For each of the remaining three weeks of the month, the family completes a lesson at home using materials that were distributed and explained at St. Rose. The weekly home lessons are written at an elementary school age level and are easy to understand and share with the children.  Each lesson takes approximately one hour for the family to complete. These lessons bring the whole family together to grow together in faith and love for Christ, the Church, and one another.

Sacraments:  Preparation for Reconciliation and First Communion takes place within the Family Formation program.  Families enroll their children each year to grow in their understanding of the faith.  Just as they would not miss a year of school, children should learn about their faith as they grow and mature.

Sacramental preparation is a two year process beginning in Grade 1. 
Children enroll in Grade 1 Family Formation and begin the preparation process to celebrate Reconciliation and First Communion in Grade 2.

Older children (Grades 3-6) who are in need of Baptism, Reconciliation, or First Communion enroll in RCIC1 (Rite of Christian Initiation - Year 1) where the foundations of the Catholic faith are taught. 
We begin together at the 9:00am mass and the children are dismissed to class after the homily.
Class ends at 10:30am.
In year two, the family participates in Family Formation and the child celebrates the Sacraments.