The Faith and Family Formation Program is led by a team of staff and volunteers who are passionate about Jesus and whose vision is to “lead children and their families into a growing relationship with Jesus, the Church and with others!”
Our goal is to help families grow in faith together and to become lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ.
Coordinator: Kathy Lester
Contact: Kathy@sldm.org
(805) 937-8363
Children's Ministry (1-8th grade)
Family Formation Grades 1-8
Lou’s kids is our Faith and Family Formation program to support parents in grades 1-8 as the primary educators of their children in the faith. This year parents/guardians and children will attend 2 Wednesdays per month from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The other weeks families will do their lesson at home together. Edge Junior High students who need to complete sacrament preparation will also attend with their parents those same Wednesdays .
Registration for Grades 1-8 Faith Formation August 1 - 28 online
Faith Formation Fee of $140 first child, $85 second child, $60 each additional child. Payment by cash or check (no credit cards) will be collected at first class meeting. Please also bring a copy (not the original) of your child’s baptismal certificate to the first class meeting. Fee for home/family day program for students who have already received their first communion is $40 per student.
Please look for and/or request baptismal certificates now so that we may have them by the first class meeting. St. Louis de Montfort baptismal certificates can be requested by emailing Kathy@sldm.org with child’s name, parent names, date of birth and approximate date or year of baptism.
Faith Formation Calendar
Sacramental Preparation
Welcome to the 1st Communion Preparation Program
Our Sacramental Preparation program is designed as a faith journey for kids in Grades 1-8 and their parents to take together. To prepare for First Communion, your child must be enrolled for 2 consecutive years in either Lou’s Kids or Edge. Parents attend Parent events as well as Family Days workshops over the course of the 2 years. Listed below are the requirements to ensure a family’s readiness for 1st Communion.
Because the bulk of your child’s formation will come through their experience at class, regular attendance is crucial. To ensure that your child is receiving proper formation, they are allowed to miss no more than 2 in person classes during the year. Missing more than 2 classes may result in having to repeat that year of formation.
While a child’s 1st Communion is truly a special moment, that 1st communion is just one of many communions to come. Your family’s attendance at mass is an important part of helping your child build a life-long faith. To ensure regular participation at mass, we utilize a program called My Offering. This program helps us to keep track of a child’s mass participation. Each child has a magnetic name tag that they add to the white board that shows a drawing of the Church. This board is located under the St. Joseph statue on the left side of the altar. If your child attends mass elsewhere they can fill out a Mass Journal form and submit it with their home lessons at their next regularly scheduled class.
Family Days are an opportunity for parents and children to come together and connect with each other, grow in faith together as a family, and connect with other families. The days feature games, crafts, a relevant teaching message, and more. As part of the sacramental preparation program , families are required to attend a minimum of 2 Family Days during the year.
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