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Faith Formation Grades 1-6
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We have openings for catechists for Grades 1 - 6!
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Catechist Corner
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Grades 1-6 Faith Formation Volunteer Ministry
Join us in Faith Formation ministry! We have many opportunities for you to be involved. Sharing your gifts in Faith Formation ministry will help you grow in your faith as well as help the children. For more information, contact Mary Ann Marschall, Coordinator of Grades 1-6 Faith Formation, 763-762-7406 or maryannmarschall@saintvdp.org.
Currently we have positions open for:- Catechists
- Classroom Assistants
- Office Aides
- Hall Monitors
- Substitute Catechists
- Family Faith Night Catechists
- Family Faith Night Office Aides
- Family Faith Night Hall Monitors
See position descriptions below for more information about these postions.
Weekly Ministry Positions:Catechist
Classroom Assistant
Office Aide
Hall Monitor
Substitute Catechist
Family Faith Night (FFN) Ministry Positions:
FFN Catechist
FFN Office Aide
FFN Hall Monitor
FFN & Catechist Meeting Child Care Assistant
FFN Hospitality Team Member
Periodic Ministry Positions:
Substitute Catechist
Volunteer Ministers Make It Happen!:
We cannot offer these programs without the help of our dedicated volunteer ministers (about 160), many of whom are parents like you! Both adults and young people that serve in this ministry follow the Archdiocesan Safe Environment Guidelines.o All adults (ages 18+) will attend VIRTUS safe environment training, sign a Code of Conduct, and complete a background check and online Code of Conduct and mandatory reporting trainings, as mandated by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Adult volunteer ministers will update their volunteer screening every 3 years.
o All young people (ages 12-17) will submit 2 letters of reference, and read and sign the Code of Conduct for Youth, as mandated by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Catechists: Catechists may be an adult, or a young person that has received the Sacrament of Confirmation (typically 10th grade or older).
Classroom Assistants: Classroom Assistants may be an adult or young person.
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For students who are in first - sixth grade, Faith Formation meets one time a week.
Registration for Faith Formation: opens August 1.
Classes meet:Tuesday, 6:00 - 7:15 PM
Wednesday, 5:30 - 6:45 PM
Classes begin: October 2 and 3.
Theme for 2018-2019 Eyes of Love: Our Catholic faith calls us to look at others through the eyes of love. We will take time to look at how we can do that in our daily lives as a family at home, neighborhood, church, and world.
Family Faith Night: Our next Family Faith Night is on our first night of Faith Formation class on October 2 and 3. It will be a great kick-off to our year together!
First Reconciliation Parent Enrollment Meetings: To enroll your child to prepare to receive First Reconciliation, parents must attend one of the First Reconciliation Parent Enrollment meetings on October 9 and 10, 2018. The U.S Bishops ask that children be prepared for First Reconciliation before being prepared for First Eucharist (Communion). Click here for more information. -
2018 - 2019 Dates
For the Grades 1-6 Faith Formation Calendar click here.
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2018 - 2019 Registration
Registration for 2018 - 2019 Faith Formation is online here
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Program Overview and Class Focus by Grade
Grades 1-6 Faith Formation Program:
The aim of catechesis (faith formation) is to foster communion with Jesus Christ that empowers the children to live as disciples of Jesus Christ. The program at St. Vincent de Paul involves three main parts: weekly classes, monthly Family Faith Nights, and catechist and classroom assistant training. Click on the link below for the general schedule for Elementary Faith Formation.
Curriculum: Alive In Christ by Our Sunday Visitor:
Scope and Sequence: Alive In Christ follows a systematic Scope and Sequence organized around key themes of Catholic teaching that repeat each year within a grade-level focus, building ont the child's knowledge of the faith at each developmental stage.
Foundational Themes of the Faith: The seven essential, foundational themes of the faith - Revelation, Trinity, Jesus Christ, The Church, Morality, Sacraments, and Kingdom of God - provide the structural framework that organizes the content of the grade level. These seven foundational themes are also the themes of our Family Faith Nights. Progressing from the first to the sixth grade level, the child deepens understanding as he or she is presented content that is theologically precise and developmentally appropriate.
Catholic Prayers and Practices: As part of the curriculum, each grade level focuses on learning Catholic prayers and practices as appropriate to the child's development.
Curriculum Focus by Grade Level:Prayers and Practices to Learn by Grade Level
Grade 1 Jesus Christ: Who Jesus Is, Jesus' Love; Who God Is; What the Church Is; Church Seasons; Basic Prayers Schedule Grade 2 Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist: Jesus in the Seven Sacraments; Following Jesus; Law of Love Sin/Sorrow; Reconciliation; Eucharist and the Mass; Church Seasons; Prayers Schedule Grade 3 The Church: Jesus as Friend; The Holy Spirit and the Trinity; Community and Parish; Mass Parts; Mission of the Church; Marks of the Church; Church Seasons; Prayers Schedule Grade 4 The Moral Life: Jesus' Call to Live the Ten Commandments; Beatitudes, and Works of Mercy; Prayers and Practices Schedule Grade 5 The Seven Sacraments: Jesus and the Trinity; How the Trinity Relates to the Seven Sacraments; the Mass; the Call to Serve; the Liturgical Year; Prayers and Practices Schedule Grade 6 The Word of God in the Old Testament (Bible): How Jesus Connects to and Fulfills the Old Testament; the Early Church; Baptized for Service and Mission; the Communion of Saints; Prayers and Practices Schedule -
"Alive in Christ" Online Resources
For Children and Parents/Guardians: Home session plans, people of faith activities,interactive reviews, and games are available online for each chapter that your child is studying in class. This is an excellent way for you and child to work together to share faith, review key lesson concepts and/or to study for a test.
For Parents/Guardians: Articles and videos are available online to foster a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith.Click on http://aliveinchrist.osv.com/family
Click - In the Home and Grade Level for Home Session Plans and People of Faith Activities
Click - Interactive Reviews and Grade Level for Interactive Chapter Reviews
Click - Games and Grade Level for Lesson Related Games and Activities
Click - Adult Learning for Articles and Videos for a Deeper Understanding of the Catholic Faith