Creating your account with Signs of Grace: You Are Loved
When you picked up your child's Activity Book, you were given a document explaining how to enroll. If you have lost this document or your child's sign on, please contact Kimberly McFadden. Do not create another online account. We only have one sign on per child, so using multiple emails to enroll the same child would use a "book" which belongs to a different student.

For ENGLISH, use this link to enroll or access your account: Signs of Grace: You Are Loved

Signs of Grace: You Are Loved lesson schedule is here.

Final Interviews for online sacramental prep students are being held via Zoom April 13-24. Please register here.

On the day of your child's First Communion, here are a few things to remember:

• One pew per family. Other family and friends are encouraged to attend. Since Archbishop Gustavo has opened our church's to full capacity, additional family and friends attending should not be a problem.
• Don't forget your banner. Your child's banner is used to mark the pew where your family will be seated.
• Child(ren) must arrive 30 minutes prior to Mass. This is their one and only rehearsal. To help avoid butterflies and nerves, please make sure your child is on time. 

• Arrive By	Mass Time
  Saturday 4:30pm	Saturday 5:00pm
  Sunday 7:00am	Sunday 7:30am
  Sunday 9:00am	Sunday 9:30am
  Sunday 10:45am	Sunday 11:15am
  Sunday  12:45pm	Sunday 1:15pm
  Sunday 5:00pm	Sunday 5:30pm

• Attire for Girls: During the Mass, bare shoulders must be covered with a jacket or sweater. Shoes should not have a heel of more than 1/2". Please no sandals or flip flops. Veils and gloves are optional. Gloves will be removed prior to receiving communion. If your daughter wears a full length dress, please practice picking up the front of the dress to walk up the stairs to the sanctuary.,
• Attire for Boys: Black, navy blue, grey, tan/brown, white are acceptable colors for dress pants. Please no jeans or khakis. Collard shirts with a button front. Traditional clothes, such as a barong, are acceptable. No polos or t-shirts. Jackets, vests, and ties are optional. Dress shoes or dress boots. Please no gym shoes.
• Masks are not required for children under the age of 10. Children who are wearing a mask will remove it prior to receiving communion.

Sacramental Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion is a two-year formation process. Typically, this process begins with 1^st grade where the child receives the first year of foundational catechesis. However, we recognize that sometimes this is not always the case. Therefore, a child who is in 2^nd-5^thgrade and is in need of these sacraments will begin the two-year formation process at their grade level with their peers.

The Sts. Peter and Paul Faith Formation Team has selected the Augustine Institute’s Signs of Grace as our resource for Reconciliation and First Communion preparation. Signs of Grace provides a comprehensive program for children with a thorough family faith formation component.
 
Sacramental Preparation Covenant
This year we are asking families to enter into a covenant with God along with their child and Sts. Peter and Paul Faith Formation Team. Our primary goal is to help lead your family into a deeper relationship with God and His Church.
 
Mass
Due to COVID-19, not all families are comfortable returning to Mass just yet. With this in mind, all children will receive a Mass Card and a packet of Mass Journal sheets. When you participate in person for Mass, please have your child bring their Mass Card to be stamped. If you participate online, your child will complete a Mass Journal sheet to turn in.
 
Teaching Mass
The Mass is the highest form of prayer we have in the Church. It is the active participation of all that come together in the sanctuary. We do not come to Mass simply to receive something passively or to watch a show; we come as participants embracing the grace Christ pours out for us shed by His own blood on the cross. We will offer all families in Faith Formation an opportunity to learn more about the Mass with three Teaching Masses. These events will be offered on October 14, November 18 and January 20 in the church at 6:00pm. You and your child may select any date to attend. This will be a required element for children preparing for the Sacrament of Holy Communion.
 
Online Students
In addition to regularly scheduled parent meetings (see calendar, page 7 in Children's Faith Formation Handbook), children taking online classes will have four interviews throughout the year. These can be conducted online via Zoom or in person.