Children & Youth Religious Education :: Pax Christi Catholic Church

Generations of Faith

We are beginning a new approach to Faith Formation in our parish, joining many parishes across the nation who offer a comprehensive and compelling vision of formation and learning: lifelong, for all ages and generations and rooted in the life of the Church. A preview of Generations of Faith was shown at our Ministry Fair. People are excited! There will be opportunities for all members of our parish to register. Watch for details.

Families with children who would like to register for Religious Education must attend a parent meeting. The first series of meetings are scheduled: Sunday, May 4 from 9-10:30am; Thursday, May 8 from 7-8:30pm; Sunday, June 1 from 4:30-6pm, Wednesday, June 4 from 7-8:30pm. Check your schedule and mark one of these dates on your calendar. Please spread the word and let others know that registration is being done through these meetings.

Sacrament process Information

First Reconciliation and First Eucharist:

Children are required to have completed the previous year of formal religious studies and ongoing participation in religious education or Catholic schooling. Children show readiness signs for the sacraments of Reconciliation (penance) and Communion as early as second grade. Parents and children together participate in immediate preparation sessions for celebrating each sacrament. First Communion is celebrated in groups of 7 children at regularly scheduled Masses on weekends. Participate by registering for Generations of Faith and Sacrament prep. Come to one of the meetings posted above.
First Reconciliation -- See parenthesis for (begin time and celebration times). Fall (late September, late November); Winter (late January, late March); Spring (late April, late June).
First Communion - See parenthesis for (begin and range of celebration dates) Fall (late September, late Nov to mid-Feb), Winter (late January, mid-April through June), Spring (late April, Late June through August). Please note: Children can be signed up for at most one sacrament program in one season.

Confirmation:

Confirmation preparation includes participation in faith development through middle school and high school. Young people are required to have completed the previous year of formal religious studies. This sacrament of initiation into the life of the Church is an opportunity for discernment rather than accumulation of facts about Catholicism. Immediate preparation classes begin in the fall for young people age 15 or older (by spring of 07). Participate by registering for Generations of Faith and Sacrament prep. Come to one of the meetings posted above.