Registration for Faith Formation is now open!
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Please CLICK HERE for General Information about this year's programs.
St. John the Baptist 2025-2026 Faith Formation Registration program is open! The goal of our Faith Formation program is to assist parents in the religious education of their children. Parents are the primary teacher in the ways of faith; we value their commitment and look forward to partnering with them in deepening their children's faith and relationship with God both in formation and the celebration of the Eucharist at Mass.
Our Faith Formation program is open to all Catholic children in grades 1 – 8 who are not attending a Catholic elementary school. Children in Grade 2 receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion and young people in High School grades receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Religious Education every year from 1st through 8th grades helps secure them a solid foundation in the faith and helps qualify them to receive their Sacraments with their peers.
For more information, please contact Kathy Breitenbach, Registrar/Program Administrator at kbreitenbach@stjohnhillsdale.com or 201-666-2707 ext. 211
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SUMMER PROGRAMS
SUMMER PROGRAM GRADES 1 TO 8
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The 2025-2026 Summer program will be held on June 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27. The faith formation resource for grades 1 through 6 is Finding God by Loyola Press, with 15 out of 25 lessons taught during the summer week. The remaining lessons will be covered during sessions to be held once a month on a Sunday morning from 8:45am to 9:45am beginning in October and ending in March 2026. ​
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​For grades 7 and 8, the faith formation resource is the Thematic Program Alive in Christ by Our Sunday Visitor. The themed books for this two-year Jr. High program The Church, Sacraments and Morality. The students are expected to attend 6 additional sessions during the year on a Sunday morning from 8:45am to 9:45am beginning in September and ending in
March 2026.
SUNDAY WEEKLY PROGRAMS
We are offering a Sunday weekly program for children in grades 1 through 8. There will be approximately 20 classes scheduled throughout the academic year beginning in mid-September and ending in April 2026. Classes begin at 8:45am and end at 9:45am. An initial parents’ meeting will be held in September. Date & time TBD.
The faith formation resources are the same as the summer program. Finding God for children in grades 1 through 6 and Alive in Christ for children in Jr. High grades 7th and 8th.
For more information, please contact Kathy at
kbreitenbach@stjohnhillsdale.com or
201-666-2707 ext. 211
FAMILY HOME STUDY
PROGRAM
The Family Home Program for Grades 1 through 6 is a completely cooperative effort between home and parish. The parish provides resources and formal instruction for both parents and children. The family works at the reinforcement and informal instruction, within the family/home time.
Monthly formations will begin at 7:00pm with both parents and child(ren) arriving at the parish center and sharing opening prayers. After prayer the children will be dismissed in a classroom setting with a catechist and aide within the parish center.
The children will be taught one session of each unit and parents will gather in the community room for faith formation. At the conclusion of the formation, parents will pick their child(ren) up from his/her classroom.
We will begin with an initial parent meeting in mid-September at which time workbooks, calendar for Online Interactive lessons to be completed at home and gathering dates once a month in the evening from October through April 2025 will be distributed. Dates and times to be TBD.
For more information, please contact Kathy at
kbreitenbach@stjohnhillsdale.com or
201-666-2707 ext. 211
JUNIOR HIGH
FAITH FORMATION
NEW this year there will be a Jr. High class included in our Sunday Weekly Program. Please read the Sunday Weekly Program. For further information.
We will continue with our Junior High Home program. There will be approximately one class each month beginning at 7:00pm to 8:00pm in the parish center. Attendance is mandatory. The students will be taught two chapters in class and continue the four chapters and workpapers at home for each book. Homework is collected at the beginning of each class.
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The themed books for this year are The Church, Sacraments and Morality from the program Alive in Christ by Our Sunday Visitors. The initial parent meeting will be in September. Date & time TBD.
For more information, please contact Kathy at kbreitenbach@stjohnhillsdale.com or
201-666-2707 ext. 211
