Faith Formation at Our Lady of Fatima
Children’s Liturgy (Sundays at 11:00 am)
Faith Formation Requirements
By signing up for Faith Formation parents agree and understand that Our Lady of Fatima Church Faith Formation Program requires the following:
- Family attends weekly Mass at Our Lady of Fatima
- Children in grades 1-5 attend Children’s Liturgy (Sunday mornings 11:00 am)- Unless the family and child attends Saturday evening Mass at 5:00 pm
- Grades 6-10 will Host Mass on a rotating schedule. Students are expected to be at the Sunday morning Mass when their class is hosting Mass and participate by:- Being a greeter; a money collector; bringing up the gifts, distributing bulletins, etc.
- Offertory envelopes will be used by all students-The main purpose of these envelopes is to teach the children to pray for others- Second is to make sure the children are attending weekly Mass.- One envelope should be submitted each week.
- When there is no Children’s Liturgy, children should place envelopes in the basket during Mass
- Parents will attend monthly ALPHA sessions
- One retreat each year for Sacramental years (grades 2, 3 and Confirmation I and II)
- Confirmation is a two (2) year program
- Confirmation students must do twelve (12) service hours each year- Six of the above service hours must be done in connection with Our Lady of Fatima
- Student and family must show a commitment to all the above to receive a sacrament.
Faith Formation Registration 2026-2027
Faith Formation Registration is Now Open!
If you have a child in first grade through Confirmation, you can register them here. The registration fee is $75 per child and the third child is free. If there is a hardship, please contact us for a waiver.
Faith Formation classes will be held on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:45am for all grades beginning on November, 1st.
Mandatory Parent Meeting: Please note that at least one parent from each family is required to attend a mandatory parent meeting. Important information about the Faith Formation program will be shared at this meeting.
You may attend either:
- Thursday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday, October 24th at 10:00 a.m.
We look forward to welcoming your family and beginning another wonderful year of Faith Formation together!
If you have any questions about registration or the Faith Formation program, please contact: Adilson Fontes or Diane Medeiros at olffaithformation@gmail.com. You can also reach us via our cell phone:
Adilson Fontes: 401-486-7032
Diane Medeiros: 401-636-0042
Our Lady of Fatima Church
1 Fatima Dr. Cumberland, RI 02864
IMPORTANT: If you wish to mail in or drop-off payment you can still sign up as needed and then when you get to payments just close out. Your account will show unpaid till payment is received and applied.