About Us

Catholic Adult Fellowship’s Identity Statement

Catholic Adult Fellowship (CAF) is a group of Catholics who desire to grow in love, knowledge and service of Christ and His Church, with other adults.

Members are married and single adults, lay and religious. We realize the desire and need for Catholic community at every stage of an adult’s life.

CAF is a grass-roots fellowship made up of multiple chapters; led by lay Catholics; advised by religious; approved by a local parish, deanery or diocese; and guided by the Magisterium and Catechism of the Catholic Church.

As part of the “New Evangelization” of the Church proclaimed by Pope John Paul II, and being a Eucharistic people, CAF has as its goal: authentic Catholic adult faith renewal. CAF reaches out and is open to all Catholics — no matter where they are in their faith journey.

As a fellowship, we build personal relationships with each other, through which, we can encourage each other in our Catholic Christian spiritual growth. Members of the fellowship are personally responsible for making sure that CAF is always a safe place where women and men treat each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Catholic Adult Fellowship’s Vision Statement

Catholic Adult Fellowship’s vision is to become more Christ-like and more effective in the service of Christ’s Church. We hope to achieve authentic Catholic adult faith renewal as our goal, which is brought about by living the Four Foundational Disciplines (Study, Prayer, Fellowship and Service).

Catholic Adult Fellowship’s Four Foundational Disciplines

The following Four Foundational Disciplines make up the charism of Catholic Adult Fellowship: Study, Prayer, Fellowship and Service.

These Foundational Disciplines are lived out through weekly faith-based programs, fellowship activities, service projects, retreats and building Godly relationships. We also encourage regular Eucharist; Reconciliation; Eucharistic Adoration; and daily personal and communal prayer, including but not limited to the prayer of the Holy Rosary, daily devotions and Bible study.
The Foundational Disciplines help us achieve our vision.


 

A Brief History of Catholic Adult Fellowship

March 4, 2002: Catholic Adult Fellowship started in Terre Haute with St. Patrick and St. Joseph parishes as hosts, meeting in St. Patrick’s rectory living room, and open to Catholic adults deanery-wide.                           

2004: CAF Chapter started in Lafayette, Ind., at St. Lawrence parish (discontinued in 2006). 

July 2005: CAF Chapter started in Indianapolis at St. Monica parish. They moved to the Archdiocese’s Catholic Center in May 2008.

CAF- Terre Haute -  Fall 2002 Retreat

CAF - Indianapolis  2007 Cadeaux Ball

Joint joint Terre Haute / Lafayette BBQ. The first joint event (April 9, 2005)

CAF-Terre Haute - Fall 2003 Retreat
 

CAF - Terre Haute Tuesday evening bible study