Why did Immaculate Conception change from grade level religious education for children and teens to Generations of Faith for the whole community?
The parish changed in order to respond to the expectations of the Holy See and the US bishops. Based on essential aspects of Catholic faith and worship, particular catechetical goals and requirements are spelled out in several important documents. One of them, the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) was published by the Holy See in 1997 as a revision of a 1971 document.