Catholic Faith Formation Classes - English

Classes will meet most Sundays from September to May 

We prepare baptized students over a two year period.  First year students learn basic details of the Catholic Faith.  Second year students receive sacraments, if they are sufficiently prepared and ready.  Students need to register for classes in two concurrent years.  A Baptismal Certificate must be pressented for each student before registration can be completed.

Each registered student will be placed in the most appropriate class based on information from the registration forms so please complete forms carefully and completely.

There are approximately 20 - 25 class sessions each year. Students are here for just over an hour a week. It's not much time to learn about their faith so regular attendance is important. A student may not miss more than 5 classes. Please do not register your child unless you are 100% committed to your child's religious education and attending Mass regularly (livestreams and watching on television count as mass attendance right now)
  

First Reconciliation and First Holy Eucharist/Communion Classes: 
Students who are in public school grades 1st & 2nd.  To benefit from Faith Formation classes students need to be able to read and write.  For this reason we  do not register kindergarteners.  Please note that the English speaking Faith Formation Program does not have sponsors for First Holy Communion



Confirmation Classes:
To be eligible to be Confirmed the student must be in the 7th grade or higher and must have at least two consecutive years of religios education.  In order to recive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the 7th grade the student must attend classes while in the 6th grade.

A sponsor is required for Confirmation.  A sponsor must be a Catholic adult who has received all of their Sacraments and at least 16 years old, who regularly receives the Sacraments and attends Mass on a regular basis..  A parent may not be a sponsor for their own child.  The sponsor should be someone the student can talk to regularly and discuss faith related questions, an additional person to guide the student as he/she learns their faith.

Parents and guardians are required to be registered parishioners of St. Joseph Parish. It is possible to do your parish registration online, if you need to do so.

Weekly Mass attendance is an important part of the St. Joseph Faith Formation Program.  The 11am Mass begins shortly after the end of classes.  We ask that parents and guardians make a serious effort to attend weekly Mass with their students.  This is one way to demonstrate your commitment to your Catholic Faith and encourage your student by your good example.  Each class attends the 11:00am Mass at least once.

Several Parent Meeting are required through out the year.  These are intended to give parents important information regarding the Catholic education of their child.  Details will be sent home with students.






Deacon Atonio Latu
Coordinator of Religious Education
916-925-3584 ext 124.