FAITH FORMATION

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Director of Faith Formation: Faith Formation Assistant:

Patsy Gillespie: dre@stmarysnorton.com Judy Burgess:

2021 - 2022 Registration

Tentative Schedule*

Grades 1-5

Sunday @ 9: 15 AM
Monday @ 4 PM
Tuesday @ 4 PM
Possibly Wednesday @ 4 PM

** classes fill on a first come first served basis

Grades 6 & 7

every other Tuesday from

6 - 7:30 PM

Grades 8 & 9

every other Sunday from

6 - 7:30 PM

* Changes to this schedule are possible as we plan to return to in person catechesis in the fall.

Registration Fees

1 child $60

2 children $105

3 + children $140

*After August 1st a late fee of $5 will be added to your bill. This will help defer the cost of additional shipping fees for supplies.

**All volunteers have their registration fees waived.

Additional Fees for Retreat

Grade 2 $15

Grade 8 $20

Grade 9 $35 (includes robe rental fee for Confirmation)

Registration Form

Registration Letter

A picture and link to the letter mailed home about the upcoming year.

Overview Grades 1-5

*** All syllabi are tentative and there are some changes that will be made prior to September 1st. ***

Grade 1: God is Love

First-grade students begin to develop an awareness of God as our Father in Heaven, the creator of Heaven and earth, who is all good, who created them in His image and likeness, and who loves them unconditionally. Special emphasis is placed on growing to know, love, and trust God. They will learn:
* Basic parts of the Mass
* The reality of sin in connection with the Sacrament of Confession
* The lives of saints and the basics of prayer as a conversation with God
* Basic Catholic prayers

Grade 2: Our Life in Jesus

Second-grade students focus on how much children are loved by Jesus Christ, and how His death and Resurrection has opened the way to Heaven. We also focus on:
* The parts of the Mass
* Lives and lessons of the saints
* More ways to pray
* A special focus on the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist

Grade 3: The Kingdom of God and the Church

Third-grade students learn about the Catholic Church, the Holy Spirit and how He guides the church, and how Jesus continues His mission through the Catholic Church.
* Basics of the Holy Trinity and all seven Sacraments.
* Prayer and living as children of God
* Jesus’ Parables of the Kingdom, and Mary as the Mother of the Church

Grade 4: Jesus teaches us how to live

The fourth-grade students will focus on the moral life, our loving response to God’s great gift to us, and students explore more deeply what it means to be created in the image and likeness of God. In this year, we:
* Explore conscience formation, the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the
Golden Rule, and the Great Commandment
* Emphasize the reality of sin and the necessity of virtue

Grade 5: The Sacraments

Fifth-grade students will focus on an in-depth exploration of God’s grace in the Sacraments, with a focus on what a Sacrament is and why Jesus instituted them. Students explore what it means that God is the source of all life, learn more about Holy Mass and Holy Days of Obligation, and read and discuss longer biographies of the saints.