Faith Formation

Registration is now open for Religious Education beginning in Fall 2024!

For students entering K-8th grades our Faith Formation Program will begin Sept 15th.

Class meets on Sunday mornings from 9:05-10:15am beginning with fellowship and refreshments together in the Knox Room downstairs. Students are dismissed from the Knox Room to their individual class rooms by grade levels.

Our curriculum for 2024-25 (for non sacramental prep) is Gospel Weeklies, by Pflaum, which focuses on the Gospel reading from Mass for that weekend. In a beautiful way it connects our Catechism of the Catholic Church to the Gospel, and discusses how to incorporate that into our everyday faith lives. It’s a wonderful tool for our children to learn the richness of our Catholic faith.

Our 2nd grade students prepare to receive First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion by continuing to build upon what they have learned the previous year. Their curriculum is part book and video created by Ascension Press titled, “Renewed & Received.”

Our 7th & 8th grade students are a combined classroom, and we celebrate Confirmation every other year. The 2024-25 academic year is a preparation year for Confirmation. If you have a returning 8th grader who received the sacrament April 2024, then this is year 2 of preparation for them. If you have a 7th grader this is year 1 of preparation, and their sacrament will be in our 2025-26 academic year.

If you have a child who is out of the typical Sacramental sequence please email Rachel Johnsen at faithformation@newmanniu.org and we can help facilitate their preparation.

All high school students are welcome to participate on Sundays from 9:10am-10:10am.  To start the year we'll be diving into a study on Salvation History. Grab a donut & drink and join us in our new Youth Room! (end of the hall by the Ahles Room)

We are once again offering adult formation held in the Knox Room during the children's class time. Newman’s FOCUS missionaries will lead us through a bible study each semester. This invitation is open to everyone! You do not have to have a child enrolled in Faith Formation to attend the adult bible study. No pre-registration is required. ​Lap babies and toddlers are welcome.

P.S. We have coffee, hot tea & other refreshments!