Family Catechesis
Queen of Heaven parish offers the option of a Family Catechesis program that meets once a month on a Sunday after the 8:00 Mass. This type of program benefits families who prefer to further their faith formation together instead of having the children attend a separate program. It is also helpful for those who have children in the traditional programs that all meet on separate days. Our family program is loosely based on the Generations of Faith program. Fr. Dan Serbecki, Mrs. Maloney, D.R.E., and Mrs. Kishbaugh, C.R.E., facilitate the Family Program. Speakers are brought in as appropriate.
The sessions run for about one hour and forty-five minutes, are usually held on the first Sunday of the month. There is a monthly handout with suggestions for activities to be done at home between sessions. Sometimes there is “homework” to be brought to the following session, or a project. Each year there is a different theme and each month focuses on a different topic relating to the theme or to the liturgical year.
The students also receive a grade level text book for review at home so they are sure to learn to grade level requirements of the Diocesan Lifelong Faith Formation Department.
This program replaces the traditional weekly religious education sessions however, Confirmation candidates are required to attend the Confirmation process even if they attend the Family Program (although they are not required to). There is a $55.00 fee per family.
It’s a fun program; it’s a wonderful opportunity to spend some quality time with your children; it helps everyone to become more comfortable sharing and talking about their faith. Sometimes we may have a session separate for children during the program time, depending on the topic. If not, everyone stays together for the entire session. This depends on the theme or the year and the topic covered each month.
We will gather after the 8:00 Mass (around 8:45 or so) for our usual social. Sessions run from 9:15 to 11:00. That way, you could attend either the 8:00 Mass before the Family Program or the 11:15 Mass after it. We met eight times each year between September and April, once or twice a month.
DATES AND FOR THE 2012-2013 FAMILY PROGRAM are:
September 23, 2012*
October 14, 2012*
November 4, 2012
December 2, 2012
January 6, 2013
February 3, 2013
March 3, 2013 with the last session being
APRIL 21, 2013*
*these dates are not the first Sunday of the month
To register for this program, please visit the Registration Form page and choose the appropriate form for your circumstance.
If you have any questions please call the office at 716-675-3714 or email barbara@qofhchurch.org.
