Religious Education

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
• Student and family attend monthly GIFT presentations
• One retreat each year for Sacramental years (grades 2, 3 and Confirmation I and II)
• 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.

  I will contact my child’s teacher if my child is sick or otherwise unable to attend class. I (or my child) will follow up with the teacher to obtain any work that was missed during any absences. I understand my child must complete any and all assigned work.