CHILDREN'S FAITH FORMATION (FF) REGISTRATION 2021-22

You must be a Registered Parishioner of
St. Michael's to register for Faith formation/PSR classes.
Parish Registration Form

Children 5 years old through 8th grade who are ARE attending public schools:
FF-Registration-Child: Kindergarten - 8th grade

ALL High School Teens:  
FF Registration: Confirmation Preparation-High School
 

Children who
-- ARE attending: Catholic Private schools (NOT St. Michael's)
or
ARE Home Schooled in all subjects.

FF Registration for Catholic/Home School Children

Format of classes:  in-person.  Virtual classes are not being offered.

Children's/Teens Faith Formation/PSR Calendar:  see left menu

Please read the information below prior to registering your child.  

Faith Formation/Religious Education classes are available for children ages 5 through 17.  
Generally: Register your child in the grade level they will be attending in public school this August.  Please read below for exceptions.
We encourage and welcome children to attend yearly classes throughout their elementary, middle school and high school years.  Doing so provides our young people with a better foundation in the Catholic faith and more opportunities to encounter Jesus Christ and form a deeper personal relationship with Our Lord and Savior.

Classes For Children/Teens who have been Baptized

All Sacramental preparation programs require two years of instruction.   

Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist 
Preparation usually occurs in the 1st and 2nd Grade.  Children should be 6 years old and in first grade to enter the first year of preparation.  Preparations for the Sacraments of First Eucharist and First Reconciliation require guiding your child in the practice of the faith.  This includes Sunday Mass attendance as well as enrollment and attendance in our Faith Formation and Sacramental preparation sessions. Per the Archdiocese of Atlanta, children should receive one year of instruction prior to entering the year of instruction for the Sacraments.  Generally, children are prepared for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist in the second grade, as long as they completed the first grade in Faith Formation.

If your child is in the first grade and Baptized register them for our PSR 1st grade.  Then the following year for the PSR 2nd grade.

If your child is in the second grade and Baptized and is registering for their first year of preparations, enroll them for the PSR 1st grade.  Then the following year for PSR 2nd grade.
 
If your child is in 3rd through 8th grade and Baptized:
Sacramental preparation programs require two years of instruction.  Generally you will enroll your child in their current grade level for their first year with us, and then the following year they will attend the special Sacramental Prep Year 2 class. Please contact the Religious Education office for clarification and more information.

If your child is in high school they will prepare for their First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion while attending our Confirmation Prep program.  Register them for Confirmation Prep.

Sacrament of Confirmation:  Confirmation Prep: 
Preparation usually occurs in the 9th and 10th grades.  Teens should be at least 14 years old and in 9th grade to register for Year 1 of Confirmation Prep.  Two years of preparation, usually 9th and 10th grade, are required in order to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Usually the Sacrament is received in the 10^th grade, as long as they participated in Faith Formation the previous year. All students must register for each year. If your teen is in the 10th grade please register them for Confirmation Prep Year 1 and then Year 2 the following year.  For more information please contact the Religious Education office.

RCIA/C:  (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children)
Children, 7 years old through 8^th grade, who have not been  Baptized and have a desire to be initiated into the Catholic faith, please contact the Religious Education office to discuss your family faith formation options.  These situations are discussed and evaluated on an individual basis.
 
RCIA/T: (Rite of Christian Initiation for Teens)  
Teens 17 and older who have not received any Sacraments; or have been Baptized but have not received First Eucharist and/or Confirmation, please contact the Religious Education office to discuss your family faith formation options.  These situations are discussed and evaluated on an individual basis.
 

Contact Elizabeth Bonutti in the Religious Education Office at 770-516-9699 x233
or ebonutti@saintmichaelcc.org .

CLICK HERE for information about Adult RCIA