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Welcome!
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Faith FormationTraditional Weekly Classes & Confirmation Prep
Grades K - IO: Sundays, starting 15 mins before each Sunday Mass, and finishing 30 mins after each Sunday Mass
HOW IT WORKS:- Families arrive to the church 15 minutes before Mass begins--for a brief teaching on the Mass followed by prayer (a decade of the Rosary). Students sit with their families before and during Mass. This 15-minute lesson--and the Mass--constitute the first part of class and are essential to Faith Formation for the child and family at Saint Kateri this year. Parents and students sign in to this portion of the class upon entry to the gathering space each Sunday morning.
- Immediately after Mass, students attend the K-10 classroom portion of Faith Formation for approximately 30 minutes each Sunday. Parents of K-5th students escort their children to their classrooms, where parents sign children in to class.
- Parents are then invited to join each other in the gathering space for food, fellowship, and/or faith learning for the duration of their children’s faith formation session.
While we expect families to come to their selected session, if there is ever a scheduling conflict, K-IOth students may attend one of the other weekend Masses or Sunday classroom sessions with prior notice to the Faith Formation Office. See the class times below:
Sunday - 7:45am-9:15am (includes 8:00am Sunday Mass)
Sunday - 9:15am-11:00am (includes 9:30am Sunday Mass)
Sunday - 11:15am-1:00pm (includes 11:30am Sunday Mass)
Sunday - 5:45pm-7:30pm (includes 6:00pm Sunday Mass)RATIONALE:
SK Faith Formation classes are offered after ALL Sunday Masses (including the 6:00pm Mass).
We continue to provide a Mass-centered program for all grades this year. The program consists of a 15-minute lesson in the church, followed by Mass as a family. Students then move to their classrooms for a half-hour lesson, while parents enjoy hospitality in the gathering space.
Following the guidance of Bishop Serratelli, and along with more and more of the parishes in the Paterson Diocese, we are employing this model which teaches our children and reminds our families that the Mass and Eucharist are the most important part of our Catholic Faith--"game day", if you will.
This article by Father Kerper may help to explain it better:
https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Worship/Our- Faith/Understanding/CCD-Mass. pdf
Thank you for your support, and God bless you and your families!
Classes are limited to 12 children per teacher.
Classes are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
All Faith Formation/Religious Education Registration occurs online.
Online Registration for the 2019-2020 Year will be available by the end of July 2019.
Volunteer catechists, assistants, and safety monitors are always needed!
Phone: (973) 729-3021
Dawn Green, Administrative Assistant
Youth Protection/Safe Environment Coordinator
Email - dawng@saintkateri.org
Phone: (973) 729-0489
Jill Weiss, Youth Minister
Youth Protection/Safe Environment Coordinator
Email - skym@saintkateri.org
Phone: (973) 729-4722
Office Phone: (973) 729-0489 Fax: (973) 729-0702The Faith Formation Office is located in Saint Kateri Church.
HOURS:
Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.