FAMILY Faith Formation 2023-2024
Helping you live your family’s mission to know, love, and serve God.
“The family is the primary school in which saints are formed . . . God created the family to be a reflection of the communion of life and love that exists within the Trinity. The union of a husband and wife allows them to participate in God’s creative act, and from their love comes children . . .
The Second Vatican Council describes parents as being the primary teachers of the faith for their children . . . where their children meet Christ . . . This also means that parents are the principal teachers who prepare their children to receive the sacraments . . .”
— Saints Among Us, Pastoral Letter, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, 5/14/15
A family-based weekly program of faith formation & sacrament preparation taught by parents to their children at home with monthly support classes at the Church after the Sunday 12pm Mass for parents and children/youth in 1st-12th grades in their respective classes. Children younger than 1st grade are welcome to accompany their parents in their support class. Preschool and kindergarten materials are available for home-study only. Materials are distributed in September and collected for review twice a year, winter and spring. Review of preschool and kindergarten materials is optional.
The norm of the Archdiocese of Denver is for baptized Catholic children to receive the Sacrament of 1st Reconciliation in 2nd grade, and the Sacraments of Confirmation and 1st Holy Communion in 3rd grade at the same Mass. Baptized Catholic children/youth in 4th-12th grades may also receive these sacraments through Family Faith Formation. Unbaptized children/youth, and those baptized in a non-Catholic Christian church who are 7 years of age or older, may enroll in Family Faith Formation and/or RCIA Adapted for Children (RCIC). Baptism under 7 years of age is through the infant/child Baptism program. Contact the program director below to help you discern the best sacrament prep program(s) for your family.
Unique with its flexible schedule, Family Faith Formation is designed for parents who want to teach their children the Faith more intentionally, and help them live it well before, during, and after their initial reception of sacraments. We believe that the stronger the parent/child engagement in the Faith, the more effectively children and youth will mature into authentic and life-long disciples of Jesus Christ in His Church. The program begins in September 2023.
The goal of Family Faith Formation is to help families deepen their love for Jesus Christ through encountering Him in the sacramental life of the Church, in family prayer, in the Truths of our Catholic Faith, and in a communion of life and love with God and neighbor.
“Train the young in the way they should go; even when old, they will not swerve from it.”
FAMILY FEE (per family) -
• $115.00 - registering by July 31st
• $130.00 - registering August 1st through August 31st
• $145.00 - registering after August 31st
• NO family fee for Catechists!
• $115.00 family fee for Substitute Catechists!
SUPPORT CLASS SCHEDULE - The monthly support classes for parents and children/youth in 1st-12th grades meet on Sunday afternoon after the 12pm Mass, 1:15-2:45pm. Children younger than 1st grade are welcome to accompany their parents!
• September 24, 2023
• October 22, 2023
• November 12, 2023
• December 10, 2023
• January 7, 2024
• February 11, 2024
• March 10, 2024
• April 14, 2024
• May 5, 2024
“Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength. Take to heart these words which I command you today. Keep repeating them to your children. Recite them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up.
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Contact Roberta at rmarsh@christthekingdenver.org or 303-388-1643 ext. 204 and introduce yourself and your family!
Roberta Marsh
Faith Formation Director
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