You are the heart of all of our Faith Formation programs.

Please consider sharing your faith with a group of children this year.

The prayer of St. Francis says, “it is in giving that we receive,” and after doing this for years our Faith Formation Team can guarantee you that you will get more than you give.

You don’t need to know how to teach, our volunteers in Grades 4 through 12 are really facilitators, listening to kids and engaging them in faith conversations.

Please contact FF/YM Office for more information.

WELCOME FAITH FORMATION FAMILIES

Our Faith Formation programs are Christ centered ministries where family is key. At St. Mary we work hard to honor what we are taught by the Catholic Church. Please read the reference below from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
 

2226   Education in the faith by the parents should begin in the child's earliest years. This already happens when family members help one another to grow in faith by the witness of a Christian life in keeping with the Gospel. Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith. Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God.35 The parish is the Eucharistic community and the heart of the liturgical life of Christian families; it is a privileged place for the catechesis of children and parents.

Please pray for us,
Thank you.

Faith Formation/Youth Ministry office: 925-891-8939 or lifeteen@stmary-wc.org