Faith Formation
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COME JOIN US
It's never to late to learn more about Jesus. He is calling your name.
We meet 1st-8th grade on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:15. Confirmandi students meet on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Our yearly schedule is posted below.
If you play a school sport, band, play, etc., we understand there are certain events you need to attend on Mondays. If your schedule conflicts with class schedules NOT A PROBLEM, we will work with you. We understand that school is just as important as your Spiritual Growth.
We also have an OCIA/RCIA program, if interested please call 586-773-9220 ext. 111.
Ask one of our students, they enjoy coming to Religious Education classes.The cost for Religious Education for 2025-2026. Tuition is as follows:
$90.00 for 1 child $110.00 for 2 children $150.00 3 or more children ($25.00 Fee for Sacraments)
We will continue to supply students with everything they need during instruction time.
If your child(ren) is making one of their Sacraments we will need a copy of their Baptismal Record and/or First Holy Communion Record whatever is applicable.
The Archdiocese of Detroit has specific guidelines for the steps of learning to build up to and be ready for Confirmation. A child must attend each grade level and continue their Spiritual education to be ready for their Sacramental year. Therefore, if you have a child(ren) making their First Holy Communion this year he/she will continue Education Classes through 8th grade and make their Confirmation in the 9th grade. If your child(ren) want to make their Confirmation and have not been to religious education classes, we can help them and work with them.It's never too late to register your child(ren), please call 586-773-9220 Ext. 111 or email [email protected]. I am out of the office until the end of August so if you leave a message please know when I return, I will return your call.
The teaching staff and I are Blessed to work with your children, thank you for allowing us to build their Spiritual education.
God’s Blessings,
We look forward to hearing from you.CLICK ON LINK BELOW TO PRINT REGISTRATION FORMS:
REGISTRATION FOR RELIGIOUS CLASSES 2025-26 GRADES 1-8
God Bless
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Faith Formation Classes
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ST. FAUSTINA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
2025-26 CALENDAR
Grade 1-8
CLASSES MEET FROM 6-7:15 PM
SEPT. 21 CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 11:00 a.m.
SEPT. 22 CLASS BEGINS – (Parent/guardian or adult to accompany student) WELCOME BACK MASS
SEPT. 29 CLASS
OCT. 6 CLASS
OCT. 13 CLASS
OCT. 19 RITE OF ENROLLMENT MASS FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION, CONFIRMATION and OCIA CANDIDATES. MANDATORY
OCT. 20 CLASS
OCT. 27 CLASS
Nov. 1 ALL SAINTS DAY
NOV. 2 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING AND PROCESSION) 1ST&2ND GR
NOV. 3 CLASS
NOV. 10 CLASS
NOV. 17 CLASS
NOV. 24 NO CLASS
NOV. 30 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING AND PROCESSION) 3RD 4TH GR
DEC. 1 CLASS (ADVENT BEGAN NOV. 30)
DEC. 8 CLASS MASS (THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY)
DEC. 15 CLASS
DEC. 22 NO CLASS
DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE MASS TIMES TBD
DEC. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY MASS TIMES TBD
DEC. 29 NO CLASS
JAN. 4 EPIPHANY FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING, PROCESSION) 5TH GR
JAN 5 CLASS
JAN 11 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
JAN. 12 CLASS
JAN. 19 NO CLASS
JAN. 26 CLASS
FEB. 1 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING, PROCESSION AND READINGS) 6TH GR
FEB. 2 CLASS
FEB. 9 CLASS (DISCUSS ASH WEDNESDAY AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ATTEND CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY)
FEB. 16 NO CLASS
FEB. 18 ASH WEDNESDAY
FEB. 23 CLASS
MAR. 1 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING, PROCESSION AND READINGS) 7TH & 8TH GR
MAR. 2 CLASS
MAR. 9 CLASS
MAR. 16 CLASS
MAR. 23 CLASS GRADE 3-8 CONFESSIONS & STATIONS OF THE CROSS
MAR. 29 PALM SUNDAY
MAR. 30 NO CLASS
APR. 2 HOLY THURSDAY CHURCH (SEE BULLETIN FOR TIME)
APR. 3 GOOD FRIDAY STATIONS IN CHURCH (SEE BULLETIN FOR TIMES)
APR. 4 EASTER VIGIL 8:00 PM
APR. 5 EASTER SUNDAY MASS 8:30 &
11:OO A.M.
