Sacred Heart Faith Formation 

The month of March continues the season of Lent!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  We celebrate the feast of St. Patrick on Friday, March 17th!

During the month of March, we also celebrate Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Monday, March 20th and the Annunciation of the Lord on Saturday, March 25th.

Sacred Heart of Jesus parish will also celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation this month on Saturday, March 25th!

Upcoming Faith Formation Events…

 Sacrament preparation continues!

Level/Grade 8 students enrolled in MCFD must complete ALL lessons by March 1st to be prepared for Confirmation!  Confirmation gowns and other important confirmation material has been distributed!

Saturday, March 4th at 9 AM:  Mandatory Grade/Level 2 Communion RETREAT from 9 AM to Noon – Zoom call details will be provided to families in order to join the retreat.

Sunday, March 5^th at 9:30 AM:  Mandatory Class Mass for Grade/Level 2 with a meeting to follow.  Distribution of Proximate Preparation Project #2 – Reconciliation/Lamb project.

Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00 PM:  Grade/Level 8 & RCITeen Year 2 – Zoom meeting to discuss Confirmation Day.  Zoom call details to be provided closer to the date.

Saturday, March 11th at 3:30 PM:  Faith Formation Lent Confessions for Grades 3, 4 and 5 in the Church from 3:30-4:30 PM.

Wednesday, March 15th at 6:30 PM:  Zoom call for Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 to discuss Lent, Holy Week & Easter.

Wednesday March 15th at 7:30 PM:  Zoom call for Grades 5, 6, 7 to discuss Lent, Holy Week & Easter.

Saturday, March 18th at 3:30 PM:  Faith Formation Lent Confessions for Grades 6, 7 and 8 in the Church from 3:30-4:30 PM.

Sunday, March 19th at 9:30 AM:  Class Mass for Grades/Levels 1, 2, and 3 with Hospitality to follow in the Church basement.

Saturday, March 25th: Sacrament of Confirmation – admittance with ticket only.

Reminders…

Grade/Level 2 families preparing for Communion this May should kindly remember to pay their First Eucharist sacrament fee (March deadline).  Distribution of the 2nd proximate preparation project takes place this month.  Students will bring their completed LAMB with them on the day of their First Reconciliation!

Grade/Level 7 & RCITeen Year 1 – DUE DATE for Letter to the Pastor is due March 31st.  Faith Formation students should email their Letter to the Pastor to [email protected] so it can be shared with your Grade 7 catechist for review while Sacred Heart Catholic Academy students should submit their Letters to the Pastor to their Homeroom teachers who will then give them to the Faith Formation office.  Please contact the Faith Formation office if you have any questions.  Meanwhile, Grade/Level 7 & RCITeen Year 1 community service should be completed by June.

Faith Formation coursework…

Parents and students, please remember to practice the daily prayers each and every day (and night) that are found on the Dashboard under Notifications! 

Note: A 65% or better is required on Post-Assessment and Unit Tests in My Catholic Faith Delivered (MCFD) to get credit for the year’s work.  You may find more information on MCFD on our homepage under the MCFD dropdown.

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