The Church of St. Patrick follows Whole Community Catechesis. It is based on a directive from the General Directory of Catechesis (GDC) a document called forth at Vatican II. It brings our programs beyond the learning the fundamentals of the faith by:
• Refreshing the adults’ knowledge of the faith.
• Reinforcing and building upon what is learned each year.
• Relating what the adults learn to what the children learn.
• Teaching how to continue the education outside of the church.
• Providing the opportunity to learn from others of various ages and
experiences.
We are continually improving our Faith Formation programs based on feedback from parents and children who participate. Click here to email comments to our Faith Formation Director.
Click here for 2009 - 2010 Program Information
Click here for 2009 - 2010 Class Calendar
PROGRAMS
Early Catholic Family Life (families with toddlers to preschoolers)
generally held each March, contact the Faith Formation Director for
details
Family Faith Formation (families with children of preschool to tenth grade) with Sacrament preparation for First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation Registration Form
ALPHA Course (Adults, young and old) meet weekly for 10 weeks for an exploration of Christianity in a relaxing atmosphere.
Bible Study (Adults and youth age 16 or older) each session is announced in the bulletin prior to starting, contact the Faith Formation Director for details
Vacation Bible School (Kids from preschool and up) held each August. Click here for Information and Registration for 2009.
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2009 - 2010 Class Schedule
| Sunday Mornings | Tuesday Evenings | Wednesday Evenings | Other Important Dates | ||||||||
| 8:50 (approx.) - 10:20 AM | 6:30 - 8 PM | 6:30 - 8 PM | |||||||||
| (FS) Age 3 to 6th Grade & parents | (FT) Age 3 to 6th Grade & parents | (FW) 7th & 8th Grade & parents, (C1)/9th & (C2)/10th Grades & parents | |||||||||
| OCT | 4 | FS | 6 | FT | 7 | FW, C1, C2 | |||||
| 11 | FS | 13 | FT | 14 | No Sessions-Teacher Conf. | ||||||
| 18 | No Sessions | 20 | Reconciliation Prep- Gr. 2 Families | 21 | FW, C1, C2 | ||||||
| 25 | No Sessions, C1 Rite of Candidacy, 10:30 Mass | 27 | No Session | 28 | C1 only & Parents, orientation/event | ||||||
| NOV | 1 | FS | 3 | NO FT- Election Day | 4 | FW, C1, C2 | |||||
| 8 | FS | 10 | FT | 11 | FW, C1, C2 | ||||||
| 15 | Gr. 3 & 4 w/Parents | 17 | FT | 18 | FW, C1, C2 Mass and C2 Parent/Candidate Event | ||||||
| 22 | Reconciliation Prep- Gr. 2 Families | 24 | No session | 25 | No Sessions | Nov. 26 | Thanksgiving | ||||
| 29 | No Session | 1 | 1st Reconciliation Celebration: 7 p.m. | 2 | No Sessions | Nov. 29 | 1st Sunday of Advent | ||||
| DEC | 6 | FS | 8 | Immaculate Conception Mass and FT following | 9 | FW, C1, C2 | Dec. 1 | Tue.: First Reconciliation Celebration | |||
| 13 | FS | 15 | FT & Advent Family Reconciliation | 16 | FW, C1, C2 | ||||||
| 20 | No Session | 22 | No Session | 23 | No Sessions | ||||||
| 27 | No Session | 29 | No Session | 30 | No Sessions | ||||||
| JAN | 3 | FS | 5 | FT | 6 | FW, C1, C2 | |||||
| 10 | FS | 12 | FT | 13 | FW, C1, C2 | Jan. 18 | MLK Day Holiday | ||||
| 17 | No Session | 19 | Gr. 5 & 6 w/ Parents | 20 | Gr. 7 & 8 w/ Parents | ||||||
| 24 | No Session | 26 | No Session | 27 | Gr. 1-6 Teaching Mass | ||||||
| FEB | 31 | FS | 2 | FT | 3 | FW, C1, C2 | |||||
| 7 | FS | 9 | FT | 10 | FW, C1, C2 | ||||||
| 14 | No Session | 16 | Eucharist Prep- Gr. 2 | 17 | No Session: Ash Wednesday | Lent Begins! | |||||
| 21 | Gr. 3 & 4 w/Parents | 23 | No Session | 24 | No Session | ||||||
| 28 | 2 | Gr. 2-5 Lent Reconciliation | 3 | Teen Lent Reconciliation | |||||||
| MAR | 7 | FS | 9 | FT | 10 | FW, C1, C2 | |||||
| 14 | FS | 16 | FT | 17 | FW, C1, C2 | ||||||
| 21 | Gr. 5 & 6 w/ Parents | 23 | Eucharist Prep- Gr. 2 | 24 | Gr. 7 & 8 w/ Parents | ||||||
| 28 | No Session- Palm Sunday | 30 | No Session: Holy Week | 31 | No Session: Holy Week | ||||||
| APR | 4 | No Session: Easter! | 6 | Eucharist Prep- Gr. 2 | 7 | C2 only & Parents | Apr. ?? | C1 Passion Play ?? p.m. | |||
| 11 | FS | 13 | FT | 14 | FW, C1, C2 | Apr. ?? | C2 Retreat & Mass | ||||
| 18 | FS | 20 | FT | 21 | FW, C1, C2 | Apr. 11 | Divine Mercy Sunday | ||||
| 25 | Formation Finale Fair | 27 | No Sessions | 28 | Closing Mass- All levels attend | ||||||
| MAY | 2 | No Sessions | 4 | Gr. 2 Eucharist Retreat | 5 | May 8- | First Eucharist: 5:00 Mass | ||||
| 9 | First Eucharist: 10:30 Mass | 11 | 12 | ||||||||
| 16 | 18 | 19 | May ?? | Confirmation?? | |||||||
| 23 | Pentecost: Recognition of Graduates Celebration 10:30 Mass | ||||||||||
