Parish Events

Faith Formation Registration 2019-2020

From: Thursday, August 1 12:00 AM
To: Saturday, August 31 6:59 AM

Welcome to Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Faith Formation!

We are glad you are here and we look forward to welcoming you and your youth the week of September 8, 2019 when all grades begin the Faith Formation year.

Helpful tips:

To register youth in Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Faith Formation Program, families must be registered, and actively participating members of the parish. If you are not registered in the parish please contact the parish office.
The vendor we use for registration is called “ACTIVE.” Instructions for registering online were included in the mailing that was sent out July 25, 2019 to the registered households that have Faith Formation aged youth (age 3 - 17). If you need a packet of information, please contact the parish office at 515-964-3038.
Sacrament Preparation: When preparing for a sacrament, (1st Eucharist or Confirmation), regular and consistent attendance in a Faith Formation program for the year prior to and the year of sacrament preparation is a pre-requisite for celebration of the sacrament, unless the child/youth participates in a special sacramental process. Please contact the appropriate Session Director with any questions.

Fees: $100 per child; maximum of $200 per family. (NOTE: No one will be turned away. If you have any financial difficulty, a waiver of fees can be requested. Please contact Tom Primmer, Director of Faith Formation for assistance.

All fees are waived for those who serve as Catechists/Support Staff Volunteers.

Online Registration is now available for 2019-2020 Faith Formation year.

NO YOUTH TO REGISTER?

If you would like to volunteer or continue to volunteer, but will not be registering any youth, please email one of the session directors. You will not need to click any of the registration links below. Thank you.

GENERAL REGISTRATION (AUGUST 1 - 31) - CLICK BELOW

GENERAL FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION

LATE FEE: A late registration fee of $25 per family is charged for any youth registered after August 31 or to transfer your child to another class time.

What to do if my child is 8 years old and has not received Baptism or is in 3rd grade or older and has not yet received First Communion (Eucharist):

Register student for grade-appropriate Faith Formation classes - the preferred time, if available, is Tuesdays at 5:30pm
Contact Patty Mayer to arrange for discussion of your child's needs
In October students will attend classes specific to the Sacraments twice a month on Tuesdays at 5:30pm (they will need to check in with their regular Faith Formation teacher for attendance purposes, then will go to classroom for sacraments)
Those here for Baptism will be Baptized at the Easter Vigil (the night before Easter)
Those here for Reconciliation and Eucharist will receive sacraments before Lent