is ongoing! If you are new in the parish or have a child (5 or older) and would like to begin Faith Formation, please call the parish office to obtain registration materials, or complete and return the form provided online under the Faith Formation tab.  

Please Google Pflaum Gospel Weeklies to find additional informaition and family/children's activities.

Our current teachers sometimes need coverage due to illness, car trouble, etc.  We would like to have a list of 5-6 adults who could periodically act as a substitute, most likely no more than once each per year.  Materials and lessons will be provided.  If interested, please contact the Parish Office at (518)234-2892.

FAITH FORMATION
 
Faith Formation at St. Vincent de Paul is intergenerational and centered on providing parents with everything they need to be their child’s first and best catechist – calling them forth to assist them in fulfilling the promises they made at their child(ren)’s baptism.

Faith Formation sessions are offered monthly for both children and adults. Children meet in the following configuration:

Pre-Readers: K and 1st grade; Primary: 2nd and 3rd grades; Intermediate: 4th and 5th grades; Junior High: 6th, 7th and 8th grades. [For information on grades 9 -12, please see the "Youth Ministry" tab.] 

The K - 8 materials are lectionary based to assist children and their parents in understanding the liturgical role of scripture and to provide them with the foundation they need to grow in faith and knowledge as they move along on their faith journey.

The times and dates for 2019-2020 are as follows:
 
TIME             9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. – Adult and Children’s session
DATES        There is one monthly session for children and adults on the following dates:
            
                                            
October           6                                                    
November       3  
December       8                                                 All sessions are on hold until
January           5                                                catechists have received updated,
February         2                                                 diocesan-approved VIRTUS
March              1                                                 training
April              26
May               17 
June              14                                                           


ADULT SESSION TOPICS

This year the adult sessions will discuss TBA.   Presentor is Phyllis Cardona.
                                                                               
    
Sacramental Preparation: 
Any child who wishes to be prepared to receive a sacrament must be registered and participating in Faith Formation for at least one year prior to beginning preparation.

Preparation for First Reconciliation 
            Preparation normally takes place when the child reaches the age of 7. Parents may always choose to delay this if they feel their child is too young to understand the concept of reconciliation.
              The sacramental preparation program takes place in the fall on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Parents who work and are unable to provide transportation from school are asked to please contact the parish office (518-234-2892) to make arrangements. The sacrament is celebrated in November and is followed by a pot luck celebration.  The fall 2019 class schedule is as follows:

Children's Classes:  October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 12
Parent and Child Class:   November 6 at 6 p.m.
Reception of the Sacrament:  November 19 at 6 p.m.


Preparation for First Eucharist
            Children who have been prepared for First Reconciliation are eligible to be prepared for First Eucharist. The program takes place on Tuesdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
It begins in February or March and concludes with the reception of the sacrament in late May or early June. The spring 2020 schedule is as follows:

Parent/Child meetings:   Sunday, March 29 at 9:30 am and Tuesday, May 19 at 6 pm
Enrolllment Ceremony:   
Preparation Classes:       March 24 & 31, April 7, May 5 & 26, June 2
Reception of the Sacrament:  June 7 at 8:30 am Mass
             


Preparation for Confirmation
            Young women and men who have been baptized and received First Eucharist and who are in their Sophomore/Junior year are eligible to enter the preparation process for Confirmation.  Four sessions occur in late Fall, six sessions during Lent and four final sessions in September/October of their Junior/Senior year just prior to the reception of the sacrament. In addition to attendance at all sessions, students are required to participate in Youth Ministry and a retreat and to complete a service project.   

CONFIRMATION (2020) classes:  Sundays 6 - 7:30 p.m.
     
Parent/Student Meeting:  November 3 at 6 p.m.
Enrollment Ceremony:  November 10 at the 8:30 Mass
Fall Preparation Classes:     November 10, 17, & 24, December 1 at 6 p.m.
Spring Preparation Classes:  January 5, February 9, March 8, 15, 22, & 29, April 5
Living Stations:  April 5 at 8 p.m. 
Confirmation Retreat:  September 2020
Fall 2020 Classes:  
Reception of the Sacrament:  October 2020