2024-2025 St. John the Baptist Faith Formation     Registration is ready to go.

To register, go to:

https://www.myschoolsystems.com/ArchDBQ/DBQ137/

                 Faith Formation will begin on Wednesday, September 4 with 

                     opening Mass at 6:30 p.m. followed with an open house.  

• Preschool children, ages four through five, are dismissed from Mass for faith formation and will return following the homily.  Start date is September 8.
  
• Kindergarten to sixth grade will meet on Sundays from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.  Start date is September 8.
  
• Seventh grade through twelfth grade will meet on Wednesdays from 7:00 p.m. until 8:15 p.m.  Start date is September 11.
  

The Faith Formation Commission (FFC), along with the Curriculum Team, continually look at the materials being used to maintain fresh approaches to faith formation that excites kids, delights parents, and energizes the catechists.  The Curriculum Team, a subcommittee of the FFC, found that St. Mary’s Press “Discover! Finding Faith in Life (Grades K to 5),” “Go Seek and Find” (sacramental) (2^nd Grade), and “Connect,” (junior high) met all the guidelines they were looking for. They provided recommendations to the FFC to move forward with the changes and the changes were approved.

All the textbooks are Bible focused.  Kindergarten students will be introduced to the love of Jesus using Bible story pages designed just for their age level.  Students in grades first to fifth grade will be using “The Catholic Children’s Bible” and students in grades sixth through twelfth grade will focus on the “Catholic Youth Bible” which is the core of every lesson from St. Mary’s Press.  

Fun engaging activities are at the center of every lesson in Discover, Go Seek and Find, and Connect that are appropriate for their age level.  Every student/family has full access to online, interactive lessons for kids to use at home that complement the program, not repeat it.  All textbooks are family friendly, From free home guides and family pages to the invitation to read the Bible together, families can explore their faith together.  

When registering, if you forgot your password, there will be a ‘Forgot Password’ link for you to click on that will provide it for you. If you have forgotten your username, contact Linda at l.hansmeier@dbqarch.org or dbq137sec@dbqarch.org  and it will be sent to you.

• If you have registered in the past, your waiver information still needs to be filled in.
• If you have recently moved, changed your phone number, or have a different email address, please make corrections.   
• The site is professionally hosted to provide a safe, secure, and reliable environment.  The online registration process will allow us to send email or text messages to families with any information that is pertinent, such as Faith Formation canceled due to weather. 
• Fees can now be paid by going to “Online Giving”  on the website, or you can stop by the church and pay by check or cash. Make checks out to St. John and in the memo line put Faith Formation fees.