Youth Faith Formation (CCD)
Growing Faith
Our mission in religious education is to collaborate with parents to form a new generation of Catholics who know and love Jesus Christ and live as his disciples in the community of the Catholic Church. While our children and youth will receive important formation in the parish religious education program, the Church strongly encourages all parents to walk closely with their children as they grow in knowledge and practice of the Catholic faith. When Jesus commissioned His disciples to “go forth and make disciples of all nations,” he entrusted each one of us with both the privilege and responsibility of bringing the Word of God to those we encounter in our lives. Parents, first and foremost, begin this important task when they bring their child forward to receive the gift of faith through Baptism. They are their child’s first teachers, nurturing faith within their homes.
Our mission in religious education is to collaborate with parents to form a new generation of Catholics who know and love Jesus Christ and live as his disciples in the community of the Catholic Church. While our children and youth will receive important formation in the parish religious education program, the Church strongly encourages all parents to walk closely with their children as they grow in knowledge and practice of the Catholic faith. When Jesus commissioned His disciples to “go forth and make disciples of all nations,” he entrusted each one of us with both the privilege and responsibility of bringing the Word of God to those we encounter in our lives. Parents, first and foremost, begin this important task when they bring their child forward to receive the gift of faith through Baptism. They are their child’s first teachers, nurturing faith within their homes.
What is Youth Faith Formation?
The Faith Formation Program at St. Mary's helps nourish that growing faith with religious instruction for children in Kindergarten through Eighth grades. The Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion are received in the Second grade. The Sacrament of Confirmation is a two-year program beginning in the sixth or seventh grade. Students who enter the program after Second grade and who have not received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion are prepared on an individual basis.
The Faith Formation Program at St. Mary's helps nourish that growing faith with religious instruction for children in Kindergarten through Eighth grades. The Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion are received in the Second grade. The Sacrament of Confirmation is a two-year program beginning in the sixth or seventh grade. Students who enter the program after Second grade and who have not received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion are prepared on an individual basis.
Would You Like to Help?
We are always in need of volunteers and teachers. If you’d like to help share your faith and love for God, please prayerfully consider the impact you could have.
We are always in need of volunteers and teachers. If you’d like to help share your faith and love for God, please prayerfully consider the impact you could have.
For more information about our Faith Formation program, contact Coordinator, Angela Mote, at [email protected].
