Faith Formation

Our Faith Formation program is family based, meaning that we partner with the entire family unit to grow in faith. We hope to achieve this through a united effort of both parent teaching and catechist teaching.

All families must register with the parish before registering for Faith Formation classes. The New Family Registration Form will also be used to register your family in the parish (if you are not already registered).

A summary of the Faith Formation program:

• Parents attend classes with their child 3x’s a month.
• All families attend 2 monthly weekend grade level masses.
• Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation require a
  2-year preparation process.
  –  First Reconciliation (confession) and First Eucharist (Communion)
  are celebrated at the end of the 2nd year of classes.
  – Confirmation is celebrated in the spring for children in Grade 8 and
  above.
• If your child has attended classes at another parish, please provide a “Letter of
  Transfer” from that parish.
• If your child has been baptized at a parish other than St. Joseph,
  Ronkonkoma, provide a copy of the baptismal certificate.