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FAITH FORMATION: Children's Faith Formation Programs

Last revised: April 21, 2012 11:04 PM

 

I prayed for faith and thought that some day faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." I had (up to this time) closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since.

 

~ Dwight L. Moody, from the St. Charles Borromeo website

 

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Registration Information

 

Registration Information

 

Faith Formation is a lifelong process. From womb to tomb we are called into a deeper relationship with our God who first loved us. At Saint Blase, we have many diverse opportunities to assist us in this growth process, for adults, teens, children seniors, singles, families...indeed for the whole community.

 

An overview of these many options are available on this website. Please keep yourself and your family updated through the church bulletin and this website. The following Religious Formation forms and documents are now available online:

 

Registration begins now for the following Children's Faith Formation Programs:

 

Click on any program below to learn more about it.

 

Program:
Early Childhood
3 - 5 yr. olds (PK-K6)

This meets twice a month on Saturday mornings...
Full Session #1: 10-11:30 am
Song & Movement Session #2 10:00-10:45 am
Faith Formation Grades 1-5

This meets twice a month...on Tuesday evenings 6:30 - 8:00 pm , plus several Sunday sessions after 10 am Mass

Faith Formation Grades 6-8


This meets twice a month...Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Sacramental Preparation

 

1st Reconciliation & 1st Eucharist (age 7 or "when ready") & Confirmation, Grade 9

Please:

  • Check any preprinted information and make any necessary corrections. Also input any missing information. Please verify that your email address is accurate. Email is our primary means of communication.

  • Indicate program selections for each child and day (when applicable).

  • If you wish your child to participate in any of our programs, they must be regularly attending Sunday Mass. We cannot catechize them in the faith if they are not practicing the faith. If you attend a parish other than Saint Blase, please provide a letter from your parish indicating 1) your family members are practicing Catholics and 2) your parish is aware that our children are attending faith formation sessions a Saint Blase.

  • If your child was not baptized at Saint Blase and is new to the program, we need a copy of their baptismal certificate. If you do not have one, please contact the church where your child was baptized and they will send you one.

  • ** It is expected that preparation for sacraments is done in a person's home parish. Families who are not Saint Blase parishioners may join in our preparation with permission of their pastor, on a case by case basis only. Please see the appropriate section head for availability.

  • "Seekers" (those families who are not registered, practicing parishioners of any parish) may join the Faith Formation programs after a discussion with the appropriate section head. This discussion will include weekly mass participation as well as readiness of the children for the process.

  • Consider sharing your gifts and talents! Please indicate on the Time and Talent Form ways in which you can participate. There are many options, even for busy parents, especially with computer work.

  • Note: to be considered a parishioner a family must have been registered at Saint Blase by January 1 of the current year. If you have recently moved into our area, and were registered at another parish, please discuss this with the pastoral staff.

Contact the Parish Office for more details at (586) 268-2244.

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