Our Faith Formation model for families with children in Pre-K – 5th grade encompasses the following components:

(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 through:

• Child-focused homilies given by Fr. Jhon: These take place only at the 9 AM Family Mass on selected Sundays.

• Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW):  On Sundays when Fr. Jhon is not preaching children-focused homilies, families may attend either the 9 AM or 10:30 AM Masses where the children can participate in Children’s Liturgy of the Word.  This means that during Mass (before the readings are proclaimed) a group of Faith Leaders guide the children out of the worship space into another room and share the Gospel message with them in an age-appropriate and engaging way. This takes about 20 minutes upon which the children are guided back into the worship space to continue Mass celebration with their parents.  (See below for schedule of Masses with a special focus on children)..

Children-Focused Family Mass Schedule: Sunday's 9 AM or 10:30 AM

 Parents and children participate in pre-scheduled family events.  

Family Faith Events Schedule

 

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Schedule for Families with a Child
Preparing for First Holy Communion

The program for Families with a child preparing for First Communion has 3 components:

(1) Participation in Family Mass/Children's Liturgy of the Word.  Please refer to the schedule above.     

(2) Sacramental Preparation Sessions -  On these dates (below) families attend the 9 AM Mass and then proceed downstairs (parents and child) for the preparation session:
 

(3) Optional: Families are invited to attend any or all of the Family Events (refer to schedule above)