Family and Children Faith Formation (FCFF) Program

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Sunday Children's Faith Formation (REGISTRATIONS OPEN NOW FOR 2011-12)

Classes run from late September through May in the school building.  Classes are held on most Sundays from 10:30-11:30am after the 9:30am Family Mass. This program includes classes for children of all ages, starting at age 3 and continuing through 6th Grade.  Sacramental Prep. classes must enroll by early October. All other classes welcome registration on a rolling basis. 

• Download, print, complete, and mail/fax/hand-in the 2011-12 NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION or RETURNING STUDENT REGISTRATION. La forma en ESPANOL.
• 2011-12 FCFF Calendar. 

Sunday Morning Nursery

• Beginning September 18th, parents will have the option to drop-off their infants, toddlers, and little ones in the Nursery.  The Sunday Nursery will be open in the school building, (west end, middle floor) from 9:15 AM - 11:45 AM.  A mixed team of paid and volunteer child-care providers will care for the children.  Parents/Guardians must sign-in and sign-out their child each visit.  There will be a box for donations to help cover the costs of the Nursery. 

Weekday Sessions

• We are looking for a couple more interested families with preschoolers and/or kindergarteners who are interested in a once-a-week weekday session that would be more relaxed than the Sunday morning class.  This is open both to children who are attending Sunday morning Atrium (at no extra cost) as well as those who are not.  One registration form only is required for any child participating in faith formation during a given year.
• Make-up Classes for First Reconciliation & First Communion are held in the school building on Tuesdays, 6pm-7pm, after Sundays when a class was held.
• Nursery Playdate with the Mothers' Group is on Thursdays, from 10am-12pm in the school building.

Sunday Morning Series for Adults (including parents, relatives, godparents, mentors, nannies, etc) 

During children's classes on Sunday mornings, all adults (single and married) are invited to meet for coffee, fellowship, and occasional Sunday Speakers in the groundfloor level of the school buildling. Child-care is provided by volunteers in the Nursery during the speakers.  This Spring of 2012, in addition to some excellent speakers, we are continuing to watch and discuss Fr. Robert Barron's "CATHOLICISM" DVD.  Our schedule is as follows:

• Jan. 15th--FCFF Parent Advisory Meeting, w/ Michael Smith, the Dir. of Religious Education
• Jan. 22nd--"Jonah, Not Just for Kids," w/ Sr. Barbara Green, O.P., Professor of Biblical Studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
• Jan. 29th--"Child Safety and Common Sense About Digital Media" w/ Anne Zehren, parent and former CEO of Common Sense Media
• Feb. 5th--"The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church," Episode 6 of Fr. Barron's Catholicism DVD Series
• Feb. 26th--"Dominicans in San Francisco" @ 11:00am in the Parish Hall, w/ Sr. Pat Farrell, O.P., of the San Rafael Dominican Sisters
• Mar. 18th--"Reflections on Marriage" w/ Fr. Patrick LaBelle, O.P., former Catholic Chaplain at Stanford U., and Prior of the Dominican Community at St. Dominic's.
• Mar. 25th--"Mystery of the Liturgy and the Eucharist," Episode 7 of Fr. Barron's Catholicism DVD Series
• Apr. 1st--"The Passion in Christian Art" w/ Fr. Allen Duston, O.P., Director of the Shrine of St. Jude
• Apr. 15th--"The Communion of Saints," Episode 8 of Fr. Barron's Catholicism DVD Series
• Apr. 22nd--"Prayer and the Life of the Spirit," Episode 9 of Fr. Barron's Catholicism DVD Series
• Apr. 29th--"World Without End: The Last Things," Episode 10 of Fr. Barron's Catholicism DVD Series
• May 13th--"Responding to God's Call" w/ Fr. Steve Maekawa, O.P., Director of Vocations, Western Dominican Province

Sacramental Preparation and RCIA for children

FCFF includes First Reconciliation & First Communion class (one year), for 2nd graders and above, as well as the Confirmation class (two years), for 7th graders and above. If your child is older than 2nd grade and still needs to make his/her First Communion they can make it the year that they join the program.  Classes begin September 18th.   RCIC and RCIA-for-Youth, which meets monthly on Tuesday nights beginning in September, is for all those over age 7 who have not yet been baptized, or for those over age 11 who have not yet received 1st Communion, leading towards their initiation at the Easter Vigil or Easter Sunday on April 7-8, 2012. 

• For more information and to register for Youth Confirmation, go to www.stdominics.org/formation/youth 
• Do you want to volunteer as a mentor, confirmation sponsor, or safety monitor?  Please contact Michael Smith at DRE@stdominics.org or (415) 674-0446.

Welcoming the initiated into participation in liturgical ministry.  

Youth Ministry (7-8th Grade and 9-12th Grade)

For our Youth Ministry program, go to www.stdominics.org/formation/youth.

Volunteer/Catechist Corner

Contact Michael at dre@stdominics.org if you are interested in volunteering with faith formation or youth ministry.  This is a great opportunity for growing in your faith knowledge and brushing up on your teaching skills! 

St. Dominic's Next Family Gathering

Feb. 26, 2012--Lenten Family Gathering: We will meet at 10:30am in the Parish Hall to explore our Church's wonderful Lenten traditions, then we'll share lunch.  The morning goes until about 12:15pm.

Family Resource Center

The Family Resource Center (FRC) at St. Dominic's includes religious books and DVD's for children and parents that are available for browsing and borrowing.  Our selection promotes the building up of faith, knowledge of the Bible and Tradition, and nourishment of prayer in the home--the "domestic church."  Families who have registered at St. Dominic's or who have regisered in FCFF may borrow materials.  They are available Sunday mornings in the school basement during children's classes.  Contact Michael Smith at dre@stdominics.org, or (415) 674-0446.  Tenemos libros in espanol tambien.