Your children are more likely to put into practice the faith they see lived out day-to-day in your home.

There is a receptivity and vulnerability to good formation which only happens in the early years of your children’s development, and only in your family. A family catechists program can help your family to embrace this time and use it to form your children well.

If you read through the documents of the Catholic Church, you will quickly see the Church’s great expectations for your family. “The right and duty of parents to give education is essential … original and primary … and it is irreplaceable and incapable of being entirely delegated to others”. Christ and His Church call you, the parents, to be “the first and foremost educators of their children”. Family catechesis aids families in becoming the domestic churches they are called to be.

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Middle & High School

Get More Info about Edge, Middle School, and Confirmation here!


Middle & High School

Registration

Registration for Faith Formation opens May 1st, 2025. To register for any of the sessions K-12, click on the button.


FFF Registraion

FFF Schedules

 

Linked below, please find dates, info, directions and more! 

SUNDAY FAMILY FAITH
TUESDAY FAMILY FAITH
FIRST RECONCILIATION ND COMMUNION YEAR 2 ONLY!

Sacramental Info

Click on the orange links below for details!

Non-Sacramental Prep

  • We meet in-person twice a month in our multi-purpose room, Sherry Center. Parents attend with their children at every session with a few home-sessions. There are a total of 14 in-person sessions from September – April.
  • Choose which day works best for you and your family.
  • Each session begins with a brief fellowship. Families take turns bringing food to share
  • Prayers starts at 8:30am and 5:30pm respectively, followed by an activity based on that week’s teaching (30-min bilingual)
  • After that, children go to their grade level classes while parents stay for a 40 minute talk in either English or Spanish.

Delayed Sacraments

Students in grades 6th – 11th who have not received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist are required to attend one year of the following programs. You may click to find more information.

After their first year, they will then move to a classroom with FFF on either Sunday 8:00am-10am or Tuesday 5:00pm-7:00pm.

  • Students are assigned by grade level. 

Sacramental Prep

  • Sacramental Preparation for First Communion and Reconciliation is a two-year process.
  • Year 1 begins in 1st Grade.
  • You have a choice to come on either Sunday Morning from 8:00am – 10am, or Tuesday evening from 5:00pm – 7pm.
  • All children receiving the Sacrament of First Communion must submit a copy of their Baptismal Certificate (if not Baptized here at Holy Apostles) prior to the beginning of the 1st year of formation.
  • Sacramental Preparation follows the same schedule and dynamics as FFF on either SUN or TUE
  • Dress code and Banner information in sidebar.
  • First Reconciliation (Confession/Penance) will be held on Saturday November 22, 2025 at the Church from 9am-11am
  • First Communion practice/rehearsal: Saturday May 2, 2026 The 1st from 9am-10am. The 2nd from 9:30am – 11am (TENTATIVE) 
  • First Communion ceremonies 2025: Sunday May 3 at 10am (ENG) & 12pm (SPA); Saturday May 9 at 11am (Bilingual) and 5pm (ENG) (TENTATIVE)

Program Fees and Registration Instructions

Non-Sacramental Preparation

  • Family Faith Formation grades K – 5 $180 per Family Registration.
  • EDGE program grades 6 – 8 $180.00 per Family Registration.

Sacramental Preparation

  • First Communion Year 1 & 2 $180.00
  • Confirmation Year 1 & 2 $180.00 each

A deposit of $25 per child is required at the time of registration in order to guarantee your spot.

Families with multiple children,
your Registration Fees will NOT exceed $360

Call Arge for FFF & Communion 815-388-0155 or Mark for Confirmation & EDGE 815-385-4254 if you have questions regarding tuition.

TUITION MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY THE FIRST SESSION

$50.00 LATE REGISTRATION FEE  BEGINS MONDAY AUGUST 11

**NO REFUNDS ONCE BOOKS HAVE BEEN ORDERED**

 Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew Chapter 19 verse 14