Our Faith Formation Office is excited to offer many options for the upcoming, 2022-2023 ministry year. Each program is Christ centered ministry where family is key. At St. Mary we work hard to honor what we are taught by the Catholic Church (see CCC 2226).
All of our classes will be held in-person here on the parish campus. *Please check specific ministry page for 2022-2023 calendars.
LITTLE SAINTS (K-3rd grade families) –
Sundays from 9:30-10:45a.m., (right before the 11a.m. Mass) in the school gym
THE ROCK (grades 4-5) –
Wednesdays from 7pm to 8:30pm in Faith Formation
EDGE (grades 6-8) –
Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in St. Joseph
ENCOUNTER (grades 9-12) –
Sundays from 12:00pm-1:00pm in St. Joseph
FIRST COMMUNION (Children preparing for First Communion must):
participate in Little Saints for at least one year prior to the sacrament year (i.e., it is a 2-year process),
register for Little Saints at the beginning of the sacrament year
participate in extra sessions with their parents that prepare them for First Reconciliation and First Communion.
CONFIRMATION (Teens preparing for CONFIRMATION must):
be a High School Junior or Senior
have attended the Encounter High School Youth Group or an equivalent for a minimum of 2 semesters
have attended one youth retreat
have participated in community service
Heather Abraham, habraham@stmary-wc.org.
English Form
Spanish Form
for more information contact:
Faith Formation 925-891-8939 or
apisciotto@stmary-wc.org
We look forward to meeting you!
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 K through 12 are really facilitators, listening to kids and engaging them in faith conversations.
Please contact FF/YM Office
for more information.