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Elementary

Grades 1-6

Program Information

Class Schedule: Classes meet on Wednesdays (September through April)

Grades 1-5      5:00-6:00 p.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Grade 6           6:30-7:30 p.m.

Curriculum: Call to Faith www.harcourtreligion.com

  • Home study material (for Grades 1-5) is available upon request at $45 per child.

Program Philosophy

  • The aim of Call to Faith is to form children into disciples who act with the mind and heart of Jesus.
  • Catechesis is a lifelong process. We are touched and transformed by the living God and by the lived Tradition of the community throughout our lives.
  • The whole parish community (including parents, family members, catechists, and pastor) is called to hand on the faith through faith sharing and the witness of daily life.

Sacramental Preparation
At the Church of St. Michael, children in the second grade are invited to begin formal preparation to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Penance/Confession) and Eucharist (Communion) for the first time. The Faith Formation Program coordinates the preparation of children in both the St. Michael Faith Formation program and at St. Michael Catholic School.

Curriculum: Celebrating our Faith (textbook) materials are taught each week in the St. Michael Faith Formation and St. Michael Catholic School classrooms. Celebrating our Faith materials also involve parents intimately in the preparation of their children. These are grace-filled opportunities to catechize adults as well as children!

First Reconciliation will be celebrated communally, with individual confession and absolution, on November 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in the Church.

First Communion in 2011 will be celebrated on these dates:
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the 5:00 p.m. Mass
Sunday, May 8, 2011 at the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Masses
Sunday, May 8, 2011 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass

2010-11 Registration Information
Tuition: $120 per child *tuition grants available

  • August 14-15 – After weekend Masses in Archangels Hall
  • August 16 – Online registration opens for those who intend to pay full tuition up front. Payments by major credit cards or Paypal will be accepted.
  • August 18 & 25 – 6:00-8:00 p.m. in Archangels Hall
  • August 28-29 – After weekend Masses in Archangels Hall
  • Faith Formation registration is open through September 1.

Faith Formation Handbook - coming soon

2010-2011 Elementary Class Schedule and Calendar of Events

Contact: Janel Boegeman
1st-6th Grade Faith Formation Coordinator & Sacramental Catechesis for Reconciliation and Eucharist
(952) 447-2486 Voice Mail #107
Email: jboegeman@stmichael-pl.org