Below is an overview of what we’ll cover each year from Pre-K through High School…
Pre-K & K: Jesus and the Holy Family
Students are introduced to the loving goodness of Jesus Christ, they meet the members of the Holy Family, and they learn who the saints are and what they teach us. They begin to explore why virtue is good and sin is bad, and the importance of developing good habits. Students learn that they can speak to God in prayer.
Grade 1: God is Love
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. Introduction to the basic parts of the Mass. The reality of sin is further explored in connection with the Sacrament of Confession. Continuing to learn from the lives of saints, they also explore the basics of prayer as a conversation with God.
Grade 2: Our Life in Jesus
This year focuses on how much children are
loved by Jesus Christ, and how his death and Resurrection has opened the way to heaven. Students continue to learn about the parts of the Mass, the lives and lessons of the saints, and more ways to pray. Special focus is placed on the Sacraments of Confession and Eucharist this year.
Grade 3: The Kingdom of God and the Church
Students learn what the Catholic Church is, who the Holy Spirit is and how He guides Her, and what it means that Jesus continues His mission through Her. Along with the basics of the Trinity and all seven Sacraments, they build on what they have learned about prayer, and explore what it means to live as children of God. They also focus on Jesus’ Parables of the Kingdom, and Mary, the Mother of the Church.
Grade 4: Jesus Teaches Us How to Live
Most of this year focuses 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. Students explore conscience formation, the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Golden Rule, and the Great Commandment. The reality of sin and the necessity of virtue
are emphasized.
Grade 5: The Sacraments
This year provides 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, especially young saints.
Grade 6: Sacred Scripture
Students spend this year immersed in God’s Word in the Sacred Scriptures, and explore how the Bible communicates God’s plan of salvation to us. Includes basics of reading the Bible, Magisterial authority, praying with Scripture, how the Bible is different from other books, and the four senses of Scripture. Students experience a full exploration of the Holy Bible from Genesis to Revelation, all through the lens of the Incarnation.
Grade 7 & 8: Journey Toward Confirmation
Chosen: Your Journey Towards Confirmation takes young people on a journey through the entire Catholic faith in all its richness and vitality. Teens will be captivated by the story, from Creation all the way through salvation history, and they will come to see how the sacraments, prayer, and discipleship are the keys to a happy life. The goal of this 24-lesson, 2-year program is nothing short of winning over the hearts of teens and making them disciples of Christ.
High School Men’s & Women’s Groups (Grade 9 – 12)
Our parish family offers regular Sunday Morning Faith Formation sessions for high-school-age men and women. Over these crucial years of a young person’s life, following their Confirmation and as they prepare to enter young adulthood, we’ll cover Bible Studies, small group discussions, apologetics, Q&A sessions with our pastor, and provide an opportunity for them to form deep friendships with each other, as they grow closer to Jesus Christ and begin to spread the good news that “God is with us!”