For students who have received Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist and are in 7th or 8th grade in school.
Program Overview
Year/Vol. I centers on Jesus’s life, His teachings, and the sacraments he instituted. Year/Vol. II presents the Church from her beginnings at Pentecost through her history encompassing her teaching and tradition.
Textbooks: We Live Our Faith as Disciples of Jesus (William H. Sadlier, Publisher) We Live Our Faith as Members of the Church (William H. Sadlier, Publisher)
Program Requirements
Additional documents (such as Birth, Baptismal, and First Communion certificates) may be requested at the time of registration to ensure your child will be enrolled in the right class.
Children consistently attentend a minimum number sessions throughout the catechetical year.
All students are required to attend a Circle of Grace® course conducted during regular class time.
Parents sign and agree to a Code of Conduct.
St. Paul the Apostle...
...has ongoing faith formation for all grade levels for those who wish to continue their spiritual journey with Christ.
Once a child receives the Sacrament of Eucharist they may enroll in regular grade level formation the following fall.
9th Gr. Faith Formation— a fresh look at ways to explain, view and participate in Mass.
Confirmation 1—for those students in their Sophomore year (or above) in High School who have been baptized, received both Reconciliation and First Communion. Service hours and retreat(s) required.
Confirmation 2—for those students in their Junior year (or above) in High School who will be age 16 by confirmation day. Students will have had to successfully completed Con 1 requirements. Students are interviewed for readiness prior to being confirmed. Service hours and retreat(s) required.