I have a question for my Catholic Christian brothers and sisters?

It is teaching the Catholic Faith, pretty much what you have been doing but without the hate from others.

Your parish should have an outline to follow and teach. It depends on what level you want to teach, young children, teens, RCIA. If you teach more than a year you should get your "Basic Certification" through the Diocese.

I teach confirmation II currently, this is my 2nd year for it.

It can be a lot of work at times but the rewards of giving the young a solid foundation in our faith is well worth it.

Peace be with you

<<<Devout Catholic>>>

A Catechist is a teacher/mentor. Depending on the age group there is a prepared set of materials for you to present, with detailed hints on how to spend the classroom time. I was a catechist and taught 4th and 5th grade children. I enjoyed it.

Many people hesitate to become a Catechist because the believe that they don't have the necessary grasp on doctrine. Don't let that stop you. If the kids ask a question you can't answer, tell them so and that you will find it out.

That you have a close personal relationship with God is more important than all the doctrine, bible scholarship or church history that you know. The children can sense your genuine interest in them and that you want them to be close to God as you are.

You need not be a saint, that you live in the world and still have faith is enough.

Ask the Religious Ed people to show you the material. Sit in on someones class.

A catechist is somebody who teachings the catechism. Depending on the age group -- is this RCIA for adults or CCD for kids? -- you may or may not need some training. When I taught CCD, there was a curriculum that I had to follow.

I wouldn't teach a Sacramental year first time out (confirmation, first Holy Communion, first Penance). It's really, really hard to teach the kids everything they need to know in one hour a week. Also, my experience was that we got very little support from the parents. An experienced catechist can figure out how to get around this, but if it's your first time teaching, I'd stick to other grades until you are more comfortable in the classroom and more comfortable dealing with parents.

I can truly (and sadly) say that I don't know anything on the subject, but, after reading your question and several of the answers, I feel like I ought to look into it myself since I'm relatively inactive with respect to Church activities, and this might really help me improve my understanding of my faith through some training I can get for myself to become a Catechist, and try to be helpful with others in our Church. Thanks very much for your question. Sometimes us retired folk need new ideas on what to do with all their new-found time. God Bless you.

There are several different areas where catechists minister in the parish - preparing young children for First Communion; providing Catholic formation for children who don't attend catholic schools; preparing teens for Confirmation; teaching the RCIA program, which ministers to both adults joining the Church, and Catholic adults who never received all their sacraments. The basic requirement is a good understanding of your own faith. If you feel lacking in that area, you could take the RCIA course yourself as preparation. Otherwise, you would most likely be on a team that is teaching in one of these areas, so you would have more experienced catechists guiding you. My wife and I have taught RCIA for nearly 20 years.

I was a Catechist for 10 years and I never had any training, all you need is love and patience, that is what my Priest said, I enjoyed teaching and I also learned a lot, just go and talk to your Priest and he will help you, God bless.

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Go for Bible class to study groups to learn more about the Bible..

Learn how to handle and be patient with kids and expect all sorts of questions from them, and you will have to have an answer for each and every one of them..

Also have activities for them ,and Bible quiz and whatever possible to make it fun and interesting..

Like my church had a 'To paint is to pray' years ago where all Catechism students had to make a portrait of anything from the Bible, it could be be birth/death/baptism of Jesus, the flight into Egypt, the wedding feast a Cana, etc..

I was in the 3-4th grade and I won in my category and it was a very proud moment for me, when they called me up on the altar after mass to collect a prize.. It really encouraged me to pursue drawing, and today, I'm a fashion designer..

Talk to your parish Director of Religious Education. In our diocese you need to be a certified Catechist.In the diocese.

It would mean your given a specific age group of young people and you teach them the Catechism. Trust me if your not a strong femal or male stay away from the pre teens.