Faith Formation for Children

The Duties of parents (CCC 2223– 2226) (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

“Parents have the FIRST responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues.

Education in the faith by the parents should begin in the child's earliest years. This already happens when family members help one another to grow in faith by the witness of a Christian life in keeping with the Gospel. Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith. Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God.

The parish is the Eucharistic community and the heart of the liturgical life of Christian families; it is a privileged place for the catechesis of children and parents.

Program Requirements

• Parent will be registered member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.

• Families will attend Sunday (Saturday Vigil) Mass each weekend and Holy Days of Obligation.

• Parents will attend parent meetings and formation classes.

• Parents will ensure that children attend scheduled classes.

• Parents will drop off and pick up children on time and in a manner that is respectful of the other children, catechists and classroom aides.

Preschool and Kinder

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program is provided for children 4 years old and potty trained to 1st grade.

2nd Grade to High School

The sacrament preparation program is a two year program, where the students attend class each week from August to May. In the child’s first year, the children prepare for their First Confession. In their second year, they prepare for their Confirmation and Communion. Registration for the Faith Formation program for children is held each July. Please check back with us for dates and times in the summer!