Religious Education Program

The parish is the center of faith formation for Catholics. Every person in your pews, every Catholic in your parish community—child, youth, young adult, adult, senior—is on their own journey towards Jesus Christ and a life of discipleship. Our faith formation begins at Baptism. We begin formation with our Bilingual Sunday School from ages 3-6. We are beginning to provide Family Religious Education and Faith Formation within our Sacramental Preparation Formation for First Communion and Confirmation. After First Communion and before Confirmation we offer our ongoing Growing in Faith classes. A Special Education class is also offered for both First Communion and Confirmation. We are also providing RCIA for children (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults adapted for children). 

The First Communion Sacramental Preparation Formation is for two years beginning with children 7 years old and up or in 2nd grade or higher. Year One is focused on First Reconciliation and Year Two is focused on First Communion. We are engaged in the Sacramental Formation process through the Faith and Life Series of Ignatius Press. For our older children we are also using Our Sunday Visitor and Loyola Press. Curriculum requirements can be found on the website of the San Francisco Archdiocesan Office of Faith Formation (http://www.sfarch.org/ooff). Family Religious Education and Faith Formation will begin in September of 2021.

Parents will be attending a monthly Parent Session, which consists of a short catechetical review with instructions on how to teach catechism to your children at home. Parents will also attend a retreat for the parents and their children.

The Confirmation Sacramental Preparation Formation is for two years beginning with youth 13 years old (up to 17 years old) or in 7th grade or higher. We are engaged in the Sacramental Formation process through Chosen from Ascension Press. Curriculum requirements can be found in the website of the San Francisco Archdiocesan Office of Faith Formation (http://www.sfarch.org/ooff). Family Religious Education and Faith Formation will begin in September 2021. (Please see Guidelines & Requirements for 2021-2022 for details of our beginning Family Catechesis.)

Parents will be attending a monthly Parent Session, which consists of a short catechetical review with instructions on how to be a support for your youth at home. Parents will also attend a retreat for the parents, sponsor, and their youth.

*Please note all Catechists complete Protecting God’s Children training through the National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc. VIRTUS Online and are Live scanned for fingerprinting. For more information, please call the San Francisco Archdiocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection (415) 614-5504.