active participants” in fulfilling the mission and ministry of Jesus. Based on the USCCB's Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation, Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us, our parish’s adult faith formation aligns with three main goals that guide our efforts:

1. To Invite and Enable Ongoing Conversion to Jesus in Holiness of Life.
2. To Promote and Support Active Membership in the Christian Community.
3. To Call and Prepare Adults to Act as Disciples in Mission to the World.

To achieve these goals, we offer a variety of spiritual and educational programs accessible to adults, always connecting our shared baptismal call to our life experiences both in the Church and in the world. Christian faith formation offers adults opportunities to explore and reflect on their faith, enabling them to discover their path to God and shape their conscience following the teachings and example of Jesus. Adult Faith Formation combines real-life experiences, diverse learning needs, Scripture study, and the Church’s tradition to create an environment that nurtures intellectual, moral, and spiritual faith development.

The goal of adult faith development is to shape Christians into followers of Christ who are engaged in the world and committed to continuing Jesus's mission and ministry. Whether you have been a faithful Catholic, recently joined, or returned to your faith, or if you attended Catholic schools or religious education classes as a child, there is always more to learn about Catholicism. At St. Lawrence Martyr, we invite you to actively participate in our faith formation programs and opportunities. Come and see. Come and be nourished. Come, learn, and reflect with us on how we can become more effective disciples of Christ in both the church and the world.