Faith begins in the home, and our Faith Formation programs for children are committed to helping parents nurture the gift of faith in their children . . .  teaching them to keep God's commandments by loving God and our neighbors.

To learn more about our Children & Family Catechesis, please contact Paul Lee at 319.233.0744.

Sundays:  Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) occurs mid-September through mid-May at 10:30 a.m. Mass. 3 year old - 6 year old children are invited forward to receive a blessing from Father Tony and then participate in their own version of the Liturgy of the Word, returning at the Offering time to their family.

Wednesdays: Wed RE is our Wednesday evening program for children who attend public schools. RE is held from 6:00-7:15 pm and runs from mid-September through the end of April.

Home-study is an option for families that have difficulty attending Wednesday evenings. Each family is provided resources and they check in with us three times each year.

Summer

• Summer Religious Education is a collaborative adventure with the other four Waterloo parishes to meet the needs of families that have conflicts on Wednesday nights. It is held the last two weeks of June.

• Vacation Bible School. This summer program for children ages 5-10 is sponsored by the four Waterloo parishes and held at Blessed Sacrament. The event runs from 9am-noon, typically the second week of June. The children are actively involved in song, movement, crafts, experiments, community building, Bible drama, and faith explorations based upon the VBS theme.