Grow In Faith
Registration for Faith Education/Religious Education Classes and
Sacramental Preparation
SEAS is offering Faith Education classes for ages Kindergarten to Adults on Monday evenings.
Please plan on joining our Parish Family as we explore our Faith through Education, Sharing and Prayer.
Fees are as follows:
Kindergarten to Fifth Grade—$35
Jr. High and Sr. High—$25
Sacramental Preparation—$35
Any questions please call the Faith Formation Office at 964-8200—Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday 9:30-3:30
Registration forms available online.
Kindergarten to 5th Grade and Sacramental Preparation Click Here
Class Schedule for Kindergarten to 5th grade Click Here
Jr./Sr. High Registration Click Here
Small Christian Communities - QUEST
Faith Sharing and discussion Groups another way for us to connect our faith with life as we life it, and to form richer relationships with other members of our faith community.
We use QUEST - a lectionary based resource. Join a group at anytime - there is no formal beginning or end - and it's never to late.
Call the office - 964-8200 for more information.
Faith Formation Committee
Committee Member - works within the committee seeking to respond to and coordinate the parish initiatives in faith development and lifelong education by assessing and evaluating current efforts and assisting staff to develop new initiatives. CF is one of 8 Standing Committees which meet once each month and send a voting representative to the Pastoral Council.
Opportunities for Volunteers to help Share their Faith with others:
Grow In Faith - Faith Education
Catechist - leads Formation and Education break out sessions with grade school students in Pre-k-5th grade, Jr. High, and Sr. High. Training is available, so commitment, respect for children and love of God, is the criteria along with being 21 years of age or older.
Catechist Aide - assists the Catechist is helping children during the session. Adults and teens are welcome.
Children's Liturgy of the Word
Presider - leads children up to 5th grade in praying and reading Scripture, and helping them to understand God’s Word and apply it to their lives (10:30 Mass on Sundays throughout the year).
Monitor - helps presider as requested during Children’s Liturgy of the Word. Monitors are usually adults or youth older than 5th grade.
Sacramental Preparation
Baptism Prep Team Member - is an individual or couple willing to work in teams to provide Baptism preparation for parents of newborn children. Duties include scheduling Baptisms, as well as assisting with Baptisms when needed. Team members need not be parents.
Confirmation Team Member - is a volunteer who works on the team preparing youth to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Since SEAS is a Restored Order community, this team works closely with the Eucharist Team.
Eucharist Team Member - is a volunteer who works on the team preparing youth to receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist. Since SEAS is a Restored Order community, this team works closely with the Confirmation Team. (There are three Sacraments which establish full Initiation into the Catholic Church: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, in that order. They follow the Catholic Rite, and the restored order of celebrating the Sacraments reclaims the focus of each Sacrament and the original rite.)
Reconciliation Team Member - is a volunteer who works on the team preparing youth for celebration of the sacrament of Reconciliation.
Marriage Prep Team Members - are married couples willing to work as a team to provide preparation (Pre-Cana) for engaged couples preparing for marriage. Currently, Pre-Cana is offered twice each year.
RCIA Team Member - offers spiritual guidance and instruction to adults and children through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, primarily working with those who are unbaptized or uncatechized in their journey to become Catholic.
