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Faith Formation classes for 1st - 8th grade children take place prior to the 11am Mass on Sunday mornings September through April. Parents have the opportunity to nurture their own faith while their children attend class, and are encouraged to attend the 11am Mass with their children following class sessions. Class for Pre-K & Kindergartners take place during the 11am Mass.

Sunday morning schedule:
9:15-9:30       Family Gathering Time
                        Prayer & Announcements
9:30-10:45     Individual class time
                        for Grades 1-8
Music for grades 1-4 offered during small group time, while grades 5-8 work on a themed skit.
9:30-10:30     Session for Parents
11:00             Sunday Eucharist in church
                        Class time for Pre-K & K
                        Children's Liturgy of the Word

All classes are held in English.

Children interested in receiving preparation for a sacrament (First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation) who do not attend a Catholic school must attend a regular program of on-going catechesis. When registering, please register both for Sunday Faith Formation classes and the sacrament for which he/she will be prepared.

We are currently planning for the 2020-2021 Faith Formation year, which will likely begin in mid-October. Please check this page in mid-to-late August for updated information, including start dates and the time frame for registration. Thank you for your patience!!

We hope you are enjoying your summer, staying cool, and finding ways to nurture your relationship with Jesus and the Church. Below, find links to videos and other resources to assist you and your family in breaking open this Sunday's gospel reading from Matthew 13: 24-43, in which Jesus teaches large crowds with the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds.

• Catholic Kids Homilies - The Wheat and the Weeds! Ordinary Time 16A - This 6 minute video covers all of this Sunday's scripture readings and includes a reflection to help you and yoru children understand the meaning of this parable. To access this video in Spanish, click here.

• From Gospel Readings for Kids-MisterD418, here is a 2 minute dramatic reading and reflection, by kids and for kids, especially younger children.

• Click here for the sung Responsorial Psalm for this Sunday, Psalm 86, "Lord, You Are Good and Forgiving" by Mark Haas. 

• A coloring page can be found here.

• For a fun way to review prayers with your children, listen and sing these common prayers put to song!
  • Our Father, by Brother Francis
  • Hail Mary (Echo Song)
  • Glory Be

For those children who had been participating in Children's Liturgy of the Word during the 11:00am Mass, here is special video message from 3 of our CLW Leaders to watch!
 

We offer faith formation classes for children from the age of 3 (must be toilet trained) through 8^th grade on Sunday mornings. We hope to being anew in late September, 2020 and going through the end of April, 2021.
 

• The curriculum includes: weekly small and large group discussions, arts & crafts, music, exploration of different prayer forms, large group service projects and family-themed presentations.

• Each year’s curriculum builds on learning from the previous year, so it is extremely important that your child/ren attend classes each and every year, even when they aren’t preparing to receive a sacrament!

• Parents are invited to stay and participate in adult formation while children are in class (or to assist as catechists/aides), and are strongly encouraged to attend the 11am Mass together with their children. 

• Online registration will be available by mid-late August.

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