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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." 

- Matthew 4:19



Children Liturgy of the Word Calendar


Session Times:  

  • 1-5 Grade, Sundays Sessions begin at the 10AM Mass, the Priest will invite the children up to the front, and children will leave with their catechist to the Parish Office Conference Room. The children will return to Mass around 11AM. Please stay in your pews so the children can find you.
  • 2-5 grade First Eucharist year 2, Sundays from 9:45AM to 11AM at the Parish Office. 
  • Middle School Youth Ministry, Thursdays from 7:30PM to 8:45PM at the Parish Office.
  • High School Youth Ministry, Thursdays from 7PM to 9PM at the Parish Office.
  • Adult RCIA, Wednesdays from 7PM to 8:30PM at the Parish Office.


 

Middle School Youth Ministry Calendar

What is the curriculum

 

  • All grade levels (K-7) use the Loyola Press Curriculum, Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts. 

 

This comprehensive religion program is based on a spiral curriculum that integrates the fundamental themes of the Catechism of the Catholic Church with Scripture and Catholic Social Teaching. As children are introduced to and revisit concepts and vocabulary from one year to the next, their knowledge and experience both broadens and deepens. This program provides lessons in faith and delivers those lessons through experiential activities that encourage lifelong practice.



 

Registration for Children (12 and under)


Documents Required for Registration:


  • A copy of the birth certificate if preparing for Baptism. 
  • A copy of the Baptism certificate if preparing for any other sacrament of initiation.
  • It is the families’ responsibility to provide these documents; please contact the parish office if you need a copy of a certificate for a sacrament received at St. Joseph Parish, as the Faith Formation Office does not keep copies of sacrament acknowledgements from previous years. 
  • Fees for Sunday Sessions are $75 per child, and are due at registration time via Online Giving.

 

Thank you for choosing our parish to continue strengthening and forming your child's faith.

 

If you have any questions or require further information please contact:

Erika Underwood, Coordinator Faith Formation, at 650-814-1667 (call or text) or email erika.underwood@dsj.org



First Eucharist Calendar 2024-2025 Children's Registration Form



Sacrament of Confirmation (13 - 17 y.o.)

 

 

For information on preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation for teenagers, please contact the Parish Office at 650-967-3831.

Classes are on Saturdays, from 9am to 11am, in Conference Room 1 at the Parish Office. (Confirmation Classes start at the beginning of Advent).


For adults' Confirmation (18 and above), please find information under RCIA.



 

Sacramental Preparation:

 

  • Baptism - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RICA) is the process through which interested adults and older children (7+) are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic faith and way of life. Children who are not baptized as infants are also initiated through an adapted process of this rite.   
  • First Reconciliation (also known as confession) seek absolution, which is an act of penance that involves a person receiving forgiveness for their sins. 
  • First Eucharist (also known as First Communion) Jesus is present in the consecrated Communion. We invite families with children entering the second grade and older to prepare for the Sacrament of Eucharist. Traditionally celebrated in the second grade, it is a two-year preparation to receive this sacrament. 
  • Confirmation is the sacrament by which we receive a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Through Confirmation, the Holy Spirit gives them the increased ability to practice their Catholic faith in every aspect of their lives and to witness Christ in every situation. Traditionally celebrated in the eighth grade, it is a two-year preparation to receive this sacrament. 

 

Uninterrupted ongoing faith formation provides the seamless faith development that is essential for the reception of any Sacrament. Attendance at Mass and the regular reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist are crucial to the forming of one’s faith. We recognize that some students may have had an interrupted formation process. These students will be required to take a year of Faith Formation prior to registration for sacramental preparation.

 

 


 
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults - RCIA (18 and over)


Participants "undergo…conversion as they study the Gospel, profess faith in Jesus and the Catholic Church, and receive the sacraments…The RCIA process follows the ancient practice of the Church and was restored by the Second Vatican Council as the normal way adults prepare for baptism."



Registration for Adults


RCIA Calendar of Events

Documents Required:


  • A copy of the birth certificate if preparing for Baptism. 
  • A copy of the Baptism certificate if preparing for any other sacrament of initiation.
  • Enrollment fee is $75 per participant, for Wednesday sessions.
  • Retreat fee is $100.
  • Fees are payable at time of registration via online giving.

 

For more in depth information click |HERE|


If you have any questions or require further information please contact

Erika Underwood, Coordinator Faith Formation, at 650-814-1667 (text) or email  erika.underwood@dsj.org


Adults' Registration Form
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