K5-4th Grade Catholic Formation

K5-4th grade classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:15-7:30pm at St. Mary's Visitation Parish School.  


​NOTE: Please drop off your child by walking them into the school atrium for a short family prayer service that begins at 6:15pm before the children head to their classrooms.  Parents must come into the atrium to pick up their children at the end of class. We look forward to seeing all of you there!

2024-25 Class Dates 

​September 10, 17, 24
October 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19
December 3, 10, 17
January 7, 14, 21
February 4, 11, 18
March 4, 11, 18
April 8, 15, 22

Second Grade Sacramental Preparation

Second graders who have been in Catholic Formation for K5 and 1st grade (SMV parish school, other Catholic grade school, or homeschool) are invited to register for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist at St. Mary's Visitation.  A copy of the child's baptismal certificate must be included with the registration if the child was not baptized at SMV Parish.  If your child has not completed K5 and 1st Grade Catholic Formation, please contact Chris Kinzy at the Parish Office before registering for the Sacraments, [email protected]. 

Links

First Sacraments Handbook
2024-25 Catholic Formation Calendar

Formation Fees

1 Student:     $195
2 Students:    $305
​3+ Students:  $420
First Sacraments Preparation $65

Mark Your Calendar!

  • ​First Sacrament Parent Meeting - September 17, 6:30pm-7:15pm, Senior Center 
  • First Reconciliation Rehearsal - January 14, 6:30pm-7:30pm
  • First Reconciliation - January 18, 10am
  • Bread of Life Day Retreat - April 12, 10am-11:30am
  • First Holy Communion Rehearsal - April 29, 6:00pm-7:00pm
  • First Holy Communion - May 4, during the 9am and 10:30am Masses

5th-8th Grade
​Catholic Formation 
5th-8th grade (EDGE) classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:15-7:45pm in the Attic Youth Room. 

​​Learn more about the EDGE program!

2024-25 Class Dates

September 10, 24
October 8, 22
November 12, 19
December 3, 10
January 14, 28
February 11, 25
March 11, 25
April 8, 29

Detailed calendar coming soon.
​Catechist Leaders Needed
Join our team that helps share the faith with our parish children and teens by becoming a Catechist.  Assistance is needed in grades K5-4th and 5th-8th,  as well as in our high school and Confirmation program.  Materials, training and support are provided as needed.  A Catholic Formation registration discount is available to parents who volunteer for every class as a catechist or assists a catechist.  Please contact Josh Dieterich, [email protected].
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Join Us At Mass
Families who worship God together each Sunday create a sacred bond to God.  Through the Eucharist, the Communion of Saints, and the people at Mass we become one body in Christ.

This bond is made from God's love!  A love that is sacrificial, endless and deeper than any other kind of love that exists.   

Join St. Mary's Visitation community at Mass each Sunday to encounter Christ in the most intimate way possible this side of heaven.  Recharge for the days ahead knowing you've given your child the kind of happiness that is forever. 
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  • The Family Rosary
  • Join us for the Family Rosary, the second Sunday of each month at 4pm in Church.
  • "The power of the rosary is beyond description."  - Bishop Fulton Sheen

  • One simple fact to prove the power of the Rosary - Catholic.org:  The power of the rosary!​
Parent & Catechist Toolkit  For Families: Strengthening Family Connections: