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ST. JOHN FISHER
FAITH FORMATION |
Our Vision Statement: * To equip our youth with the knowledge and tools they need to practice their Catholic faith through all stages of life. * To help them nurture and sustain a closer and more meaningful relationship with God. * To provide opportunities to share their faith in the community and to bring awareness of Christ active in our daily lives. |
It's time to register for the 2025-2026 school year! Please see below for more information
on St. John Fisher's Faith Formation program. Click here to register online.
Families must be registered parishioners to attend Faith Formation programs. Please click HERE to register prior to enrolling.
Welcome, Families of St. John Fisher Parish
We practice and live our faith by actively participating in a relationship with Christ. We invite you and your family to embrace and grow in faith with the support and guidance of Faith Formation. Here are the elements of our program:
Family Faith Formation: Kindergarten - 8th Grade
We are proud to offer comprehensive and grade-appropriate programs that embrace our families and their children in the growth and demonstration of their love of Jesus, His teachings and their Catholic faith.
Confirmation Program:
Our Confirmation Program begins in September of 9th grade and concludes in the fall of 10th grade as the children receive the third and final sacrament of initiation into the Catholic church. The children will prepare for their final initiation through classes held at our church and community service opportunities held during designated class time and offsite locations. Additional community service opportunities available to all high schoolers including Confirmation candidates can be accessed on this tab.
High School Youth Group
Your faith practice does not end when Faith Formation classes stop! We welcome all high schoolers to join us for fun, fellowship, and service. Additional community service opportunities available to all high schoolers including Confirmation candidates can be accessed on this tab.
Adults
Throughout the year, St. John Fisher offers opportunities for adults to gather, grow, and serve as Christians.
Family Faith Formation: Kindergarten - 8th Grade
We are proud to offer comprehensive and grade-appropriate programs that embrace our families and their children in the growth and demonstration of their love of Jesus, His teachings and their Catholic faith.
Confirmation Program:
Our Confirmation Program begins in September of 9th grade and concludes in the fall of 10th grade as the children receive the third and final sacrament of initiation into the Catholic church. The children will prepare for their final initiation through classes held at our church and community service opportunities held during designated class time and offsite locations. Additional community service opportunities available to all high schoolers including Confirmation candidates can be accessed on this tab.
High School Youth Group
Your faith practice does not end when Faith Formation classes stop! We welcome all high schoolers to join us for fun, fellowship, and service. Additional community service opportunities available to all high schoolers including Confirmation candidates can be accessed on this tab.
Adults
Throughout the year, St. John Fisher offers opportunities for adults to gather, grow, and serve as Christians.
Volunteering for Faith Formation at St. John Fisher
We are looking for volunteers to join our Faith Formation Team. If you are interested in helping out at any of our sessions or have questions, please contact us. A short description of the programs are below with the leader's contact information. Call the Church Office at 860-295-0001 or see information below to reach out to the appropriate contact for your child(ren)'s grade level.
We are looking for volunteers to join our Faith Formation Team. If you are interested in helping out at any of our sessions or have questions, please contact us. A short description of the programs are below with the leader's contact information. Call the Church Office at 860-295-0001 or see information below to reach out to the appropriate contact for your child(ren)'s grade level.
2025-2026 Program Overview
- Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grades 3-6: Family Faith Formation: The Family Faith Formation will be following the program "Finding God". We will continue to use the same format as in previous years, however, we will add a second session for children only. the parent/child session is on the first Saturday of the month, 2nd and third Thursday from 4-5 will be the child- oriented sessions. we will conclude the month with a Family Mass on the fourth Sunday at 8:30am unless otherwise specified. You can reach Cindy at [email protected]
- Grade 2 (First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion) and Confirmation (grades 9 and 10): Helena Thomas will lead our programs for the Sacramental years. Helena's direct contact information is [email protected]
- Grades 7 and 8: Eileen Gilles will lead our middle school programs for grades 7 and 8. Eileen will be using a variety of different programs designed specifically for Middle School Agers. Eileen's direct contact information is [email protected].
Top level overview: there will be two (2) meetings per month for all grades. Grades K-6 will meet initially with their families (see below) and then have the child meetings later in the month. Grade 9 will also have two meetings per month.
- Family Faith Formation evening (where parents attend) will be the first Saturday of each month - October through April. We will meet in our church right after 4:00 Mass. Both parents and children will begin upstairs with a short prayer , and then children will move downstairs to the hall for curriculum based group activities while parents remain upstairs for a more in depth discussion with a guest speaker specializing in related topics . We will conclude downstairs with your children for additional reflection and concluding prayer. These sessions will run from approximately 5:00 - 6:15 and will be for families with students in grades K-6, other siblings are more than welcome too! If there are older siblings, please connect with me as we can surely provide leadership opportunities to minister to the younger students or childcare, if needed, when parents meet upstairs.
- Afterschool session for grades K, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 - in addition to the Family Faith Formation gathering outlined above, students in these grades will meet in our church hall on the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month from 4:00pm-5:00pm. A detailed schedule can be found on the Family Faith Formation tab.
- Middle School students will meet separately twice a month with Eileen Gilles . The schedule is to be determined.
- 2nd Grade Sacramental Preparation program - Families are invited to attend the Family Faith Formation evening as outlined above, students will also meet after school on Tuesday twice a month - calendar is posted on the First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion tab. Any additional details will be communicated via email and at class to registered families.
- 9th Grade Sacramental Confirmation (Year 1) program will meet twice a month on Sunday (with exception of first class), see the Confirmation tab for class calendar, forms, and other important information.
- 10th Grade Sacramental Confirmation (Year 2) program will have a separate schedule of fall meetings and events that is emailed to the registered families at the end of the August. You can also access the calendar and other important information HERE. The cost of 10th Grade Confirmation is included in the initial enrollment cost for 9th Grade Confirmation.
- Youth Ministry program will have meeting dates throughout the school year, see the High Schoolers tab for information. Upcoming meeting dates and times will be communicated on this site and via email to registered high school families. Community service opportunities outside those scheduled at Confirmation classes can also be accessed on this page.
Faith Formation for the 2025-2026 School Year
It's time to register for the new school year! Follow the Register Now link for the registration form and payment information.
If you are new to the program, WELCOME!
Please reach out to the Church Office with any questions at 860-295-0001 or [email protected]
If you are new to our parish or if your family is not registered with St. John Fisher,
please go to our parish website to register or contact the Church Office.
If you registered online but did not complete the payment, you can pay online here or scan the QR code below.
If you are new to the program, WELCOME!
Please reach out to the Church Office with any questions at 860-295-0001 or [email protected]
If you are new to our parish or if your family is not registered with St. John Fisher,
please go to our parish website to register or contact the Church Office.
If you registered online but did not complete the payment, you can pay online here or scan the QR code below.
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Be WHO GOD HAS CREATED
you to be, and YOU will set the WORLD ON FIRE. Saint Catherine of Siena |
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We practice, live, and grow our faith by actively fostering our relationship with Christ.
We invite you and your family to join us as we begin this new year of Faith Formation! TOGETHER, let's "set the WORLD ON FIRE!" |
