The Lifelong Faith Formation Association (LFFA) is a network of parish leaders in catechetical ministry in the Diocese of Portland. We used to be known as the Cumberland and York County Coordinator's Association (CYCCA), but with the advances in technology, we decided to open our association to the whole Diocese of Portland rather than just Cumberland and York counties. So, we are happy to be sporting a new name. We discerned our new officers at our June 2010 meeting and are listed on this web-page. Please click on one of our names to get our contact information and contact us with any questions you may have about our association.
We are a networking group who support each other in catechetical ministry of all ages - children through adults. We plan the Catechist Ministry Day in September, the Junior High Youth Gathering in January, have regular meetings most every month October to June, and plan 2 retreats - one in November and one in May. Our regular meetings usually feature a guest speaker who will explore a topic in catechetical ministry relevant to our times. Please click on 'To Join' in order to join our association.
We hope you can join us!
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Fri, September 17
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
Catechist Evening of Reflection The Catechist Ministry Evening of Reflection is a night where catechists serving all age groups - children, adolescents, and adults - can gather, pray, learn, share faith, and network. |
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Thu, October 14
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - How to Attract Volunteers and Keep Them Bill Wood will share with us ways in which we can attract volunteers to our faith formation programs and also ways in which to keep them coming back year after year. This meeting will be teleconferenced to Brewer and Caribou. |
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Tue, November 2
to Thu, November 4 STARTS: 7:00 PM ENDS: 1:00 PM |
LFFA Retreat - Mindfulness, Gratefulness, and Living in the Presence of God Retreat Deacon Paul Lissandrello will lead us on a prayer journey to help us live in the present moment mindful of the presence of God and our response to that presence. |
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Thu, December 9
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - The Power of Technology in Catechetical Ministry Michael Moore, who is in charge of Information Technology at the Chancery, will share with use some technology tools and how to use them for catechetical ministry including the use of Outlook, Logos, websites, facebook, etc. This meeting will be teleconferenced to Brewer, and Caribou. |
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Thu, January 13
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - Upcoming Changes in the Liturgical Texts: Implications of Meaning Msgr. Michael Henchal, pastor of St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Bartholomew, St. John's, and Holy Cross parishes, will present the upcoming changes to the liturgical responses and prayers with an explanation of the reasoning for these changes and what the implications are for parishes. Implementation of these changes will start to take place with Advent 2011. This presentation will be teleconferenced to Brewer and Caribou. |
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Thu, February 10
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - Weathering the Storm: Helping Parishioners Cope with Changes in Your Parish Barbara Smith will present ways for you to help your parishioners cope with changes in your parish due to "clustering." In order to view this presentation off-site, please contact Joe Mailhot or Michael Lavigne to help set you up with WebEx on your computer. |
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Thu, March 10
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - The Spirituality of Fasting Book Discussion Msgr. Charles Murphy, current director of the Diaconate, will lead a discussion on his book The Spirituality of Fasting. This meeting will be teleconferenced in Brewer and Caribou. |
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Thu, April 14
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - Marian Spirituality (Tentative) Marie May Lausier, P.M. will present a spirituality of Mary for use in our catechetical sessions. (Tentative) |
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Tue, May 3
to Thu, May 5 STARTS: 7:00 PM ENDS: 1:00 PM |
LFFA Spring Retreat Michael Lavigne, the current director of the Office for Lifelong Faith Formation, will present our Spring Retreat. |
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Thu, June 9
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
LFFA Meeting - Evaluation, Discernment of Officers, and Luncheon Meeting LFFA members will have a chance to evaluate our meetings from throughout the year and suggest new meeting topics for the following year. We discern new officers and share fellowship with a luncheon. If you would like to participate in this meeting off-site, please contact either Joe Mailhot or Michael Lavigne to help set you up with WebEx. |