Family Formation
“As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.”
(Pope St. John Paul II, November 30, 1986)
St. Aidan's Unique Approach
Once monthly on a Sunday, the entire family will gather for the 9:30 Mass, followed by a light breakfast and interactive formation in a faith topic. Parents will meet as a group while the children enjoy their own grade-level appropriate experience with a catechist. Childcare for your little ones is provided! Coming together as one to conclude the morning experience of worship, formation, and community, families will take home three topics to complete together in the course of the month. These topics are related to the subject matter the parents just explored together.
Note: For the fall of 2020, our September-December sessions with the parents will be online. It is our expectation to transition back to in-person formation beginning January 2021.
Once monthly on a Sunday, the entire family will gather for the 9:30 Mass, followed by a light breakfast and interactive formation in a faith topic. Parents will meet as a group while the children enjoy their own grade-level appropriate experience with a catechist. Childcare for your little ones is provided! Coming together as one to conclude the morning experience of worship, formation, and community, families will take home three topics to complete together in the course of the month. These topics are related to the subject matter the parents just explored together.
Note: For the fall of 2020, our September-December sessions with the parents will be online. It is our expectation to transition back to in-person formation beginning January 2021.
- Our once-monthly online presentations can be viewed on either the parish Facebook page, or our parish website blog page at 11 A.M. on the Sunday listed below. We will go live 5 minutes early. Our next session is October 11, 2020.
- Books for parents and children are available for pick up in the parish office. Office hours are Monday-Thursday from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M.
- The monthly take home topics for parents and children to work on together will be emailed before our live online presentation. See below for our monthly topics.
- For parents of children preparing for First Reconciliation and First Communion, you need only spend 15 minutes per week exploring topics that help prepare your child for these sacraments. Separate booklets are provided. See below for further details.
Registration
Program Details
Once-Monthly Parish Sessions
Christian Prayer
Christian Prayer
- September 13, 2020: New Life in the Spirit - Being a Catholic Disciple
- October 11, 2020: What is Prayer/Why Have a Prayer Life? The Rosary
- November 8, 2020: The Lord's Prayer
- December 13, 2020: The Discernment Process
- January 10, 2021: Spontaneous Prayer & Praying to the Holy Spirit
- February 14, 2021: A Walk Through the Mass
- March 14, 2021: Praying with Scripture
- April 11, 2021: Prayer as Spiritual Battle
- May 16, 2021: Guest Speaker on Special Interest Topic
Annual Themes
Modeled on the Four Pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Modeled on the Four Pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
- The Creed
- The Sacraments
- Life in Christ
- Christian Prayer
Attendance Policy
Registering for our family formation program requires you agree to and abide by our attendance policy. The first policy item is for fall 2020; the remaining three starting January 2021.
Registering for our family formation program requires you agree to and abide by our attendance policy. The first policy item is for fall 2020; the remaining three starting January 2021.
- Parents participate in monthly online session.
- Parents attend monthly session.
- Children attend monthly grade-appropriate session.
- Absences must be excused. More than two will require a conversation about continued participation in our family formation program.
First Reconciliation & Holy Communion for Grade 2
When we return to in-person formation (hopefully January '21), during the parent's formation experience, children will explore topics that help them prepare to receive these Sacraments.
When we return to in-person formation (hopefully January '21), during the parent's formation experience, children will explore topics that help them prepare to receive these Sacraments.
- At home, parents need only spend 15 minutes per week exploring topics that help prepare their child for the Sacraments. Separate booklets are provided. The First Reconciliation booklet has 13 lessons. Start the first week of October, which will allow for breaks during Thanksgiving & Christmastime.
- First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11 A.M. in church.
- Sign up for your First Communion Mass, review dress code, parent-child session times, & discover when the class photo shoot is held. (TBD)
Grades 7 & 8 Christian Service Experiences
Click here for details and to sign up. (TBD)
Click here for details and to sign up. (TBD)
Confirmation
Preparation occurs in grade 8; reception occurs in the fall of their freshman year of high-school. Click here for details.
Preparation occurs in grade 8; reception occurs in the fall of their freshman year of high-school. Click here for details.
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St. Aidan Catholic Church
17500 Farmington Rd. Livonia, MI 48152 Phone: 734-425-5950 Fax: 734-425-3687 bulletin@staidanlivonia.org Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. |
