Family Faith Formation 

 

• Home-based

This means that parents and legal guardians are encouraged and empowered to bring the faith alive at home. Through resources provided, families are encouraged to explore faith themes at home that go hand in hand with what is discussed during formation sessions.  
 

• Family-focused

This means that our models will keep the family together instead of splitting our formation day and time between age and grades. We want formation to be an experience that leads all members of the family closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ.
 

• Accompaniment

Pope Francis speaks of this quite often. It is important to recognize that while we all have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, we do not walk the path that leads to heaven alone.  Ministry leaders (catechists and small group leaders as well as staff members) are here to get to know you, offer support and encouragement, and create a space where families feel welcome, known, and loved.




SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
Parents and legal guardians who are participating in either of our formation models must also complete the training so that we can ensure everyone who is on campus can work together at making St. Edward a safe place for all who seek the Lord!  Please click here to access or create your account and to complete the online training.  Please contact us if you have any questions or need any help accessing your account.



CATECHETICAL MINISTRY TEAM
In order to give parishioners the best and most joyful experience of formation, we need ministry leaders who can serve in one of these roles. Prayerfully consider if the Lord is calling you to serve Him in any of these ways and sign up accordingly when you fill out the family faith formation registration form. 

Small Group Leaders and Assistants (elementary)
Adult parishioners lead Sunday formation for children in Pk4-4th Grade.
Confirmed teens and adults lead Sunday formation for children in 5th grade.

Core Members (Edge and Life Teen)
Adult parishioners and Confirmed teens lead Sunday formation for youth in 6th-8th grade.
Adult parishioners lead Sunday Formation for youth in 9th-12th grade.

Hall Monitors & Nurses
Adult parishioners who are strong observers, are attentive to detail, and put the safety of all the children, teens, parents, and catechetical ministers first.  Adults serving as nurses must be trained in the medical field. 
 

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm with 5 pm Mass following

Regular registration period is from August 1st-August 31st. 

If you like the traditional set up where the children meet with other children their age, this is the model for you.  Parents are automatically registered for the parent formation sessions while their children participate.  

• Pre-K4 & Kinder: is available to all parishioners! Each age group will meet in their own small group setting. 

 

• 1st-3rd grade: meet in classrooms in a small group setting with a total of 15-20 children and 2 adults.  4th-5th grade meet in classrooms in a large group/small group setting. 

 

• Edge (6th-8th grade): meet in the Gym and follow a large group/small group dynamic. Small groups include 8-10 youth and 2 adults. 

 

• Life Teen (9th-12th grade): meet in the Parish Life Center and follow a large group/small group dynamic. Small groups include 10-12 teens and 2 adults.

 

• Parents: meet in the Youth Room and Annex to look at the experience of parenting through the lens of the Catholic faith in order to offer support to families as they aim to strengthen their domestic churches. 

This model allows the family to grow in the faith at their own developmental level with peers of their age.  It is from 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm and families are encouraged to attend the 5 pm Mass following formation.

Schedule is available under Documents.


Home-based Family Faith Formation
Regular registration period is from August 1st-August 31st. 


If you like to do the bulk of the formation at home at your pace, this model is perfect for you. We will offer a number of family gatherings on campus and parent meetings on zoom to support parents.

Schedule is available under Documents.