Registration for the 2022-2023 Family Faith Formation program is now closed. Please contact Tina Bouchard at FaithEd@stlawrencegoffstown.org for assistance. 
 

2022-2023 Family Faith Formation Program Information

St. Lawrence Parish will utilize the Christ in Us curriculum published by Sadlier, as an at-home family learning model for Grades K - 8 during the 2022-2023 program year. Sadlier now offers curriculum materials for Grades 7 & 8 and St. Lawrence is pleased to extend this family faith formation option for middle-schoolers as well! The Sadlier program is approved by Bishop Libasci for the Diocese of Manchester. The Christ in Us curriculum is a spiraling curriculum, therefore the same units, topics and essential questions will continue to be addressed as students progress through each grade level of the program! Ensuring that your child(ren) continues with faith formation through each grade level is essential for fostering knowledge of the Catholic Faith and instilling a faith-filled life! Each family/student receives a print textbook, eBook access, digital portal for parents and student(s), digital tools and instructional videos from Sadlier (new this year!) for home use. Participants will also receive regular email reminders with lessons and assignments for student(s) to complete at home and submit to the Family Faith Formation Coordinator or designated teacher throughout the program year (submitted through the Sadlier web portal). Regular family attendance at Mass is also expected and considered a key component of family faith formation, as well as attendance at designated family faith formation events (approximately monthly) during the 2022-2023 program year. The event dates are now available for the new program year and can be found here. The St. Lawrence website event calendar also features these events; The calendar can be found here. The intent of the monthly scheduled events is to help everyone in your family develop strong community connections through the establishment of positive relationships and friendships with those who share the faith within the Parish and community. 

Registration for family faith formation is available online or by printing and submitting the registration form either by email to Tina Bouchard, Family Faith Formation Coordinator at FaithEd@stlawrencegoffstown.org, or by mailing it with payment to the Parish Office. Payment can also be made online as well. Registrations are due August 27, 2022. Registrations received after this date may result in a delay of books being ordered/received on time.

Textbooks are anticipated to be available for pick up on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022 during our “Meet & Greet” event following the 10:30 am Mass. After this date, the textbooks will be available for pick-up in the Parish Office. Each family receives access to the Christ in Us web portal to access curriculum materials virtually from home. Information on how to access and log in to the web portal will be sent to you directly from Sadlier - be sure to check your 'spam', 'junk' or 'other' folders for this information. The lessons in the portal contain valuable resources unavailable in the textbook, such as videos, songs, prayers, games and assignments that complement each unit. We have also added an additional resource from Sadlier this year as well. Each unit will have instructional videos from Sadlier, taught by Sadlier Catechists, to help parents teach lessons to their students at home! Assignments will also be posted through the portal, therefore it is highly recommended that families take advantage of these online resources. If internet accessibility is a barrier for your family, please contact the Family Faith Formation Coordinator at FaithEd@stlawrencegoffstown.org or call the church office to leave a message for the Coordinator at 603-497-2651. 

Students in grades 2 and 3 are considered to be in “Sacramental Preparation” at St. Lawrence Parish in order to meet the two-year minimum faith formation requirement prior to receiving Sacraments. Students will receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion/Eucharist during grade 3. Please note that there is an extra Sacramental Preparation fee for each student that is in grade 3, or receiving sacraments, in the current year. This fee covers the cost of the three supplementary Sacramental texts that your student will receive. Students in grades 4-8 who have not yet completed Sacraments and would like to do so may also join the at-home Sacramental Preparation learning program. 

The 2022-23 program year is anticipated to begin the week of September 18, 2022. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work towards building a quality family faith formation program for families to participate in for the 2022-2023 program year. Thank you for partnering with St. Lawrence Parish for the faith formation of your children!