St. Clements Roman Catholic Church, Saratoga Springs, NY

Welcome to St. Clement’s web page! - Faith Formation for children, teens, and adults. We hope the information listed here is helpful. Please contact the Office of Faith Formation (518-587-3611) should you have further questions.

ALL FAITH FORMATION CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE CONDUCTED ON THE PARISH PREMISES. NO CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED IN PRIVATE HOMES.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT: In keeping with the Charter for the Protection of Children endorsed the United States Catholic Bishops and as required by the Diocese of Albany, all staff members, paid or volunteer, who have access to children & youth are required to undergo a criminal background check and participate in the diocesan Virtus Training program on child safety/child sexual abuse. We are committed to seeing that all children and youth are kept safe while they are in our care.

FOOD ALLERGIES & SPECIAL NEEDS: We are also committed to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children/youth with special needs. All families participating in our Faith Formation programs are asked to commit themselves to respecting our classroom regulations regarding food so as not to jeopardize persons and children with food allergies. These food regulations are detailed in the Parent Packet distributed in September or at the time a child/youth is officially enrolled in our program. Parents are asked to fully support this policy and not send their child to Faith Formation sessions with foods that are not identified on the "acceptable foods list" in the parent packet.

Our Philosophy

WE BELIEVE THAT FAITH FORMATION IS FOR EVERYONE.

Therefore, at St. Clement’s Parish we are committed to

Whole Community Catechesis.

Faith is a sacred gift which we must care for regularly if it is to mature and deepen. There are many wonderful and exciting opportunities for nurturing one’s faith here at St. Clement’s Parish. The principal means, of course, is through personal and communal prayer, by celebrating the sacraments regularly, through formal and informal study and reflection, and by acting on it publicly. The most eminent public expression of our faith is by coming together weekly as a worshipping family to celebrate the Eucharist to the honor and glory of God.

Before moving on, we invite you to consider some of the spiritual values and beliefs that underlie our Faith Formation Programs.

Our Catholic faith calls us

- to love the Risen Lord and to be shaped by God’s Word;

-to pursue holiness of life and to act with Christian conviction;

-to be united in our common praise of the Father at the Eucharistic Table and to

draw life from the Sacraments of Christ;

-to cherish our Catholic community and its sacred traditions as the work of the

Holy Spirit;

-to place our lives in loving service of the common good and the gospel of

peace and justice;

-to find strength and courage for responding with compassion wherever we

encounter human suffering and to address its causes;

-to set our hearts on the reign of God as our supernatural destiny in Christ.

We are pleased to offer our parish community a vibrant Faith Formation Program that serves these various dimensions of our faith for persons of all ages.

For more specific information on various dimensions of our program click on any of the links in the left hand column.

God bless you and the Lord's peace sustain you.

Fr. Neil Draves-Arpaia

Director of Whole Community Catechesis

St. Clement's
231 Lake Avenue
Saratoga Springs,
NY 12866
(518) 584-6122

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