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Dear Parent/Guardian:
Welcome to the 2017-18 academic year of Family Faith Formation, Youth Ministry, and Sacrament Preparation. We are delighted to embark with your entire family to awaken all of our hearts to the ways God is speaking to us each and every day! This journey--walking alongside each of you--continues to be such a joy for me. We are looking forward to the engaging activities and projects that we will work on together this year.
Our hope, along with our Faith Formation Staff and volunteers, is to help your entire family come into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and to be formed in faith. We want to present the traditions, rituals, and content of our faith to you in a fun and relevant way. We want our time together to be both restful and rejuvenating so that together we can all face our daily challenges and struggles. We want to celebrate, pray, and learn together as a parish family, so that we can in turn be Christ to all the others we encounter in our everyday lives.
Our goals for this year:
- Invite all family members to a loving, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Invite all family members to establish habits that will enable you to spend time together and with God on a consistent basis.
- Provide relevant content for your family to use at home to facilitate faith conversations and encourage Bible reading and prayer.
- Create a warm, welcoming atmosphere for all ages to engage in formative experiences.
- Provide faith-based activities at the parish that engage all learners in deepening your understanding of our Catholic faith.
Family Faith Formation Program Specifics:
- 30 minutes of work at home each week using the book or on line resource (your choice of resource, as indicated on your registration form)
- Weekly check-in with your group facilitator
- 1x/month family gathering (or more often). 4-5 times a year this monthly family gathering will be a Parish Intergenerational Session. A parent/adult must attend the family monthly session with child/ren.
For those children in
Catholic School
who are enrolled in
Confirmation
preparation, Intergenerational Sessions are a required part of the Confirmation process. All other Catholic School children, while it is not required, are most welcome to attend our Intergenerational Sessions and/or enroll in our Family Faith Formation program.
Intergenerational Sessions:
Sundays from 12:30-2:30 PM or
Mondays from 5:30-7:30 PM
in the Parish Center at Christ the King
- October 15&16
- December 10&11
- February 11&12
- April 15&16
- May 20 - Parish Pentecost Celebration (TBA)
Family Faith Formation Program
Parent Orientation
(choose one):
September 17 from 12:30-1 PM or
September 18 from 6:30-7 PM
in church at Christ the King
Other Important Family Program Dates:
Other dates that you may consider for your monthly family gatherings (please check in with your group facilitator to schedule these times):
Sundays from 12:30-2 PM or
Mondays from 6:00-7:30 PM
at Christ the King
- Oct 1&2
- Nov 5&6
- Nov 19&20
- Dec 3&4
- Jan 7&8
- Jan 21&22
- Feb 4&5
- March 4&5
- March 18&19
- May 13&14
You may choose other dates/times for your monthly family gatherings, including the
Steve Angrisano Concert & Sessions on Sept 22/23.
Please schedule these monthly gatherings with your group facilitator.
Click here for a detailed schedule which includes these above program dates, along with
Sacramental Preparation
dates, and
Youth Ministry
dates.
Family Program Groups and Facilitator Info:
We are putting family groups together now for those enrolled in our Family Faith Formation program based on your preference, our volunteers' availability, and day and resource choices. As soon as the groups are set, your group facilitator will be in touch with you to get to know you and your family better and to set up your schedule. We still need more group facilitators...think this might be for you? Please contact us. This is an important role, with limited commitment, and lots and lots of support. FYI--our goal is to have the majority of the family groups set by the end of August. We are doing our best. If you know someone who has not registered yet, please spread the word and tell them to
register! This impacts family groups. Thanks!
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