Online Registration for 2022 Faith Formation is now closed.  Please contact Tina Bouchard at FaithEd@stlawrencegoffstown.org for assistance. 

2022 Family Faith Formation Program Information

The parish will be utilizing the Christ in Us curriculum published by Sadlier, as an at-home family learning model, with the expectation that all families attend designated family faith formation events (approximately monthly) during the 2022 program year. Regular family attendance at mass is expected as well, and is considered a key component of family faith formation. The event dates are posted below for your review, or you can find them HERE. The St. Lawrence website event calendar will also feature 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.

Textbooks will be available for pick up after the 10:30 am mass on Jan. 23, 2022, for those who requested them. After this date, the textbooks will be available in the Parish Office. Each family will also receive access to the Christ in Us web portal to access curriculum materials virtually as well. 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 and games that complement each unit. 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. 

Please note that due to the shortened program year for 2022, there will be no grade 3 textbook provided. This is largely because grade 3 students are scheduled to receive the sacraments this year and their faith formation programming will focus on sacramental preparation. Grade 3 students will instead be using the three sacramental texts provided by Sadlier. This decision was made due to the short amount of time available to prepare grade 3 students for the sacraments this year. We do not wish for families of grade 3 students completing sacraments to feel overwhelmed by the amount of material that their child is expected to learn. Please note that the Christ in Us curriculum is a spiraling curriculum, therefore the same units, topics and essential questions will continue to be addressed as they progress through each grade level of the program! Ensuring that your child(ren) continues with faith formation after grade 3 is essential for fostering knowledge of the Catholic faith and instilling a faith-filled life!

We anticipate starting the program the week of Jan. 23, 2022. You can expect weekly lesson email reminders with assignments for your student(s). We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work towards building a quality program for families to participate in for the remainder of this program year.