About Family Formation

Do you as a parent want to be more involved in helping your children come to know and love Jesus Christ?  Their Catholic Faith is the greatest of gifts to pass onto your child that will affect their whole lives long after they have left home.

Family Formation is a truly innovative K-6th grade Catholic religious education program.  Based on the principle that "Parents are the primary educators in the Faith"  [General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) 255, Family Formation] revolves around weekly family gatherings and home lessons.  This shared learning experience spills over into the family's everyday life.

Family Formation:

• A great Catholic curriculum!
• Brings the Faith alive through dynamic lessons, activities, and audio CD's
• Follows the three-year liturgical cycle and points families to what is happening in the Church year.  See complete 3 year topic overview.
• Is driven by Sacred Scripture
• Is faithful to the teaching of the Magisterium
• References the Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Received the Imprimaturof Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2007

Family Formation at Ascension

We meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month from September - May from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. 

In our first year we had a great response - 121 families and 187 students. 

Here is some feedback from this year:

~ It was a great way for our family to talk our Catholic Faith at home.

~ I felt my daughter was more engaged and it allowed her to talk about her faith more than in the past.

~ My husband became more involved than he ever had with the faith formation of our kids.

~ Our kids really enjoyed the weekly lessons and time we spend together.

Please call the SOR office for more info: 913-681-7683. 

Parents: These two MP3 files are not associated with any specific lesson, but a great way to grow in prayer and hear about the priests, Nun's and Seminarian's story. 

February Audio: "Models of Prayer: (Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Bernard, Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Saint Rose of Lima)"

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/ska4xrg3a38lzwe/Models%20of%20Prayer.mp3

February Audio: "True Stories: Two Priests, One Nun, a Seminarian, and a Wanna-be"

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vz9vbkmkb6nzsv4/True%20Stories.mp3

MP3 links for March Home Lessons:

Prodigal Son:   https://www.dropbox.com/s/9h1rpud17085osd/The%20Prodigal%20Son.mp3

Apostles:   https://www.dropbox.com/s/5xeoh46tu1r8y8v/The%20Apostles%20Our%20Firm%20Foundation.mp3

 MP3 links for May Home Lessons

May: "The Pauline Family Holy Spirit Songs"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ptmvatupmkpdgo/The%20Pauline%20Family%20Holy%20Spirit%20Songs.zip

May: "The Holy Trinity Song"

   https://www.dropbox.com/s/henh4ffgzdb8s0y/The%20Holy%20Trinity%20Song.zip