CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION Good Shepherd Catholic Church Pastor

CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION Good Shepherd Catholic Church Pastor: Fr. Chris Frazer Vicar: Fr. Ed Garcia CRE: Menchie Cabrera

Tonight … Religious Education Program … What is CFF? Our Expectations of the Students 1 st Holy Communion Preparation Expectations Calendar & Attendance Workshops & Volunteer Hours Housekeeping – Incomplete or Missing Forms How You Can Help CFF Communication & Information

2019 -2020 CFF EDGE RCIA Life. Teen Kinderchurch CLOW

• Our program offers a progressive faith formation to our children Ø 1 st Grade: God is Good Ø 2 nd Grade: The Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharist Ø 3 rd Grade: The Creed Ø 4 th Grade: Morality – the 10 Commandments and the Beatitudes Ø 5 th Grade: The Seven Sacraments Ø 6 th Grade: One Faith, One Lord and Bible Blueprint

Loyola Press (A Jesuit Ministry) Family Sharing (Chapter family aspect) Online Chapter Review Online Unit Review – Family Fun – “Faith Jeopardy” https: //www. loyolapress. com Sadlier www. religion. sadlierconnect. com

Our Expectations of the Parents Act as the primary educators of their child. Serve as role models for their child by being moral Christians. Bring your child On Time for class. Parents must sign-in and sign-out for their child. Pick-up On Time. Introduce yourself and get to know your child’s catechist. Help your child with assigned homework. ENTER and EXIT through the Double Iron Gate ONLY!!! Loving Complaints, Comments, Compliments, Suggestions … please come see us in the CFF Office. CFF Families will support fundraising events for the Religious Education Program.

Our Expectations of the Students Attend class regulary and arrive on time. Participate in class activities and discussions and put your best attitude forward. Learn assigned prayers for each grade level Accept responsibility for his/her actions: No Fighting/Vandalism/Stealing will be tolerated. Respect their catechists, fellow students, visiting clergy and guests at all times. Complete assigned homework. Be respectful of the space and things in the classroom that we share with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton school.

Attendance No more than 4 excused/unexcused absences for the year. “Make Up Class” must be taken within the same week of absence. “Make-up form” is available for download from GSCC website. We will recommend that a student not be promoted if they have excessive absences.

1 st Eucharist Program Expectations Year 1 & 2 Attend Mass every Sunday Attend 3 workshops Service Hours (total 4 hours) Year 2 Attend Mandatory Retreat Attend 1 st Reconciliation Service Attend 1 st Eucharist Rehearsal

Workshop An intro to Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation: October 16, 2019 @ Church 7 – 8: 00 PM “The Joy of the Gospel” Advent: “Jesus is the Reason for the Season” November 19, 2019 @ Church 7 – 8: 00 PM Vocations: “Can You Hear Me Now? ” December 11, 2019 @ Church 7 – 8: 00 March 2, 2020 @ Church 7 – 8: 00 PM The Eucharist: You Are What You Eat PM “LIKE”: A Documentary about the Impact of Social Media March 11, 2020 or March 12, 2020 @ Church 7 – 8: 00 PM

SERVICE HOURS 4 Hours due by end of March 2020 It should be completed in the Parish Parent is responsible for keeping track of logging signed (by event coordinator) volunteer hours. Families who DID NOT COMPLETE their service hours will be charged a non-participation fee of $100.

FOR SAFETY … ABSOLUTELY No Playing in the school playground (parents with younger children. ) Must observe parking lot speed limit. Be mindful of children crossing the parking lot. NO PARKING on color red side curve. If your child is sick, please keep him/her at home. Escort your child in his/her classroom.

2019 -2020 Calendar CFF begins … September 10 -11 -12, 2019 GSCC Parish Festival, September 21 & 22, 2019 Trunk or Treat, October 26, 2019 Raffle Basket Order Form, November 12 -14, 2019 Thanksgiving Holiday, Break November 25 - 29, 2019 Christmas/Winter Holiday Break, December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020 Circle of Grace, January 29 – 31, 2018 Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Holy Week & Easter Break, April 6 - 17, 2020 Last Week of CFF, Flowers for Mary, End-of-year Party, May 5 – 7, 2020

How Can Parents Help? Life Support … the glue that holds our ministry together! Donate $20 Gift Cards to support our Annual Christmas Raffle Basket: Best Buy, Jo-Ann, Michael’s, Target or Walmart. Office Helper Classroom Helper (one hour only for the entire catechetical year) CFF Office Helper Bring one ream of copy paper (per family) on first day of class.

Thank You! See You September 2019