Youth Faith Formation
(Preschool-Grade 8)
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YOU ARE WELCOME HERE!
Faith formation is a community journey. We warmly welcome our young people to come together to grow in faith through questioning, exploration and discussion. This fellowship complements our families' faith development and prepares our young ones to be active members of the Church, serving and worshipping with others. We believe in and are committed to the encounter, grow, witness approach to sharing the Good News.
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faith formation 2020-2021“Home Study Plus” is wrapping up its final weeks for children in kindergarten through grade eight. The final week is April 19-25. Each week has offered universally-themed family video lessons and grade-level and benchmark appropriate activities in the Google Classroom platform. Our goal has been for families to benefit with their young ones from faith formation.
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FAITH FORMATION 2021-2022
Registration opens in mid-April!
Plans for this fall include in-person religious education classes:- Mondays from 6-7:20 p.m. for kindergarten through grade eight
- Tuesdays from 6-7:20 p.m. for kindergarten through grade eight
- Sundays during 10 a.m. Mass for three and four-year old preschool
Traditional family study will be available in nonsacramental preparation years for familes who find neither Monday nor Tuesday is possible for them. It includes required attendance at five of seven monthly meetings.
In planning for the coming program year, much consideration was given to our responsibilities, feedback from our families, the number of young people/families we serve, the school building's availability, safety and manageability.
Religious education classes will be offered based on grade level and sacrament preparation:- Preschool-3-year-old
- Preschool-4-year-old
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grades 2-3 First Reconciliation-Eucharist Prep
- Grade 3 (post First Communion)
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
- Grade 6
- Grades 7-8 Confirmation Year One Prep
- Grades 8-9 Confirmation Year Two Prep
***We encourage early registration as there will be class limits on Mondays, Tuesdays and family study.
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preparing for the sacramentsTypically, children in second grade prepare and celebrate First Reconciliation and First Communion. Young people in seventh and eighth grades prepare for Confirmation and celebrate in the fall of ninth grade. Following the disruption of the remote year, there are partner grades for the sacramental preparation groups. Only participation in the St. Joe's program or other pre-approved sacramental preparation program (pre-approved by the director of religious education and pastor) meets the requirements of a sacramental preparation year. If your family is homeschooling, a detailed outline of the program you are using for faith formation-sacramental preparation must be submitted for approval no later than October 30, 2020, if your child wishes to celebrate the sacrament at St. Joseph Church. Please visit our Sacraments section for information on preparing for these sacraments. If your child has missed a sacrament, please visit our Missed a Sacrament page.