APR. 6 NO CLASS
APR. 13 CLASS
APR. 20 CLASS
APR. 27 CLASS FIRST HOLY COMMUNION REHEARSAL and FIRST RECONCILIATION (DURING CLASS TIME)
MAY 3 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASS 11:00 A.M. (encourage all student to attend)
MAY 4 LAST CLASS (WE WILL CELEBRATE WITH GAMES, PRIZES AND PIZZA)
**CONFIRMATION WORKSHOP AND CONFESSIONS TBD
***CLASSES START PROMPTLY AT 6:00 PM AND END AT 7:15 (PLEASE WAIT IN THE ENTRANCE AREA FOR YOUR STUDENT’S TEACHER TO RELEASE YOUR CHILD(REN) THEY ARE ENGAGED RIGHT UP TO 7:15.***
OUR CONFIRMATION CLASSES MEET ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:30 AM. CONFIRMATION DATE MARCH 22, 2026
OCIA/RICA MEET ALSO ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:30 AM.
CONFIRMATION RETREAT 2025 
Meet our Confirmation Candidates and their teacher Gary Zilli.
The candidates attended a retreat at the Shrine of Jesus ‘The Divine Mercy” located at 33826 Beaconsfield St., Clinton Twp. 48035.
As preparation for Confirmation the evening consisted of:- learning about the Shrine, Divine Mercy Message and Devotion, Using Gifts of The Holy Spirit to live out the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy.
- Adoration, reposition.
- They received the Sacrament of reconciliation with Father Bogdan,
- prayed the Divine Mercy Chaplet
- wrote letters to the Sacred Heart Seminary seminarians thanking them for responding to God's call to ministerial service and praying for them as they continue to prepare for the priesthood.
- Wrap up, Divine Mercy Sundaes (vanilla ice cream with blue and red sprinkles)
A humble Polish nun, St. Faustina received extraordinary revelations in the 1930s, which she recorded in her diary. Our Lord told her, “In the Old Covenant I sent prophets wielding thunderbolts to My people. Today I am sending you with My mercy to the people of the whole world. I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart” (Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 1588). Jesus specially chose her for the mission of bringing His message of Mercy to the world, and He called Divine Mercy Sunday mankind’s “last hope of salvation” (995). Your help in petitioning the Holy See to declare St. Faustina a Doctor of the Church would magnify Christ’s redemptive mission to proclaim anew His infinite love and mercy for all humanity. Please help spread God’s Divine Mercy through St. Faustina!
Most Revered Bishop Fisher will Confirm our candidates on Sunday, March 2nd at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.
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Questions?
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Lynn McKnightstfaustinaDREcomcast.netDirector of Religious Education
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Links: A Lenten Message from Archbishop Vigneron During the Jubilee of 2025 (click below)
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EMPOWERING GOD'S
CHILDRENChildren, by nature, trust people—even people they don’t know. This trust is what attracts people to children—people with both good and bad intentions. How can you, as a parent or caring adult, maintain a child’s trusting innocence while also keeping the child safe? For the purposes of teaching safety, safe friends and safe adults and safe people. This program also covers Safety while using technology, internet and gaming with friends. It also covers Cyber Bullying.
This program also supplies parents and guardians with important Safety Plans for home use.
This teaching program has been issued by the Archdiocese of Detroit.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Lynn McKnight 586-773-9220 est. 111 or email [email protected].
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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
First Holy Communion celebration was on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at the 11:00 a.m. Mass.
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CONFIRMATION 2025
Congratulations Isabella D'Alessandro, Steven Kherkher and Noah Taylor.
