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Office of Faith Formation
826-6000 extension 5
At St. Simon, our 2nd Graders in both St. Simon School and Sunday Faith
Formation Classes participate in a year-long experience of prayer, learning and development. Our program is designed to be integral, thorough and accessible, incorporating lessons and experiences from a second grader’s life. The program is also designed to commingle our Faith Formation and School
children so as to emphasize our interconnectedness both as children of God and as St. Simon’s total worshiping family.
Furthermore, we view the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist as inherently interrelated and as forming a seamless, sacramental experience for our children. We feel that this provides a sense of continuity that will cultivate understanding and appreciation of the Sacraments in their adult lives.
This Sacrament will be celebrated on a Saturday
in December 2008.
Preparation begins in January. Candidates
must be enrolled in Faith Formation Classes or at St. Simon School.
Registration is required. First Eucharist will be celebrated
Saturday, April 26, 2008.
First time parents or parents who have never
received formal baptism preparation classes are required to attend
a Baptism Preparation Class. Pre-registration is required
for this class. Parents may call or come by the Office of Faith
Formation to set a Baptism date and to pre-register for the class
with Judi Sullivan (826-6000 x 113) or email jsullivan@saintsimon.org.
Note also that parents must be registered, active parishioners
for at least three months before they may have their child baptized.
Once parents register and begin attending Mass regularly, the
required three months begins; their Prep Class will most likely
occur during these three months.
Alternatively, parents moving from another parish in which they were actively
involved can obtain a letter of support from their previous parish, requesting a
waiver of the three month time period.
Baptisms are held twice a month after the 11:00 am Sunday mass.
Click here for additional Baptism
Information. Click here
for the Registration form.
This sacrament for High School Sophomores
is held in the spring and is coordinated by the Youth Minister.
For more information, contact the Office of Youth Ministry at
826-6000 ext 151. Confirmation will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2008
at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Pre-school through High School students attend classes on Sundays
from
10:30-11:45 am, September through May. Registration is required.
The registration fee is $70 for one child. Fees are pro-rated
for families with multiple children. Please submit Registration
form, Volunteer form and Emergency form to the Office of Faith
Formation in the Parish Center or email to: jsullivan@saintsimon.org.
For more information, call Judi Sullivan 826-6000 Ext. 113.
Click here to download
the registration form for 2008-2009 school year.
For Fee Schedule - Click
here. Classes will begin Sunday, September 7, 2008.
Email registration form to jsullivan@saintsimon.org.
*Volunteers in various capacities are always needed in Faith Formation
programs. To find out more please contact the Office of Faith
Formation. To download the Volunteer form, please click
here. In order to volunteer, a background check must
be on file and volunteers must attend a one-time Virtus Training
Session. To download the background check form, please click
here.
Please return background check to Lee Schultz, Business Office,
with $15.00 check payable to St. Simon. Phone: 826-6000 Ext. 166
The week of June 23rd - 27th, 2008, students
from age 3 to 5th grade are invited to enjoy exciting activities
and learn more about our faith. The program runs from 8:45
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more information on VBS, call Judi
Sullivan at 826-6000 ext 113.
Registration begins March 1st.
Volunteers are needed! Please contact Regina
Boon regina_boon@yahoo.com
VBS Registration Form
VBS Volunteer Form
Process by which adults gradually learn more about the Catholic Church.
Persons share their stories, study and pray together. Eventually, if they wish,
they become fully initiated participants in the Catholic faith. RCIA is designed
both as an explorative experience and as an initiation process
for those who are inquisitive about or who desire to become Catholic.
Classes are held every Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. August
through May. The classes are open and anymore may attend. For
more information, contact Kerry Blandford at 826-6000 ext. 225
or kblandford@saintsimon.org.
RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation of Children) is a
sub-rite within the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).
It is designed to "catch-up" those children who have for any reason
not received their sacraments or who have not previously attended
Faith Formation classes. RCIC consists of "breakout" sessions for
six weeks prior to the communal celebration of First Reconciliation
in December and again, six weeks prior to the communal celebration
of First Eucharist in the spring. In order to participate, children
must be enrolled in regular Sunday Faith Formation classes and must
plan to continue an active participation in the sacramental and
liturgical life of the community. Colleen Laughlin is the coordinator.
For more information contact the Office of Faith Formation.
During the “Liturgy of the Word,”
i.e., scripture readings and homily, children are dismissed from
9:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday Masses. They participate in structured
scripture learning that is on a child’s level. They return
to Mass at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Focus
is on Grades 1 through 4. For more information or to volunteer,
please contact the Office of Faith Formation.
A resource of Catholic and Christian materials for parishioners,
leaders and clergy. Located in the St. Robert Bellarmine Media
Center(School). The library is opened during school hours and after
Sunday Masses on the first Sunday of the month.
Christian Adult Lending Library - Card Catalog
(Microsoft Excel format) (you may be asked for passwords and
receive error messages but the file will still open - if you have
EXCEL to open it)
Cursillo - Three day weekend retreats
to develop a deeper understanding of being a Catholic. For
more information contact the Faith Formation Office.
Small Faith Sharing Groups - will
begin meeting weekly during Lent 2008. There are several groups
and times to choose from.
Wendy Braun is the coordinator. For more
information or to sign-up please contact the Office of Faith Formation.
Catholics Returning Home (CRH) - For Catholics who have
drifted away from the Church and who would like to begin the journey
back. The most recent session concluded May 11, 2006.
Jeanie Fentz is the primary coordinator. Contact the Office of
Faith Formation.
Widow’s Group - Support for
women who’ve lost their spouse. Meetings and dinner once
a month. Jeanie Fentz is the primary coordinator. Contact Office
of Faith Formation.
Ministry of MOMs Sharing - A nine
week program featuring small faith groups focused on spirituality
and motherhood. Offered twice a year. Kari Guymon is the primary
coordinator for MOMS's.
Bible Study - Meet Wednesdays for
small group discussion of Scripture. Text used is Little Rock
Scripture Study. Jeanne Fentz are the primary coordinators.
Contact Office of Faith Formation.
Christ Renews His Paris (CRHP) - Seeks
men and women to attend respective weekend retreats. These retreats
will offer renewal and growth in spiritual life. Contact Office
of Faith Formation or visit the CRHP page for more details.
The FFC offers help and support to the Office of Faith Formation
and its ministries as well as the Coordinator of Faith Formation, Sheryl Babb
sbabb@saintsimon.org
Members include :
Belinda Millikan-
President
Dale Knight -Vice President
Jeff Lathrop- Secretary
Peggy O'Connell
Marty Pate
Mike Davis
Laura Phillips
Lourdes Syndram
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