Upcoming Events and Dates
Eucharist Retreat: Saturday, April 27
First Eucharist, Confirmation and First Reconciliation
Check your email for a link to sign your child up for a Confirmation and First Eucharist Mass or First Reconciliation. If you have not received a link, please contact the CFF Office by calling 303-953-7775.
Our Mission
The Children’s Faith Formation ministry at St. Frances Cabrini meets families “right where they are” and strives to support parents in their children’s Catholic faith formation. Every year of Children’s Faith Formation builds upon the previous years formation topics, and, by the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our Catholic formation and Sacrament programs offer your children opportunities to encounter Jesus Christ in His Word and through prayer, activities/crafts, outreach and discussion, so they may come to know of their identity as a special, loved, and valued child of God. A Catholic’s formation journey is life-long, and by building an understanding of these foundational teachings, your children may become witnesses of Christian love to the world.
“Train a child up in the way he should go; and even when he is old he will not depart from it. ”
Registration
Re-registration for current disciples in our Children’s Faith Formation ministries will be starting in late spring for 2024-2025 classes.
If you are new to our parish or ministry, please contact Katrina Hafenbredl or Joan Deeb at 303.953.7775 or contact us by email at khafenbredl@sfcparish.org or jdeeb@sfcparish.org to register your child for classes.
Classes are offered on the following days:
K-4th grade: Monday 4:15 - 5:45
K-4th grade: Monday 6:15 - 7:45
5th & 6th grade: Monday 6:15 - 7:45 (Foundations)
1st-4th grade: Wednesday 5:15 - 6:45
Faith Formation Classes: Kindergarten - 4th grades: Children who are in K-4th grade in the 2023-2024 school year will be working in the Word of Life Curriculum. All grades will have scripture and Lectio Divina in weekly classes.
2nd grade: Sacramental Preparation for First Reconciliation. The students will be learning about salvation History and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
3rd Year: Sacramental Preparation for Confirmation and First Holy Communion. The students will continue learning about Salvation History and the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Communion.
Foundations (5th and 6th grades) - Children in 5th grade will participate in a hybrid program of structured catechesis and small group work. They will both participate in The Encounter Bible Series for two semesters and then Theology of the Body for the last semester.
RCIC & RCIT: Rite of Christian Initiation for Children/Teens - These programs are for either (1) a 2nd -12th grader who has not been baptized, or (2) a 4th - 12 grader who is baptized, but has not received First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and/or Confirmation. RCIC is for students that meet one of the two criteria listed above and are entering 2nd - 6th grade in the 2023-2024 school year. RCIT is for 7th - 12th graders.
Please note that 2nd Year, 3rd Year, RCIC and RCIT registrations will require a baptismal certificate to be uploaded with your registration form.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact: Katrina Hafenbredl or Joan Deeb at 303.953.7775. Contact us by email at; khafenbredl@sfcparish.org or jdeeb@sfcparish.org.
1st, 2nd & 3rd Year Sacrament Prep • 1st–3rd Grade
1st Year Faith Formation (1st/2nd Grade): Prerequisite to entering into 2nd Year Sacrament Prep
2nd Year Sacrament Prep (2nd/3rd Grade): Preparation and reception of First Reconciliation & Prerequisite to entering into 3rd Year Sacrament Prep
3rd Year Sacrament Prep (3rd/4th Grade): Preparation and reception of Confirmation and First Eucharist