Family Home Ministry (Grades K-5)

Family Home Ministry (FHM) is an opportunity for parents and children to learn about their faith together. Parents are responsible for teaching lessons at home. In addition, parents and children gather in large group gatherings 5 times a year from 6:30-7:30 p.m. usually in the Parish Center Hall. FHM is available for Grades K-5 only. Register each child by grade level.

Resources: Each family will receive a tote with their Alive in Christ textbooks and additional resources for home study and prayer. A companion website, Our Sunday Visitor, provides many online resources (lesson plans, games and music) for each chapter. 

Parents are asked to work with their children to complete one unit (3 chapters) each month. Families must submit chapter reviews to the Faith Formation Director either electronically, through mail, or in-person at the next family home ministry gathering. Families with more than one child in the program can work together using the family lesson plans.

Calendar 2022-2023: Each scheduled monthly gathering will offer two different Thursday evening options for attendance. Each family will CHOOSE ONE of the dates during that month. Since we meet only five times during the year, it is extremely important that families make it a priority to attend and submit the chapter reviews on a regular basis.

Schedule of FHM gatherings:
September 15 and 29, 2022
October 6 and 20, 2022
November 3 and 10, 2022
March 2 and 16, 2023
April 13 and 27, 2023

*No Family Home Ministry gatherings in December, January & February.

Important: Students preparing for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist: Register for both Eucharist and Reconciliation Prep classes and either Sunday Faith Formation classes or Family Home Ministry at grade level. Catholic school students need only register for Eucharist and Reconciliation Prep classes. (Documentation verifying their Catholic school enrollment will be required).

Note: As a pre-requisite to enrolling in Sacramental prep, students must have attended a prior-year faith formation class either in a Catholic school or parish setting.

To register: Click on the Faith Formation Tab on this website for a link to our registration site. Please contact our Faith Formation Office with any questions at (410) 879-0959, or Cetta York, Director, at cyork@stignatiushickory.org.  NOTE: REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR 2022-2023.