Faith Formation

Class Descriptions and Schedule
(Please read carefully to identify which program your child will attend).
 

• Kinder- 5th Grade - Wednesdays 5:30pm to 6:30pm
   EDGE Middle School (6th-8th grades)- Mondays 6pm-7:30pm
  Confirmation 2/High School LifeTeen (9-12th grades)-Sundays 5:30p-6:30pm
  Confirmation I (9th Grade): Sundays 4pm-5:15pm
  OCIA Adapted for children grades 3-12th:  Tuesdays 6:00pm to 7:15pm                                   
   (non-baptized, baptized non-Catholic, teens baptized, but need Eucharist and Confirmation).
   

Para completar los Sacramentos de Iniciacion: Bautismo, Eucarista, Confirmacion todas las clases sacramentos del segundo ano requeriran juntas con los padres.

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION PROCESS (CEP)
OCIA, adapted for Children

While we are all thinking of our summer vacation and the end of the school year, faith formation planning keeps on going. God is always on the move! Learning about God and the teaching of the Catholic Church is a lifelong journey. Your children may have received First Holy Communion or Confirmation this year, however we never graduate from having a relationship with Jesus. We should never say, “Until the next sacrament.”  I am glad God does not say that to us but is always with us. Please be faithful to a God that loves you.

Who may pass on the Catholic faith to our children and families? All the baptized members have a mission to pass on the faith. The teacher for faith formation is a catechist. A catechist bears witness to the truth of Jesus Christ. We never learn our faith completely here on earth. Our faith learning is never ending. The Word of God, the living Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit are actively transforming people’s lives. The catechist is the instrument by which this transformation will take place.

Consider being a catechist, a catechist assistant, or volunteer mom for snacks or meals. A catechist is a practicing Catholic that attends mass on regular basis, receives Reconciliation and Eucharist, and is open to help children learn their faith.
You will be asked to take a Safe Environment course online, VIRTUS. You will be assisted by training and support. Pray about it. It’s a great experience! Please contact me at judy.ortiz@shrineofpadrepio.com for questions.

Faith formation registration is now open for the year 2023-2024. Our classes are for grades Kinder through 12th grade. Each year we must register for classes. This helps us to prepare for your children by buying the materials they will need in the classroom. It helps to get the right classrooms assigned to each grade.

Please register your children as soon as possible.  God bless you!

Judy Ortiz, DRE
judy.ortiz@shrineofpadrepio.com
210-497-6101 ext. 100