ST. FAUSTINA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2025-26 CALENDAR YOUTH OCIASEPT. 21 CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 11:00 a.m. SEPT. 22 CLASS BEGINS – (Parent/guardian or adult to accompany student) WELCOME BACK MASS
SEPT. 29 CLASS
OCT. 6 CLASS
OCT. 13 CLASS
OCT. 19 RITE OF ENROLLMENT MASS FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION, CONFIRMATION and OCIA CANDIDATES. MANDATORY
OCT. 20 CLASS
OCT. 27 CLASS
Nov. 1 ALL SAINTS DAY
NOV. 2 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING AND PROCESSION) 1ST&2ND GR
NOV. 3 CLASS
NOV. 10 CLASS
NOV. 17 CLASS
NOV. 24 NO CLASS
NOV. 30 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING AND PROCESSION) 3RD 4TH GR (ADVENT BEGINS) DEC. 1 CLASS (ADVENT BEGAN NOV. 30) DEC. 8 CLASS MASS (The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary)
DEC. 15 CLASS
DEC. 22 NO CLASS
DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE MASS TIMES TBD DEC. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY MASS TIMES TBD
DEC. 29 NO CLASS
JAN. 1 HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION – SOLEMNITY OF MARY HOLY MOTHER OF GOD JAN. 4 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING, PROCESSION) 5TH GR
JAN 5 CLASS
JAN. 12 CLASS
JAN. 19 NO CLASS
JAN. 26 CLASS
FEB. 1 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING, PROCESSION AND READINGS) 6TH GR
FEB. 2 CLASS
FEB. 9 CLASS (DISCUSS ASH WEDNESDAY AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ATTEND CHURCH ON ASH WEDNESDAY)
FEB. 16 NO CLASS
FEB. 18 ASH WEDNESDAY
FEB. 23 CLASS
FEB. 25 RETREAT FOR STUDENTS AT DIVINE MERCY MORE INFO TO FOLLOW
MAR. 1 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN GREETING, PROCESSION AND READINGS GRADE 7&8TH GRADE)
MAR. 2 CLASS
MAR. 4 RETREAT FOR SPONSORS MORE INFO. TO FOLLOW
MAR. 9 CLASS
MAR. 15 CONFESSIONS AFTER 11:00 A.M. MASS
MAR. 16 CLASS
MAR. 22 11:00 A.M. MASS – STUDENTS TO MAKE CONFIRMATION (ATTEND AND SUPPORT OUR
NEWLY CONFIRMED
MAR. 29 REHEARSAL 9:30 A.M.ST. FAUSTINA
THE DIVINE MERCY
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LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME
Matthew 19:13-30 The Message (MSG)
One day children were brought to Jesus in the hope that he would lay hands on them and pray over them. The disciples shooed them off. But Jesus intervened: “Let the children alone, don’t prevent them from coming to me. God’s kingdom is made up of people like these.” After laying hands on them, he left.
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"Parents and family members are the primary educators in the faith. Together with them, especially in certain cultures, all members of the family play an active part in the education of the younger members.”
Integrating spiritual practices into the home and extended family helps the children, parents, and other family members to become stronger in their faith.
It is a blessing for every family and extended family to enjoy time together, make family memories, and embrace spiritual practices. Here are some ways that your family can help build the spiritual life of your child(ren).- Meal Prayers: This allows a family to pause and give thanks for what is before them. The teachers have given the students copies of the Meal Prayer, or have your family write their own.
- Nighttime Prayer: A blessing ritual is an endearing and powerful tradition to establish. For the younger child(ren) a parent can trace a cross on a child’s forehead accompanied by a prayer and then the child can in turn bless the parent by tracing a cross. The students are learning the Guardian Angel Prayer, and this would be a good one to do at night, followed by praying for those we feel need our prayers, example father mother, grandparent, neighbor, friend etc.
- Quality Time: Spending time together helps families get to know one another better, share about their week, the day at school or work. Learn what interests your family has. I know we live in a terribly busy and demanding world today. When I was a child, we sat at the dinner table as a family, although in some cases work or school schedules interfere with this practice. But for some this is possible. At first your children might be resistant, better things to do you know. But be persistent you will see them enjoying this time together. Maybe attend Mass as a family and plan a special meal after mass whether you support a local restaurant or make a meal with love and have the family help.
A book written by Matthew Kelly stated in The Thing About Fathers, “There is a mantra that dominates the cultural landscape today: ‘I do not feel heard. I do not feel seen! I do not feel known.’ ” Let’s save our children from this fate by spending time with them in ways that allow them to know, now and forever, that they are seen, heard, loved, and valued beyond anything.”
All these practices make it possible to influence children in a positive, faith-filled way.
