Faith Formation

Please note for Kids’ Club registrations: We do our best to give each person their first session option. Please review the list below to determine if the class you need is still available. If your first choice is full, you will be notified.

If you want to pay via check or cash or need to make payment arrangements, please contact Yvonne Laschon at ylaschon@stamericigh.com .  She will send you instructions for how to register and will create an invoice for you.  We cannot reserve your spot in class until your payment or payment arrangements have been made.
 

Before a child can be registered for their First Sacraments or Confirmation, we must ensure they meet the guidelines set by the Archdiocese. If you have a child that you want to receive a sacrament this year, please review the requirements listed below carefully. If you have any questions about your individual situation please contact us; for First Sacraments  and RCIA Adapted for Children contact Noemi Saybe at nsaybe@stamericigh.com and for Confirmation contact Rebecca Jankowski at rebeccaj@stamericigh.com .

First Sacraments (First Reconciliation and First Eucharist) Preparation Requirements

• Children in 2^nd grade are eligible for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.  Even though the formal preparation program is part of the 2^nd grade curriculum,    3rd - 5th graders (who have already been baptized) are eligible to receive these sacraments and attend their grade level class.
• Students preparing for their First Reconciliation and First Eucharist, at a minimum, must have regularly attended Catholic Faith Formation classes the year prior to their sacrament year (this could be through a parish Faith Formation program or Catholic school). Attendance at Faith Formation classes during their year of preparation is also required and monitored.
• All Students who are entering a sacramental preparation year; First Reconciliation or First Eucharist must submit a copy of their Baptismal Certificate or Profession of Faith Certificate to the Office by November 1, 2019.

Children who are older than 2nd grade and have not been baptized or who are 6th grade and older and have not received their First Reconciliation or First Eucharist, would be prepared through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Adapted for Children (RCIA Adapted for Children). In addition to RCIA Adapted for Children classes, students need to be enrolled and attend their appropriate grade level Faith Formation class.
 
Confirmation Preparation Requirements

• Children in 10^th-12^th grade are eligible for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
• Students preparing for their Confirmation, at a minimum, must have regularly attended Catholic Faith Formation classes the year prior to their sacrament year (this could be through a parish Faith Formation program or Catholic school). Attendance at Faith Formation classes during their year of preparation is also required and monitored.
• All Confirmation students must submit a copy of the both the front and back of their updated Baptismal Certificate. Please turn this document in by November 1, 2019 to the parish office.
• See more in this 2019-2020 Confirmation Preparation Parent Letter and the Confirmation Packet