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Family Faith Formation

En Español

A program that works with you, but won’t work without you!

Our Faith Formation program is not a school-based curriculum involving textbooks and tests. Rather it is a support system for families who wish to be faithful Catholics, and pass that faith on to their children.

As the primary catechists of their children, parents play a vital role in handing on the faith through both word and deed. We cannot hope to produce faithful children simply by passing on information! This is why Family Faith Formation involves prayer, projects, discussions, and activities, as well as teaching facts.

In particular it will be expected that families enrolled in the parish faith formation programs will practice memorizing basic Catholic prayers, regularly attend Mass (whether in person or remotely), and ensure each child’s understanding of the doctrine, sacraments, and moral teachings of the Catholic Church. Doing so will of course require that parents are themselves prepared spiritually through regular confession, reception of the Holy Eucharist. If there are any impediments to parents fully practicing the faith, the church is ready to help!
 
 We understand that this can seem to be a daunting task! The parish Faith Formation Department’s role is to support parents and guardians in their efforts – but in the end, it will be the families themselves who are responsible for the program’s success or failure. If you do not think that this will be possible for your family, we encourage you to contact St. Joseph’s for consultation or consider taking a year off from your child’s catechesis to reflect on how you might best prepare for this role. 

Family of Faith Materials

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​Our primary resource is the ground-breaking Family of Faith program from Sophia Institute Press. This is a 4 year series that follows the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Once a family has gone through all four years, the cycle simply begins again (with the same resources) because now the children are four years older!

Each year families are instructed (either in person or via video as allowed) once a month for 8 months to learn the year's topic and children's activities. Parents / Guardians are taught that month's topics to prepare them to share for weekly discussions and activities with their children (activities are targeted to various ages between Kindergarten and 6th Grade).
If you are in Family Faith Formation (with children in grades K-6), you will need to purchase the paper resources if you do not have them already. For first year Family of Faith, you will need the Volume 1: Parent's Guide and Children’s Book.* These can be filled out by children or kept blank for future use with activities being done on separate paper or on a computer. (If you enrolled in the special Family of Faith program with us in 2019, you will need Volume 2: “The Sacraments.”)

Detailed Ordering Instructions:
fof_ordering_instructions.pdf
File Size: 470 kb
File Type: pdf
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​Here are the first two months reading materials:
english_parent_y1_september_october_st._joseph_catholic_church_modesto_ca.pdf
File Size: 3141 kb
File Type: pdf
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english_children_y1_september_october_st._joseph_catholic_church_modesto_ca.pdf
File Size: 2300 kb
File Type: pdf
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Family of Faith Participation 

Here are the steps to complete each month (September - April):

1. VIEW parental teaching session on the STJMOD YouTube  Family Faith Formation Playlist near the beginning of each month.

2. TEACH your children throughout that month using the Family of Faith materials. (See "Ordering Your Materials" above.)

3. ATTEND (Optional) Zoom Group meeting(s) for fellowship, subject help, or teaching tips with STJ catechists (email lklinger@stjmod.com for participation information).
  • MONDAY            4:00-5:00pm   Catechist:  Mrs. Pat LeSage
  • TUESDAYS          3:00-4:00pm   Catechist:  Mrs. Joanne Serpa
  • ​TUESDAYS          6:30-7:30pm   Catechist:  Mrs. Pat LeSage
  • WEDNESDAYS   6:30-7:30pm    Catechist:  Mrs. Tanya Vega
  • FRIDAYS             9:30-10:30am  Catechist:  Miss Diana Perez (Bilingual Spanish available in the meeting)

4. REPORT (via email to lklinger@stjmod.com) how each month went with a short write-up of your family's experience. You can even include pictures of your activities!

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Location

1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto, CA 95355
​Fax (209) 551-3213

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Office hours

Monday         8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday         8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday   1:00pm - 5:30pm
Thursday       8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday             8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday        Closed
Sunday           Closed

St. Joseph's phone numbers

Main Office:                                 (209) 551-4973
Library:                                         (209) 661-8828
Faith Formation Office :              (209) 661-8817 
RCIA:                                             (209) 581-8477
STJMOD Help Line:                      (209) 551-0229


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  • Our Parish
    • Mass Times
    • Sacraments >
      • Holy Eucharist
      • Reconciliation (Confession) >
        • Examination
      • Confirmation >
        • Confirmation (Adult)
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Baptism >
        • Baptism page 2
      • Marriage >
        • Marriage page 2
      • Holy Orders
    • Consecration to St. Joseph
    • St. Joseph's Library
    • About Catholicism >
      • The Gospel
      • The Church
      • The Faith
      • Stewardship
      • Becoming Catholic/Returning to the Church
      • Defend the faith
      • More >
        • Holy Spirit Novena
        • Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
        • 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
        • Beatitudes
        • Catechism of the Catholic Church
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    • Share your story
    • Prayer Request
    • Scholarships
    • Parish History
    • Bishop Cotta
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  • Faith Formation
    • Sacrament Preparation
    • Family Faith Formation >
      • Circle of Grace
      • Why Family Faith Formation
    • Adult Faith Formation >
      • Becoming Catholic (RCIA)
      • Adult Faith Study
      • STJMOD Daughters of the King (Women's Faith Study)
      • Lunch Time Bible Study
      • St. Joseph's Workshop (Men's Faith Study)
      • Seven steps to becoming financially free
    • Teen Faith Formation >
      • Becoming Catholic
      • Sacramental Preparation
      • High School Youth (Grade 9-12)
      • Middle School Youth (Grade 7-8)
      • Retreats
    • Children's Faith Formation >
      • Becoming Catholic
      • Sacramental Preparation >
        • FHC
      • Adoration for Children
      • Children's Liturgy of the Word
      • Vacation Bible Retreat
      • Enrollment
    • Homeschool Families
    • Online Resource
  • News
    • Fish Fry
    • Events
    • About Voting as Catholics
    • Fr. Sam's Blog
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      • Promote your event
      • Stewardship Resources
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  • Get Involved
    • STJMOD Young Adult (Ages 18-35)
    • Eucharistic Adoration
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