Sunday Sessions

Spring is here and so is the time for reception of the sacraments for many of our children, teens and adults in Faith Formation. Those enrolled in First Communion II (Our Doves) attended their retreat on April 21 and are in the final preparation stages for reception of the Eucharist for the first time. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate these events with our children.

Sunday FISH will be initiated with Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the 5:30 PM mass on May 12. We have 7 being baptized and 22 total receiving the other two sacraments.

Sunday DOVES will receive their First Communion on May 13 at the 9:00 AM mass.  A total of 54 children will be celebrating with us.

Many blessings to all of the children and their families!

Please go to the calendar page if you have other questions about dates.   

Lent is here!  In Faith Formation, that means a quiet, reflective time when many are preparing to receive sacraments for the first time.

If you are in our FISH or DOVES program, please go to your individual pages to read more about how to prepare for First Reconciliation and to re-check the important dates coming up.

Parents – Please check out the Seeking Faith website for more links to prayer, articles, and other spiritually enriching information for Lent.  http://seekingfaith.stedward.com/page/reflections/

Easter is celebrated on APRIL 8 – Will we be ready?

Happy New Year!

JANUARY SESSIONS for all parents and children are as follows:

LAMBS (First Communion I) – January 8

FISH and SAINTS – January 15

DOVES  – January 22

All will participate this month in our Kids and Company Safe Environment Program. Parents will be shown the “Catholicism” video segment on the Liturgy and Real Presence.  We can’t wait to see everyone again!

Before we know it, Lent will be here (Ash Wednesday is on February 22) and then the sacraments for our Doves and FISH will be right around the corner. Please go to the DOVES or FISH pages for all of the upcoming dates.

Blessings of love from the Faith Formation Office to all of our families!

There will be a parents only meeting for everyone registered in our Sunday sessions at 9:00 AM in the gymnasium of the school. We hope to see you there! If you cannot be present, please let us know.

Here is a preview trailer of a wonderful new series that we will be watching together in the coming months:

\”Catholicism\” with Fr. Robert Barron

We are very excited to introduce new and exciting ways to learn about your faith, God and the Church this year in our Sunday sessions. Because faith formation is for everyone, we are asking the whole family to get involved and become part of the process.  We know from research that the strongest faith, the faith that sustains for a lifetime,  gets passed down through families. The parish community supports and values your desire to provide a strong foundation for your children. We are here to help you teach and learn your faith together by providing resources to learn at home, direction on how to implement them, and meaningfulrelational experiences together as community.

HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT DETAILS:

SUNDAY SESSIONS ARE ONCE A MONTH, FROM 9:00 to 10:30.  Based on needs and grade levels, you are divided into one of four groups.

LAMBS – For children in the FIRST year of preparation for First Communion.

DOVES – For children in the SECOND year of preparation for First Communion.

FISH – For children in grades 3-5 who are preparing to receive all the sacraments of initiation: baptism, eucharist and confirmation.

SAINTS - For children in grades 3-5 who want to continue their faith journey.

Parents are required to come to the sessions with their children. We will have
both a group experience with parents children and then will break into two separate groups. Children will have a “hands on” experience of faith with a catechist.
Parents will have the opportunity of viewing a wonderful new video series called “Catholicism” with Fr. Robert Barron. For more information go to his
website:  www.wordonfire.org.)  This video has just been
released and is getting a lot of media attention. You will find it captivating
and informative. Discussion of the video plus guidance about doing the lessons
at home will also be included. Please look at the calendar in the packet for a
clearer picture of what we are doing.

HOW TO REACH US: 

Faith Formation Office Direct Phone Line:
949-496-6011

The Faith Formation Team:

Donna Couch – Director of Faith Formation – dcouch@stedward.com

Gloria Fetta = Director of Family Ministries – gfetta@stedward.com

Aimee Martinez – Sunday Coordinator – amartinez@stedward.com

Liz Iorio – Administrative Support – liorio@stedward.com

Mary Roman, Records –  mroman@stedward.com