Faith Formation

FAITH FORMATION

ADULT CONFIRMATION

If you are baptized Catholic, 19 y.o or older, and have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation, this might be the class for you. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated at our Parish St. Ignatius of Loyola on April 6, 2025.

Adult Confirmation Form

CHILDREN

(Kindergarten - 8th Grade)

Religious Education - Our parish offers a Religious Education Program for school-age children (Kindergarten to Junior High) on Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This program gives children different opportunities to learn about God, and to grow in their faith and spiritual development.

If you would like to register, please click on the button below, print, fill out, and submit the form to the Parish Office.

Registration forms for the 2024-2025 year is now available!

2024-2025 Religious Education Packet

JUNIOR-HIGH CONFIRMATION

Confirmation is a two-year process undertaken at the Junior High level in our parish school or through our Parish Religious Education Program. Students are required to attend Pre-Confirmation in their first year in order to be considered a candidate for Confirmation in the second year.

More details on how to sign up are above in the Religious Education Registration Packet.

ADULT CONFIRMATION

This program is for adults who are already catechized and need only to be confirmed.

We offer this program once a year starting in January.

For more information, contact Heather Derenzo at hderenzo@stignatiussac.org .

RCIA for CHILDREN

The Children’s RCIA Program is for school age children who have missed Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation.

This program is offered on Sundays from

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. A parent or guardian is required to attend classes.

For more information about this program, please contact the Catechetical Office.

More details on how to sign up are above in the Religious Education Registration Packet.

RCIA for ADULTS

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults/Children

A process designed to assist people who wish to become members of the Catholic Church or wish to complete the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.

This class is for adults that are seeking to become Catholic or to complete Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation.

If you are interested, please contact Heather Derenzo, Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation at (916) 744-5177, or email hderenzo@stignatiussac.org .

Adult Education - Our parish offers a variety of adult education opportunities throughout the year for adults who wish to deepen their faith and grow in their spiritual life.

Catholics Come Home - This program is for anyone who has been alienated from the Catholic Church and wishes to return. This program is offered once a year as need arises.

RCIA Registration Form

Children's Liturgy of the Word During Mass

Our parish offers a program from October to April for school-age children (K-6th grade) at 9:30 a.m. Mass.

The children are dismissed with an Adult Catechist prior to the Liturgy of the Word and are invited to reflect on the Sunday Scripture readings according to their age level.