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Family Faith Formation
Pre-K  through 5th grade


If you are new to our parish or to our Religious Formation programs and are interested in enrolling your child(ren) in our 3-year old - 5th grade Family Faith, please email Kim Kennedy or call 495-1886 ext. 426

Pre-K3 - 5th Grade Family Faith Formation


Registration for 2024/2025 school year will open in summer 2024.


What is Family Faith Formation?

Parents and children gather monthly to pray, break open the Word of God, and then receive lessons appropriate for their age level. As a parent/guardian, you will gather with other adults and deepen your faith through teachings and discussions. The children are dismissed to hear their lesson in an age-appropriate way. Our formation program serves children starting at age 3. Younger children are most welcome to stay with their parents. We hope to provide an opportunity for families to get to know each other while growing in their faith as a parent/guardian, as a family, and as an individual. You then choose from two options to provide age-appropriate faith formation to your child between the gatherings: teach the lessons at home as a family or bring your child to weekly Wednesday classes. 


What is the benefit of Family Faith with parents joining in with their children?

Here are a few of the benefits…

  1. Faith is lived out in your home as a family. How you love each other, celebrate each other, forgive each other, and support each other speaks volumes of who God is. We want to partner with you to help your faith come even more alive in your family.
  2. At your child's Baptism, you promised to grow your child’s faith. We, as a Church, have not done enough to support you in this effort. We have given you the impression that faith is something you learn in a classroom. While knowledge of our faith strengthens us, faith is an encounter with Jesus Christ. Our Family Faith Formation sessions are designed to help you as a family encounter Jesus together.
  3. Just as you build community with other parents at your child’s school, in extra-curricular activities, or in your neighborhood, it is imperative for parents to gather and build community amongst others who share your belief. We grow in our own faith by being in the community!


What about our children – how do they learn?

Once per month, during the Family Faith Formation gathering, the children are dismissed to go to a grade-specific class. For the rest of the month, you have two options:

  1. You, as a family, gather in your home and go over the weekly lessons (typically 3- 5 per month). You will receive a link to the lessons and parent guide that give you what you need to know to be the teacher. We also are here to support you and answer any questions so that you succeed. By doing the lessons as a family, you can learn what your child is learning and reignite your faith.
  2. Or, children can attend the weekly Wednesday class option. This DOES NOT replace the Family Faith Formation session but is in addition to it. We will offer grade-specific, weekly classes on the other weeks of the month when no Family Faith Formation is gathering (typically 3 classroom meetings per month). Last year, some families were overwhelmed with other responsibilities and/or needed help teaching their children. This option will help alleviate that stress.


When/Where is Family Faith Formation? 

  • Families gather at Ascension in the ACC once per month for a lesson and to receive materials for the upcoming month (8 gatherings per year)
  • You select the best time for your family to attend: 
  • Sundays: 9:25 am- 10:20 am
  • Wednesdays: 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm


When is the optional weekly class in addition to the Family Faith Formation session?

  • Wednesday at 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm


Are there other options to bring Faith Formation to my child?

We also support homeschooling which does not require any gathering at the church. We give you a curriculum and instructions and will be available to help if you have any questions.


What about our youth in Middle and/or High School? 

When dismissed, the youth are welcome helpers in our Family Faith Formation classes. They also have their own formation gatherings on separate days/times. Click here for more information:

Catching Fire Middle School

YOA (Youth of Ascension) High School


Schedules for 2023-2024:


Is there a fee? 

Yes. Our fee is based on the number of children per family being registered in all of our PK-HS programs:

  • First child: $65
  • Second child: $25 additional ($90 total)
  • Third child: $25 additional ($115 total)
  • Fourth child & beyond: No extra fee.
  • Child preparing for 1st Holy Communion: $30 additional fee
  • Child preparing for Confirmation: No additional charge

If, for whatever reason, you are unable to afford the fee, please get in touch with us: email Kim Kennedy or call 495-1886 ext. 426


If I choose to do the additional lessons at home, do you have any resources to help?                               

We are committed to helping you succeed in bringing faith formation into your home

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