Faith Formation
Adult Faith Formation which includes FTCM and RICA
Director: Karen Martin
Click here to download Adult Faith Formation Brochure for Fall 2007
Youth Faith Formation
XLT:
A night of adoration, praise & worship, and fellowship for high school youth: When : 1st. & 3rd. Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. Where : Community Life Center
Breakthrough:
A Youth Ministry night for high school youth:
When : 2nd., 4th., and 5th. (when applicable) Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
Where : Youth Room
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Spanish Elementary Faith Formation
Director: Lucia Rueda
Elementary Faith Formation (2nd - 5th Grade)
Director: Norilda Reed
PARENT MEETING (mandatory)
We will host two parent meeting nights, only one of which you need attend. Your options are as previously published in the Elementary Faith Formation Handbook 2007-2008. The dates for these meetings are Wednesday, February 27, 2008 of Thursday, February 28, 2008 . The meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. both nights in the CLC. The agenda for this meeting will cover the following:
1. The purchase of a set of Eucharist books (Family Guide/Student Book) for your preparatory study. As with the reconciliation books, the student books will need to be turned in for review. I will discuss the turn-in date with you at the meeting.
2. A talk/presentation by one of our priest on the sacrament of the Eucharist, it's history, the fullness of its meaning, and your role in preparing your son or daughter for reception thereof.
3. Scheduling the celebration of your child's First Eucharist. Dates for the celebrations will be disclosed at the meetings. Our first mass will be towards the end of April and I expect to have the majority of the children celebrated by mid-May. Please DO NOT inundate this office with calls requesting this information.
PARENT/CHILD MEETING (mandatory)
As with the parent meetings, we will host two parent/child meetings, only one of which you need attend. One of the dates previously published has changed. The two available dates for this meeting are Thursday, April 3, 2008 or Friday, April 11, 2008 , both of which will be in the CLC beginning at 7:00 p.m . The agenda for this meeting will cover:
1. Teaching the children how to receive communion.
2. Teaching proper church/mass etiquette.
3. Creating a souvenir banner.
FIRST RECONCILIATION
If your child missed the First Reconciliation celebration, you have two options:
1. Individual Confession – Bring your child to any of the published hours for hearing reconciliations (Tuesdays/ Wednesdays from 6 pm to 7 pm or Saturdays from 3:30 to 4:45 ). When you bring your child, be sure to advise the priest that this is his/her first confession. Also be sure that the priest presents you with a certificate as well as a notification card to be immediately brought to the office. If the office is closed, you may use the drop box. This notification card is for my recordation of your child's celebration date.
2. Communal Celebration with the Basic Doctrine candidates – This date is Saturday, February 23, 2008 . The celebration will begin at 10 a.m., but check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. in the CLC. This service is bilingual. Maria Salinas is the director of this program should you need to ask her anything that morning.
Pre-school Faith Formation (Pk-3 - 1st Grade)
Director: Kristi Stevens
(Life Teen) High School Faith Formation (9th Grade -12th Grade)
Director: Kevin Hickey
(Edge) Jr. High Faith Formation (6 Grade - 8th Grade)
Director: Jennifer White
Basic Doctrine and Cathecumenate
Director: Maria Salinas
Qunice Anos Program
Director: Maria Salinas
Elementary Pre-K Faith Formation
Our Pre K Faith Formation program is for children who are 3 and 4 years old. These classes are designed to introduce the young child to God's story by sharing Bible stories each week. The lessons are age appropriate, incorporating several fun ways of sharing Jesus' love, including music, crafts, and story telling. Our classes meet on Mondays at 5:00pm and Tuesdays at 4:45pm and 6:30pm .
For more information on Pre K Faith Formation, please call the Faith Formation Office at 281-463-7356 , Ext. 310 . or ask for Director, Kristi Stevens.
Elementary Faith Formation
Our Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Faith Formation program is deeply rooted in Church Tradition. The four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church - Creed, Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer - are taught and developed on every grade level each year. This ensures that the beliefs of our faith are introduced to and reinforced for our children as they grow, develop, and mature in their faith. Our goal is to teach our Catholic faith and touch the hearts of our children enabling them to share the "Good News" of Jesus with everyone they meet. Our classes meet on Mondays at 5:00pm and Tuesdays at 4:45pm and 6:30pm.
For more information on Elementary Faith Formation, please call the Faith Formation Office at 281-463-7356, ext. 339. or ask for Norilda Reed . For more information on the books we will be using for elementary and home elementary classes go to www.faithfirst.com .
Elementary Home and Family Faith Formation :
Our Home and Family program is provided for families of children in Kindergarten through Fifth grades who prefer to teach their children at home or who cannot attend traditional Faith Formation classes. Parents are provided materials to be used at home that corresponds to the materials used in the regular Faith Formation classrooms. Parents are required to attend a parent meeting, turn in the required worksheets and evaluations and families are to attend two on-site family lessons.
For more information on Home and Family Faith Formation, please call the Faith Formation Office at 281-463-7356, ext. 339. or ask for Norilda Reed . For more information on the books we will be using for elementary and home elementary classes go to www.faithfirst.com .
Children with Special Needs
Students with special needs requiring educational modifications are welcomed and encouraged to attend our class on Monday afternoons at 5:00pm . The curriculum for this class is taken from the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Program. Our goal is to teach our Catholic faith and touch the hearts of our special needs children through music, Bible stories and prayer.
For more information on our Special Needs class, please call the Faith Formation Office at 281-463-7356, ext. 339. or ask for Norilda Reed .
Sacramental Preparation
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton welcomes all young people to prepare for and celebrate the Sacraments. Children preparing for First Penance and First Eucharist are asked to meet the following requirements:
• Students should be enrolled in a First Grade CCE program or attending Catholic school to be eligible to receive the Sacraments of Penance and Eucharist in second grade. This requirement is in place so that the children will have an age appropriate knowledge of their faith and of Jesus before learning about the sacraments.
• Students prepare for the Sacrament of Penance in the fall and the Sacrament of Eucharist in the spring. Students are to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance before they celebrate their First Eucharist and ideally within the same year.
• The U.S. Bishops have recommended that the parent's serve as their child's primary teachers when preparing for the Sacraments (National Catechetical Directory #119). As a Church, we recognize that it is within the family that our Catholic faith is handed down to the next generation. At St. Elizabeth's, we begin preparing the students in the Catholic school or the CCE classroom and the process is completed in the home.
For more information on Sacramental Preparation, please call the Faith Formation Office at 281-463-7356, ext. 339. or ask for Norilda Reed .