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Our Faith Formation model for families with children in Pre-K – 5th grade encompasses the following components:
- Sunday Mass
- Home activities
- Family Events
- Parent Small Groups
(1) Participation in Weekly Sunday Mass
Families are invited to experience Sunday Mass as a family. In order to better engage the children in the liturgy, special attention is given to the children during 9:30 Mass on Sundays through Child-friendly homilies; encouraging child participation: children are invited to be Prayer of the Faithful readers and hand motion leaders during Mass; Presentation of Church teachings: children will learn about various aspects of our Catholic faith through engaging themed units. Click HERE for a special overview of the Family Mass.
(2) Family Faith EventsParents and children participate in pre-scheduled family events.
(3) Home ActivitiesFamilies will be given simple activities to do at home. Parents are asked to share their family's participation in the activity, usually through a picture.
(4) Parent Small Groups
Parents are invited to attend a zoom small group session in the fall and/or spring for parenting related discussions.- Topic for fall: Parenting With Joy
- Topic for spring: Raising Kids Who Care
Schedule for Families with a Child Preparing for First Holy Communion Sundays 9:30 (Mass) – 12:00 PM
The program for families with a child preparing for First Communion has four components:- Participation in the 9:30 AM Family Mass
- Participation in elementary home activities
- Participation in family events
- Sacramental Preparation Sessions - On the dates above, families attend the 9:30 AM Mass and then proceed downstairs (parents and child) for the preparation session