Religious Education Mission Statement As we minister to the families of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, it is the mission of the Religious Education Department to support and assist parents in the formation of their children in their Catholic Faith along with striving to instill an abiding love of God and neighbor, using our Blessed Mother Mary as our model and guide. We strive to impart to each child the doctrines of our faith in its fullness, as both knowledge to be learned and a life to be lived.