2024-2025 Faith Formation
Kindergarten - 12th Grades
REGISTRATION PAPERWORK:
Three forms are needed to fully register: Faith Formation Registration Form, Student Medical Release, Student Waiver
Forms are available below. You may also register at Open House on September 18 from 4:30-7pm.
Three forms are needed to fully register: Faith Formation Registration Form, Student Medical Release, Student Waiver
Forms are available below. You may also register at Open House on September 18 from 4:30-7pm.
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Scholarship Form: If there is a financial need, please fill our the Scholarship Form and return to the parish office.
| 2024_-_2025_scholarship_form.pdf |
Calendar:
Class dates and sacramental preparation meetings are subject to change based on Diocesan and State guidelines.
In the event a class is canceled (for example due to weather) or meeting postponed, parents will be notified via email. Please make sure that your current email is on file at the parish office and check your emails often during the school year.
Class dates and sacramental preparation meetings are subject to change based on Diocesan and State guidelines.
In the event a class is canceled (for example due to weather) or meeting postponed, parents will be notified via email. Please make sure that your current email is on file at the parish office and check your emails often during the school year.
| ff_calendar_2024-2025.pdf |
Safe Environment:
In an effort to assist in the monumental mission of protecting children from abuse, the Church of St. John is partnering with you to present a safe environment lesson to your youth within their youth program. It is our cherished role as adults to fully protect children. In addition, we must also teach children about their safety rights and boundaries, so that they have tools to protect themselves.
This school year, your child(ren) will be presented with a program entitled Empowering God's Children, in which teachers present a safety lesson to children that houses a grade-appropriate video. The material is designed to better equip your child(ren) to know their rights, recognize their boundaries, and to empower them to protect themselves when safe adults are not immediately available--and ultimately be safer from people who might want to harm them.
Below is an attachment to additional information and resources for parents regarding Empowering God's Children.
To watch a sample video from:
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
In an effort to assist in the monumental mission of protecting children from abuse, the Church of St. John is partnering with you to present a safe environment lesson to your youth within their youth program. It is our cherished role as adults to fully protect children. In addition, we must also teach children about their safety rights and boundaries, so that they have tools to protect themselves.
This school year, your child(ren) will be presented with a program entitled Empowering God's Children, in which teachers present a safety lesson to children that houses a grade-appropriate video. The material is designed to better equip your child(ren) to know their rights, recognize their boundaries, and to empower them to protect themselves when safe adults are not immediately available--and ultimately be safer from people who might want to harm them.
Below is an attachment to additional information and resources for parents regarding Empowering God's Children.
To watch a sample video from:
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
| teaching-boundaries-and-safety-guide-english.pdf |
***Declination: If you DO NOT want your child(ren) to participate in the safe environment lesson, you must sign and return the opt-out form by September 25.
| 2024-2025_st._johns_declination_form.pdf |
Confirmation Preparation - Grades 9-11:
Stewardship: Youth are asked to complete 7 stewardships in 9th grade, 7 stewardships in 10th grade, and 6 in 11th grade that are within the parish, neighborhood, larger community, and self-improvement.
Stewardship: Youth are asked to complete 7 stewardships in 9th grade, 7 stewardships in 10th grade, and 6 in 11th grade that are within the parish, neighborhood, larger community, and self-improvement.
| stewardship_guidlines_9__-_10.pdf |
| stewardship_guidelies_11.pdf |
Grade 11:
Confirmation Intake Form: General information about the candidate and his/her family and the sponsor. Please return to class as soon as possible.
Confirmation Intake Form: General information about the candidate and his/her family and the sponsor. Please return to class as soon as possible.
| confirmation_intake_information.pdf |
Important Dates:
Rite of Enrollment: October 13 at 10am Mass for Candidate and Sponsor
Fall Meeting: October 13 from noon to 2pm for Candidate and Sponsor
Initial Dialogue and Learning Centers: October 14 - 21
Winter Meeting: TBD
Retreat: TBD
Confirmation Rehearsal: TBD
Confirmation: Sunday, March 30 at 2pm at Sts. Peter and Paul, Gilman
Rite of Enrollment: October 13 at 10am Mass for Candidate and Sponsor
Fall Meeting: October 13 from noon to 2pm for Candidate and Sponsor
Initial Dialogue and Learning Centers: October 14 - 21
Winter Meeting: TBD
Retreat: TBD
Confirmation Rehearsal: TBD
Confirmation: Sunday, March 30 at 2pm at Sts. Peter and Paul, Gilman
Initial Dialogue and Learning Centers: Candidates must complete an Initial Dialogue Meeting and the Learning Centers. These will be available October 14-21. Each meeting, the Initial Dialogue and Learning Center, takes approximately 1 hr. Families can schedule meetings back-to-back or on different evenings, however schedules allow. Please note that Initial Dialogue Meetings include the candidate, parents, and sponsor. Learning Centers are the candidate and parents (sponsors are welcome to join in but it is not required). Sign up sheets will be made available to the youth during the first three classes: September 25, October 2, October 9.
Photos from 2021-2022 Faith Formation Year:
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Catholic Church? Are you interested in being Baptized? Have you been baptized Catholic, but never received the Sacraments of Communion, Reconciliation, and/or Confirmation? Questions about the Catholic Church, Church teachings, and the Catholic faith are discussed during the meetings of RCIA. Or maybe you are a fully initiated member of the Catholic Church and simply want to learn more. If so, you are welcome to meet with us.
Learn More...
For questions or to register, please contact the parish office at [email protected] or 968-7913.
Learn More...
For questions or to register, please contact the parish office at [email protected] or 968-7913.