Family Formation

Family Formation for Grades 2-8
- Children entering second grade through grade eight will participate in Family Formation, a tried and true curriculum developed by parents and driven by Sacred Scripture. The program is offered in both English and Spanish, cooperates with the 3-year liturgical cycle and has been approved by the USCCB.
  
  The program consists of a combination of classroom gatherings and home lessons.
  
  Families gather together monthly from October through May, on the first Sunday of the month. The children are taught by catechists in grade-level classrooms, while the parents attend an adult session on the same topic and receive the materials they will use at home for the rest of the month. This monthly session and the materials provided equip the parents to fulfill their role as the primary educators of their children.
  
  Sunday, Oct. 5, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  Sunday, Nov. 2, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  Sunday, Dec. 7, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  Sunday, Jan. 4, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  Sunday, Feb. 1, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  Sunday, Mar. 1, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  Sunday, Apr. 12, 8:10 - 9:40 am * meeting on this date due to Easter
  Sunday, May 3, 8:10 - 9:40 am
  
  Printable: 2025-26 Family Formation Calendar
  
  Weekly home lessons (requiring approximately 45 minutes per week) cover all the major principles of the Catholic Faith. Your family can choose a day and time that works for you, which will give you more flexibility during the week! Parents become strong in their knowledge and naturally bring their faith into everyday moments. Children see their parents living the faith and “catch it” from them.
  
  Through hands-on activities, games, Scripture and music, children see the beauty of the Catholic Faith and families grow in the transforming love of God.
  
  First Communion Preparation
  Sacramental Preparation for Reconciliation and First Communion are automatically incorporated in this program for second graders.
  
  If your child is older than Grade 2 and needs the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Reconciliation, please sign up for the grade level your child will be entering in the fall of 2025 and indicate “Needs First Holy Communion” on the registration form. There is an additional fee for children receiving Sacraments to cover the cost of materials. After indicating your child needs the Sacrament of First Holy Communion, the Faith Formation Director will contact you to talk about options that suit your child.
  
  Sacramental Preparation 2025 Parent Document
  
  Faith Formation Registration
  Please use the link below to register. Only one online form per family is necessary.
  FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION
How does Family Formation work?
- Classroom Lessons
  
  During a monthly church gathering, children meet in grade-specific class settings while all parents gather for an adult session on the same topic and receive the materials which they will use at home for the rest of the month.
  
  Family Formation will meet on the first Sunday of the month.
  Time: 8:10 - 9:40 a.m.
- Home Lessons
  
  Parents, equipped with materials and an understanding of the weekly lessons (approx. 45 min), teach their children the faith. Through hands-on activities, games, Scripture and music, children see the beauty of the Catholic Faith and families grow in the transforming love of God.
  
  Chose a weekly time that works for your family's schedule.
- An Introduction...
  
  Family Formation is a tried and true model and curriculum developed by parents who were searching for a better way to convey and pass on the Truths of the Faith to their children.
- Train the young in the way they should go;
  even when old, they will not swerve from it.
  (PV 22:6)

Family Formation

Train the young in the way they should go;

even when old, they will not swerve from it.

(PV 22:6)