Registration and Payment
Please register for the program here: Register Here. Click here for online payments.
Our Mission
To provide our parish families with the support they need to integrate into our parish community and to assist them in raising their children in the Catholic faith.
Welcome!
Thank you to everyone who made last year’s program such a success!
Since everything seemed to work out last year, we will continue the same basic program for next year with only one significant change:
We are moving our confirmations to 7th grade!!!
This means we will be confirming both 7th- and 8th-graders this year.
Parents Night for New Families
We will be having a parents night on Thursday, Sept 17th at 7pm in the church to explain the program to our new families. If you are returning from last year, you are welcome to attend also, but it is not necessary.
Please join our St Boniface Faith Formation WhatsApp community, since it will be our primary method of communicating with you and keeping you up to date throughout the year.
You can ask anyone who is already a community member for an invite or email us for a link.
Registration and Payment
Please register for the program here: Register Here. Click here for online payments.
Our Program
Instead of trying to force everyone into a one-size-fits-all box, we will be offering a variety of activities and leaving it up to you to decide which of these best suit your family’s needs and interests. Other than a few mandatory events for our first communion and confirmation candidates, you are free to participate in as many of these activities as you wish.
Mass
By far, the most important part of any Faith Formation program is the regular attendance at Sunday Mass. This is the only part of our program that is absolutely mandatory. This is important not only for the children, but for the entire family as well. Everything we are doing in our Faith Formation program is built on the foundation of regular Mass attendance.
Family Program – Grades 0-5
Our family program will meet one Sunday each month from 8:45–10:15 in the school. We will begin each session in the gym with prayer and some time with Fr Josef. Then we will break out into family groups for discussion and activities focusing on Christian family life.
This program is for the entire family, not just the children. If you are interested in participating, simply come to our first meeting on September 27.
The dates for our family program this year will be:
- September 27
- October 25
- November 22
- December 20
- January 24
- February 28
- March (Easter Break)
- April 4
- May 2
Middle School Program – Grades 6-8
Our middle school program will be at the same time and on the same Sundays as the family program.
The students will meet in groups (without the parents) and will be led by a volunteer.
We will focus on helping the children take ownership of their faith life and learn what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
If you are interested in participating, simply come to our first meeting on September 27.
Online Catechesis
For an at-home, self-guided deep dive into the teachings of the Catholic faith, we will be using the Faith and Life series from My Catholic Faith Delivered.
Please contact StBonFaith@gmail.com if you are interested.
Sacramental Preparation
We will be preparing our 2nd graders for First Communion and our 7th and 8th graders for Confirmation. Please see the First Communion and Confirmation info sheets for details.
Community Building & Service
Throughout the year, we will be offering opportunities for the family to integrate into our parish life through community building events and service projects. Activities will include:
- November – Thanksgiving Food Drive
- Advent – Trees of Joy
- December 5 – Christmas around the World
- December 5 – Christmas Pageant
- December 20 – Christmas Caroling
- Lent – 40 Days 40 Items
- Lent – Mite Boxes
- March 1-4 – Children’s Stations of the Cross
- March 28 – Easter Egg Hunt
- May 2 – May Crowning & End of the Year Picnic
- May 20-23 – Feast by the Shore
- First Saturdays – Sandwich making for Outreach
- TBD – Children’s Choir
First Communion Info
Program
To prepare your child for First Communion, please participate in as much of our Faith Formation program as you wish.
In addition, please plan on attending the events listed below.
Dates
The following dates are mandatory for our First Communion program.
The children do not need to attend the Parents Nights, but they are welcome. All of these events
are in the church.
Baptismal Certificates
Please bring a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate to the parents night, or send it by email, or drop it off at the office as soon as possible.
If your child is not yet baptized, please let us know so that we can arrange a baptism for them.
Confirmation Info
Program
To prepare your child for Confirmation, please participate in as much of our Faith Formation program as you wish.
In addition, please plan on attending the events listed below.
Dates
The following dates are mandatory for our Confirmation program.
The children do not need to attend the Parents Night, but they are welcome. All of these events are in the church.
We will let you know the date of the Confirmation Ceremony as soon as we are given one by the bishop (we usually don’t find out until January or February).
We are requesting the end of May or the beginning of June. We will probably need two ceremonies this year.
