Registration

Welcome to St. Sylvester Faith Formation 2026/2027

Registration will open at 12noon on Friday June 26th. Please check email for registration information.

Please email faithformation@stsylvesterli.org with any questions.

PROGRAM & REGISTRATION INFORMATION IS BELOW.

PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION AND EMAIL FAITHFORMATION@STSYLVESTERLI.ORG WITH ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

We hope you and your families are doing well and enjoying the summer. We are excited to share with you the plans for the coming Faith Formation year! We continue to develop the program to be more family-oriented, balancing Church and home life, empowering and encouraging parents to be witnesses of the faith and providing opportunities for families to experience God's loving presence in all they do and in all the places they are!


This is what the program will look like for the 2026/2027 year:
- All classes will meet at the parish, except for some of the Individualized Faith Formation (IFF) classes, which are designed to assist and support children who have special needs in preparing for and receiving Sacraments. 
- Class times will be one hour and fifteen minutes instead of one hour long with exceptions for IFF.
- Classes will meet, for the most part, every other week.
- There will be a Saturday/Sunday Mass component for every Level to be involved in.
- There will be Mass Reflection Forms to be completed once a month(4 for Level 1 & 6 for Levels 2-7) as well as celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession once during the Faith Formation year for Levels 2-7.
- Children's Liturgy will be offered twice a month which will be helpful for children in completing the Mass Reflection Forms.
- Different Levels will be invited to bring cookies, donuts, etc. to Hospitality on specific Sundays that coincide with Children's Liturgy.

Level 1 will meet once a month on Saturday from 9:00 to 10:15AM in the Parish Center. Parents will sign their child into their assigned classroom and then go downstairs to meet with the other adults for hospitality and a parent presentation. Level 1 meets 6 times during the year on Saturdays. The first meeting is a prayer service held in the church where the program is discussed and materials are given out. The remaining 5 meetings are held in the Parish Center. Parents are expected to stay in the parish center for a presentation, while your child is in class doing lessons, crafts, etc. with the other children and catechists. The year ends with a prayer service and bagel breakfast that all families help to make happen.


Level 1 is an opportunity for parents to meet other parents whose children are also in Faith Formation and to become more familiar with the parish itself, the teachings of the Catholic Church and to be able to ask important questions that they might not normally feel comfortable asking or even have the opportunity to ask.


We consider Level 1 to be Parent and Child Formation. This may not apply to all families, but for many, this is the first-time parents are involved in the parish since they had their child baptized. Parents are their child’s first and best teacher when it comes to faith. We are here and happy to support and assist parents in what is both their right and responsibility.


If your child was not baptized here at St. Sylvester, we will need a copy of the child’s baptismal certificate (or a copy of their birth certificate if they were not baptized). 


We want all to feel welcome and familiar with the life of the parish as your child begins preparation for the Sacraments. 

Levels 2-6 will meet at the same time so parents will be able to drop off their children of different levels all at the same time. Level's 2-6 will meet Tuesday and Thursday from 4:45 to 6:00PM and on Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:30PM. Please choose one of these days. Classes will meet once per week, every other week, on the day and time you choose. 


Levels 3,4,5 Home Taught will meet once a month on Saturday from 10:30 - 11:45AM for a lesson and/or activity. The remaining lessons will be done at home and checked each month.


Level 7 will meet Tuesday and Thursday from 6:15 to 7:30PM. Please choose one of these days. Classes will meet once per week, every other week, on the day and time you choose.

 

Level 8 will have immediate preparation and celebrate Confirmation in the fall. 


**Detailed calendars will be available online prior to classes beginning.


Once again, thank you for your ongoing patience and cooperation. We look forward to serving your family. Stay healthy, happy, holy, and hope-filled…for with Jesus all things are possible. Mark 10: 27 

The information below is important registration information for the 2025/2026 Faith Formation year. 


Your Family ID Number WILL be needed when registering your child. This number may be found underneath the name of your child's school on the email you received regarding registration. If you do not have your Family ID Number, please contact the Faith Formation office at faithformation@stsylvesterli.org for your number. 


Please be sure to complete each field that has a RED asterisk. Any field with a RED asterisk that is not complete, will not process.



When choosing the class, please choose the day & time that corresponds to your child’s formation level this coming year. The student information for registration is on the email you received regarding registration and has your child’s current formation level. Should you have a Level 8 child, please click "All Level 8 students will be placed in the same class as Level 7" when registering. Children in Level 8 will be moved up and placed with the catechist they had last year. Should you have other children, you would still need to register them. 

Registration fees for the 2025/2026 Faith Formation year are as follows:


Fees for Levels 1-7:

  • $115 for 1 child
  • $140 for 2 children
  • $160 for 3 or more children
  • All fees include books & materials


* Any child preparing for First Communion, please add $60 for each child.

** Level 8 preparing for Confirmation, $95 per child.

Catholic School families please click here to be directed to the Holy Angels page on this website.


Please be prepared to pay your child's fees when they are registered. You may pay through ParishSOFT by following the prompts after you have registered or by clicking here. Once on ParishSOFT, click One-time Gift, click the drop down menu and scroll down until you see St. Sylvester Faith Formation or mailing a check to the attention of the Faith Formation Office. If you are not able to and would like to pay in increments during the Faith Formation year either in person or through the parish giving program, ParishSOFT, you may do so with full payment expected by April 2027

For Level's 2-8, please click here to register.

For Level 1 registration, please click here.

Please email faithformation@stsylvesterli.org with any questions. Thank you.

As always, you are in our prayers as you and your family walk along this faith journey.

Peace and all good,

Mike