Children’s Faith Formation
Due to Hurricane Milton, we are canceling All Faith Formation Classes for this week, Tuesday, October 8th & Wednesday, October 9th.
We will have classes the week of December 3rd & 4th to make up for these days (Dec 3rd and 4th were designated Hurricane Days on your Faith Formation Calendar you received at the beginning of the year).
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For more information, please contact Frances Stadler, our Director of Faith Formation and Family Life at fstadler@oviedocatholic.org.
Children’s Faith Formation is up and running. Here is the calendar for the upcoming year.
Mass Offering Card
We are using these to reconnect our Faith Formation families to worship and engage more deeply in the Mass. Mass is worship, and worship has always involved sacrifice, in every culture and faith. We offer the best of ourselves to God in worship at Mass. Every Faith Formation Student preparing for a sacrament this year is required to complete a Mass Offering Card each week and submit them either at Mass or electronically if they are watching Mass online or if forget to turn in their card at Mass. In-person students may also turn their cards into their catechists in class.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
First Communion and First Reconciliation – Contact Frances Stadler at fstadler@oviedocatholic.org
Confirmation – Contact Shannon Zahn at szahn@oviedocatholic.org
2024 -2025 Faith Formation Registration for Children and Youth
All families registering children and youth in Faith Formation must be registered active parishioners of Most Precious Blood. In accordance with the Diocese of Orlando guidelines, we must have a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate on file. Registration is not complete until a copy of the baptism certificate is received. You can contact the Baptismal Church and request one if you do not have one.
Registration for the 2024-2025 Faith Formation. We will offer the option to register online, which we strongly encourage, or come into the Parish Office to complete the process.
Our classes for Grades K through 8 grades will be held:
- Tuesdays, 6 pm – 7:15 pm, KG through 8th Grade
- Wednesdays, 4:45 pm – 6 pm, KG through 8th Grade
- Wednesdays, 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm, 1st through 8th Grades
- High School Faith Formation meets on Sundays at 6:45 pm, immediately after the 5:30 pm Mass
We will once again offer our Family-Based Format as an option for families, pending approval.
Kindergarten Faith Formation
We are excited to offer Kindergarten Faith Formation Classes once again this year! Kindergarten Classes will only be available during the Tuesday Session (6 pm – 7:15 pm) and Wednesday Early Session (4:45 pm – 6 pm). The Family-based Home option is not available for Kindergarten.
Faith Formation Fees for the upcoming year
We fill the classes on a first-come, first-served basis. All families registering children and youth in Faith Formation must be registered active parishioners of Most Precious Blood. In accordance with the Diocese of Orlando guidelines, we must have a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate on file. Please provide a copy of the baptism certificate upon completion of your registration. You can contact the Baptismal Church and request one if you do not have one.
Register and Make payment below.
Family-Based Faith Formation Registration
Attendance at Feed Your Faith Events is required as part of the Family-Based Curriculum. All Feed Your Faith events include dinner for the whole family. Because of the added expense of providing a family dinner, the fees for Home-Base Faith Formation are slightly higher than the fees for In-Person Faith Formation Classes. Registration for Family-Based is pending approval.
To Register Your Student for Family-Based Faith Formation please click the button below.
Mandatory Parent Meetings for In-Person Faith Formation, KG through 8th Grades, will be held on September 3rd and September 4th. The Mandatory Parent Meeting for Family-Based Families will be held on September 5th. The Mandatory Parent Meeting for High School Faith Formation will be held on August 25.
Please remember your registration is not complete until we have a copy of the baptism certificate on file, and payment is processed.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
First Communion and First Reconciliation – Contact Frances Stadler at fstadler@oviedocatholic.org
Confirmation – Contact Shannon Zahn at szahn@oviedocatholic.org
Children’s Faith Formation: Catechist, Assistants, Substitutes & Helpers
Please consider becoming a catechist, or assistant and help our children on their faith journey.
“The catechist, then, is a Christian who is mindful of God, who is guided by the memory of God in his or her entire life and who is able to awaken that memory in the hearts of others.”- Pope Francis
Are you one of somebody’s “Five”? Are you open to making a difference in the life of a child? Studies show that while parents are the most important influence in a child’s life, every child needs 5 other adults in their lives to guide them along the way. There are many ways to do this – as a Catechist, an Assistant, a Substitute, or a Small Group Leader for our Faith Formation children.
Any adult can be a catechist, assistant catechist, or substitute. High school youth can be helpers in various capacities. He or she must be actively living the Catholic Faith, eager to learn more about it, and willing to share it!
If you would like to discern a role in Catechesis, Co-Catechesis, or Assistant, please contact: Frances Stadler at (407) 365-3231 x 105 or fstadler@oviedocatholic.org