Family Formation (PreK-Gr 6)

Registration for 2023-24 programs opens June 22nd
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Other programs available for Age 3 - Grade 6 Children
American Heritage Girls
Handmaidens
Home Education Ministry
Preschool (Little Lambs/Sunday Celebration)
Saints Yes!
Troops of Saint George

Family Formation is a truly innovative kindergarten-6th grade Catholic religious education program used by parishes and families across the US and Canada. Created, developed, and experienced at the Church of Saint Paul over the past 30+ years, Family Formation has proven itself to be the answer to the catechetical crisis of the past several decades. Based on the principle that "Parents are the primary educators in the Faith" (GDC 255), Family Formation revolves around weekly family gatherings where home lessons, provided by the church, are worked on and discussed by parents with their children. Then there are monthly gatherings at the church which allow K-6 grade students to learn about a topic in a grade-level classroom setting with a trained catechist, while at these same monthly gatherings their parents receive a teaching and are being formed in the Faith on the same topic. These shared learning experiences spill over into the family's everyday life as they open the doors to discussion of the Catholic Faith and begin to live and breathe the life of the Church.

Specifically Family Formation:

• Brings the Catholic Faith alive through dynamic lessons, activities, and audios

• Follows a three-year cycle and points families to what is happening in the Church year.

• Is driven by Sacred Scripture and Tradition

• Is faithful to the teaching of the Magisterium

• References the Catechism of the Catholic Church

• Has received the Imprimatur of Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2007

• Provides adult formation and grade specific classroom curriculum

• Provides weekly family home lessons, which enable “parents to be the primary educators of their children in the Faith "

To purchase the program for use outside of the Church of Saint Paul either as a family or a parish, visit www.familyformation.net.

For more information about making your lessons come alive, visit our blog: http://familyformationblog.net/ 

Family Formation was featured in an article in the Catholic Spirit!  Click HERE