Elementary Programs
YOUTH PROGRAMS
Being sensitive to our young people’s spiritual, social and physical growth
is part of our holistic approach in ministering to youth.
Volunteers
Each year, with the help of many volunteers who answer the Lord’s Call to step forward
to share Faith, our ministry to children, teens and youth continues to grow.
As you read about these ministries, please listen within your heart to where the Lord may
be calling you to share your gifts and talents.
Pre-school (5 year olds)
Faith Formation sessions are held on Sunday mornings for our five year olds. Through a variety of learning activities, our little ones discover and explore the wonders of God in
the world around them, in family, in friends and in themselves.
Elementary Age Youth (Grades 1-5)
On a journey of learning and growing together, our public school children in grades
1-5 meet weekly. They learn the story of our faith through Scripture, Doctrine, Tradition
and the lives of those who lived before us. They also grow in understanding how all of
us, as individuals and as a community, are called to be followers of Jesus in today’s world.
Classes are: Sunday morning track (10:15-11:30am)
or Thursday afternoon track (4:15-5:30pm).
Families register their child(ren) to participate in one of these tracks.
Home Study Program (Grades 1-6)
A home study program is available for elementary children in grades 1-6 for those who wish
to choose this option. Materials are included for both child and parents.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word ( 4 ½ year olds – grade 5)
At the 9am Mass on Sundays, children 4 ½ -5th grade are invited to leave church and gather with a group of adults and older youth to listen to God’s Word and share its meaning in their life. They also have a chance to pray for their own special intentions. The children rejoin their parents at the Presentations of the Gifts and participate in the remainder of the Mass in church.
Altar Servers
Training to serve at the altar begins in 4th grade. This privilege includes serving at regular Sunday
and weekday Masses as well as special occasions. Our group includes both boys and girls in
Elementary School, Jr. High and High School.
Call the Parish office: 443- 1412 if your child or young person would like to join this special ministry.
Liturgical Ministries
If any of our adults, youth, teens or children are interested in being Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers),
Music Ministers or Lectors, please call the Office of Faith Formation of Adults: 443-7180 for the name and phone number of the contact person.
Sacramental Life
For information regarding all the sacraments: Baptism of infants, children and adults, First Reconciliation (Confession), First Eucharist (Communion), Confirmation for youth and adults,
Marriage refer to SACRAMENTAL LIFE.
Youth Contacts:
Sister Frances Michele Director of Catechetical Ministry: 443-1477
e-mail: srfrances@olphchurch.org.
Registration Process
Family Registration Packets
- can be viewed and downloaded from our FORMS link.
- or picked up at the Parish or Youth Offices.
- All the information you need is in the Family Registration Packet.
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