What does it mean to pass on faith in God within a family? 
What are the respective roles and responsibilities 
of homes, schools and parishes? 
How can parents and grandparents best be supported in their vocation?  

Partners in a Shared Task is an opportunity for parents, grandparents, teachers, catechists, youth workers and priests to explore these questions, with the aim of identifying common ground and increasing mutual understanding, both of the partnership and the shared task of passing on faith in God.

Listen to Bishop John Hine introduce the Partners in a Shared Task conversations

Partners in a Shared Task is being piloted in the dioceses of Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Plymouth. Each diocese has its own context and timetable for their pilot. The Passing on the Faith Working Group are facilitating the exchange of ideas, feedback and experiences of the piloting teams.           

The links below will take you to more information about the thinking behind the pilot, the proposed process and progress in the participating dioceses. You can also feed into the Partners in a Shared Task conversation by completing an online survey. 

“As parents, teachers, priests, parish catechists or youth workers ... Our roles in the settings of home, parish, school and other centres are complementary yet distinct. We are partners in a shared task. We help the young to grow and develop but we do so in different ways. We need to be clear about our different roles if we are to perform them with confidence. At times we have false expectations of what we can do and we make unrealistic demands of others.” 

Gallagher, J., 1986. Guidelines. Living and Sharing Our Faith: A National Project of Catechesis and Religious Education. London: Collins. p25.

Go to Partners in a Shared Task in Liverpool  
Go to Partners in a Shared task in Middlesbrough  
Go to Partners in a Shared Task in Plymouth  
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