Final SY 24-25 Calendar Please review the final calendar below. It contains all the updates, including confessions, rehearsals, and mass celebrations. First Communion is on May 10, 2025, and Confirmation is on May 17, 2025. Also, the last week for all students is April 27, 2025.
CANCELED Confirmation Retreat April 26, 2025 Instead, strongly suggested is to attend "Totus Tuus" Year 2 students receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation are to attend an all-day retreat at the gym on April 26, 2025. A fee of $25 is payable to Holy Spirit Church. Please complete the generic consent form below and drop it off at the office.
Required First Communion Retreat May 3, 2025 Year 2 students receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time are to attend a half-day retreat at the gym on May 3, 2025, Saturday from 8:00AM to 12:00PM. A fee of $7 is payable to Holy Spirit Church. Please complete the generic consent form below and drop it off at the office.
Attire for First Communion or Confirmation Candidates should dress modestly and in a manner consistent with the dignity and decorum of the sacred liturgy. Men should wear slacks, shirt, tie and dress shoes. Women should wear dresses with a modest neckline and which cover knees and shoulders. Gowns may used. Stoles are not to be worn. This applies to your guests too.
Circle of Grace Participation in Circle of Grace is over. I am still accepting late submissions until April 18, 2025. Reception of the sacraments for your child(ren) will be delayed until I receive the Opt-Out form found below.
Family Series #4 (make-up session) Family Series is the version of faith formation for parents. The children may accompany the parents but are not required to attend. The last chance to complete the second session is May 12, 2025, Monday, 7:30PM to 8:30PM, at the gym. Please attend even if this is your first attendance. We will have to come up with a compromise to satisfy the requirement.
In the Loop
Making Payments
You can make installments until the full amount has been satisfied.
Make checks payable to “Holy Spirit Church”. Write the name of your child on the remarks. DO NOT GIVE THE CHECK TO THE CATECHIST.
You may drop by the office during office hours or use the mail slot at the door anytime. The receipt will be available in the next class session.
Pay by cash only if a receipt can be provided at the time of the transaction. Go to the office during office hours and pay the exact amount when you can.
Go to the office during office hours to pay by credit or debit card. A receipt will be provided to you.
Office hours on Mondays is 10AM to 4PM, Tuesday to Thursdays, 9AM to 4PM, and Fridays, 9AM to 3PM. We close for lunch 12PM to 1PM everyday.
Need volunteers!
Scriptures tell us, "Many are called but few are chosen." Believe it when we say you are called even though you may not believe you are qualified. We know too well that God equips and qualifies the called (Hebrews 13:21). It simply is putting faith in action and having the humility to serve God in such a small capacity.
Be an advocate (catechist) in F3. Experience is unnecessary; a 12-hour course will be provided to get you started. Share your faith and God will take care of the rest.
Help with "Work of Tiny Hands", a hands-on and fun formation for young people, ages 5 and above. Please help with the set-up and clean-up.
Become a member of the parent committee that will set guidelines and develop the curriculum for future faith formation programs.
For parents and guardians
Be part of your child's spiritual journey and bring them closer to God. Engage your children in dialogue to kick-start relationships. Faith formation is a family affair. Read page 5 of the F3 handbook.
Do the weekly homework with your children (regardless of age) to journal just one thing they did the past few days worth being thankful for. This is used as part of our opening prayer.
Share the coming Sunday readings. It is better to read from the Bible as a family and allow everyone to share their thoughts. Use apps like Amen or Laudate or go to USCCB.org and click Calendar.
We try to give the children time to journal the one thing they learned in class but asking them after class is a great habit for lesson retention.
Attendance is important to learning and retention. Students absent three consecutive weeks or 40% of the time will be dropped from the program and will have to start the year over.