We all find ourselves telling our children when we are busy: hold on, I will be there in a minute, start eating dinner and I will be there shortly. We all need to start the new year with setting time aside for family time.
OCIA The purpose of the OCIA process is to create a space for participants to encounter the Lord, hear the message of the Gospel, and decide to follow Jesus Christ.
The Catholic Church is a church of converts. Ever since Peter preached the first homily on Pentecost Sunday, the Church has been attracting converts from every race, language, nation, and culture. What started in Jerusalem over 2000 years ago, continues with us today. As we transition to Families of Parishes, we have a unique opportunity to unleash the Gospel and bring people to Jesus in new and exciting ways.
The OCIA process has a special role in bringing people to Jesus, as it is the primary means by which we receive adults into the Church. Individuals who enter the OCIA fall into 3 categories:
- those seeking baptism
- those baptized in other faiths seeking full communion with the Catholic Church, and
- those baptized Catholic but needing to complete their sacraments of Initiation
Individuals seeking baptism are called catechumens; and the baptized, seeking full initiation are called candidates.
OCIA ADULT RELIGIOUS CLASSES 25-26
The article from the Archdiocese of Detroit gives a description of the purpose and guidelines, now let us prepare you. If you need more information please email [email protected]
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OCIA CALENDAR 2025-2026
MEET AT 9:30 AM
OCT. 6 CLASS
OCT. 12 CLASS
OCT. 19 CLASS
OCT. 26 CLASS
NOV. 2 CLASS
NOV. 9 CLASS
NOV. 16 CLASS
NOV. 23 CLASS
NOV. 30 CLASS
DEC. 7 CLASS
DEC. 14 CLASS
DEC. 21 NO CLASS
DEC. 28 NO CLASS
JAN. 4 CLASS
JAN. 11 CLASS
JAN. 18 CLASS
JAN. 25 CLASS
FEB. 1 CLASS
FEB. 9 CLASS
FEB. 15 CLASS
FEB. 22 CLASS
MAR. 1 CLASS
MAR. 8 CLASS
MAR. 15 CLASS
MAR. 22 CLASS – CONFESSIONS TIME TBD
MAR. 29 CLASS-REHEARSAL
*CLASS MEETS IN THE PARISH OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM 9:30 AM
Read the Bible as a family so you can discuss it throughout your reading.https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship
Prayer and Worship
"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy."
—CCC, no. 2558, citing St. Therese of Lisieux,
Manuscrits Autobiographiques, C 25rr
Descriptions of prayer are abundant throughout Christian history. "True prayer," wrote St. Augustine, "is nothing but love." Prayer should arise from the heart. "Prayer," said St. John Vianney, "is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself." "Everyone of us needs half an hour of prayer each day," remarked St. Francis de Sales, "except when we are busy—then we need an hour." Definitions of prayer are important, but insufficient. There is a huge difference between knowing about prayer and praying. On this issue, the Rule of St. Benedict is clear, "If a man wants to pray, let him go and pray."St. John Damascene gave a classic definition of prayer: "Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God" (CCC, no. 2559, citing St. John Damascene, De Fide Orth. 3, 24).
The Catechism clearly defines prayer as a "vital and personal relationship with the living and true God" (CCC, no. 2558). Prayer is Christian "insofar as it is communion with Christ" (CCC, no. 2565), and a "covenant relationship between God and man in Christ" (CCC, no. 2564).
It is important to remember that we understand prayer through our celebration of the Sacraments and in the Liturgy of the Hours. The word liturgy comes from a Greek term meaning "public work or work done on behalf of the people."
A work, then, done by an individual or a group was a liturgy on behalf of the larger community. All the worshipers are expected to participate actively in each liturgy, for this is holy "work," not entertainment or a spectator event. Every liturgical celebration is an action of Christ the High Priest and of his Mystical Body, which is the Church. It therefore requires the participation of the People of God in the work of God.
Liturgy is centered on the Holy Trinity. At every liturgy the action of worship is directed to the Father, from whom all blessings come, through the Son in the unity of the Holy Spirit. We praise the Father who first called us to be his people by sending us his Son as our Redeemer and giving us the Holy Spirit so that we can continue to gather, to remember what God has done for us, and to share in the blessings of salvation.
From the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
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