2024-2025 Faith Formation Information:
Faith Formation Registration Link
2025 Spring Faith Formation Calendar
If you have any questions about our regional faith formation program, please contact Katie Tylinski, Regional Director of Faith Formation and Discipleship at 724-212-6740 or [email protected]
Sacramental Programs
Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist is the responsibility of the parish of registration. All documentation is handled by the Regional Faith Formation Director. If your child is receiving religious instruction outside of the parish program, you should contact the parish office to make them aware of your situation and to be included in notifications and activities.
In addition to the regular sacramental preparation, whether provided by PREP, Catholic School, or home study, candidates for the Sacraments and their parents are required by the diocese to attend an intergenerational workshop immediately preceding reception of the Sacrament. If the child was baptized at a parish other than Christ Prince of Peace or St. Lawrence, you will need to provide a copy of the baptismal record.
The Sacrament of Confirmation is scheduled every other year. A child may be either in the eighth or ninth grade when they receive the Sacrament. Confirmation is administered by the bishop and he sets the schedule. Confirmation may occur either in the fall or in the spring and usually alternates within the cycle.
Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation takes place within the EDGE program where children model the church experience (Worship, Scripture, Outreach, and Community) in their own age group. So children need to be attending the EDGE activities to be eligible to receive the Sacrament. Additional sessions deal with the Sacrament itself.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Children’s Liturgy of the Word for children in kindergarten through fifth grade takes place in our parish weekly during the school year on Sundays during the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
The children are invited by father after the opening prayer to come forward and follow the weekly Leader to a room where they will hear the Sunday readings from the Children’s Liturgical Lectionary in words they can understand.
During this time, they are also lead through prayer and songs. They return to the congregation during the offertory time.
All children in kindergarten through fifth grade are encouraged to attend!