FAITH FORMATION
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THE BASICS FOR 2020-2021
Embracing the challenge of restarting our faith formation program, we have reinvented the manner in which we provide catechesis to our families. This year we are launching a new web-based program offering flexibility and faith enriching opportunities for all family members.
Children in grades 1-8 will work together with their parents on lessons and activities in a provided book (or e-book, if you choose). We will share our experiences, ideas, and faith in ZOOM meetings, and family members will be encouraged to follow their interests through optional activities. Those participating in immediate or remote preparation for sacraments (grades 2 and 8) will have some supplemental activities.
The Confirmation candidates will meet in Zoom and submit responses through Google Classroom, complying with all CDC and Diocesan safety measures at this time. We will use the Chosen program from Ascension Press.
Embracing the challenge of restarting our faith formation program, we have reinvented the manner in which we provide catechesis to our families. This year we are launching a new web-based program offering flexibility and faith enriching opportunities for all family members.
Children in grades 1-8 will work together with their parents on lessons and activities in a provided book (or e-book, if you choose). We will share our experiences, ideas, and faith in ZOOM meetings, and family members will be encouraged to follow their interests through optional activities. Those participating in immediate or remote preparation for sacraments (grades 2 and 8) will have some supplemental activities.
The Confirmation candidates will meet in Zoom and submit responses through Google Classroom, complying with all CDC and Diocesan safety measures at this time. We will use the Chosen program from Ascension Press.
Admission and Registration
The parishes of St. Patrick and St. Bridget welcome all people into their faith formation programs. No one will be denied participation on the basis of race, sex, or national origin. All participant and family information is held in the strictest confidence at all times.
Parents are the primary catechists of their children and as such it is their primary responsibility to educate their children in the Catholic faith. The objective of our youth faith formation program is to supplement this task by imparting more knowledge and supporting the formation of Catholic attitudes so that the child may participate more fully in the life of the Catholic Church.
All participants registering for our youth faith formation program must present a Baptismal certificate and if appropriate a First Holy Communion certificate. Participants registering for a sacramental preparation class (grades 2 and 9) must have completed a grade 1 or 8 faith formation class the previous year. Families must be registered with either St. Patrick or St. Bridget in order to register for faith formation classes.
All families are expected to attend Mass regularly. Not only is this part of being a practicing Catholic, it only makes sense in the development of faith. This program is not designed as a standalone. Regular participation in the Sunday Liturgy and the faith formation program strengthens and defines each of us in his/her faith.
The parishes of St. Patrick and St. Bridget welcome all people into their faith formation programs. No one will be denied participation on the basis of race, sex, or national origin. All participant and family information is held in the strictest confidence at all times.
Parents are the primary catechists of their children and as such it is their primary responsibility to educate their children in the Catholic faith. The objective of our youth faith formation program is to supplement this task by imparting more knowledge and supporting the formation of Catholic attitudes so that the child may participate more fully in the life of the Catholic Church.
All participants registering for our youth faith formation program must present a Baptismal certificate and if appropriate a First Holy Communion certificate. Participants registering for a sacramental preparation class (grades 2 and 9) must have completed a grade 1 or 8 faith formation class the previous year. Families must be registered with either St. Patrick or St. Bridget in order to register for faith formation classes.
All families are expected to attend Mass regularly. Not only is this part of being a practicing Catholic, it only makes sense in the development of faith. This program is not designed as a standalone. Regular participation in the Sunday Liturgy and the faith formation program strengthens and defines each of us in his/her faith.