Religious Education 

Our Christian call is (1) to know and love God and (2) to hand on that faith to the next generation.
As Catholics, we pass our faith to the next generation through catechesis both at home and as a community. Catechesis is:
“an education in the faith of children, young people, and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian
doctrine imparted, generally speaking, in an organic and systematic way, with a view to initiating
the hearers into the fullness of Christian life” (CCC 5).

At St. Francis, Youth Faith Formation exists to fulfill this mission as a supporting role to parents by
supplementing your primary responsibility in catechizing your children.

St. Francis of Assisi offers religious education for our youth through our Youth Faith Formation (YFF) and Confirmation Program.  YFF is open to students Pre-K (4/5) through 7th grade and Confirmation for 8th graders.  We also offer a Toddler program for ages 2/3/4 which will follow the YFF schedule. The Toddler program will run for 30 minutes and the student must be accompanied by an adult, there is no fee for the Toddler program.  All YFF classes take place on Sunday after 9am Mass, class time willl run from 10am-11am.  We encourage families to attend 9am Mass and then join fellow parishioners at donuts and coffee in the Parish Hall while your child attends class.

ONLINE REGISTRATION
2019/2020 Toddler - 8th Grade (Confirmation) - REGISTER HERE

(please note, payment is NOT due at the completion of this online registration, once submitted,
an itemized invoice will be emailed to you within 5 business days)

First Reconciliation and First Communion is a two-year program starting in 1st grade as per our diocesan guidelines.  The Sacraments are received in 2nd grade.  2nd grade students who have not completed a 1st grade Religious Education class or attended Catholic school for 1st grade will be registered as a 1st grader in our YFF program.

Confirmation in the Muncie Deanary takes place during a child's 8th-grade year. All 8th-grade students (over 13 years of age, who have made their Sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation, and First Communion) are welcome to register for Confirmation preparation classes.  Classes occur Sunday mornings after the 9:00am Mass from 10-11am.  Class begins on September 8th and continues throughout the academic year. 

 Questions about YFF or the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact Christine Wolfert at the parish office at cwolfert@parish.dol-in.org or by phone at 765-288-6180.

For more information, please contact our Director of Religious Education, Christine Wolfert at the parish office at cwolfert@parish.dol-in.org or by phone at 765-288-6180