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 Kelleryn Rauzi 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 Tom and then participate in their own version of the Liturgy of the Word, returning at the Offering time to their family. To learn more about CLOW, please contact Julie Niemeyer at 319.464.0550.

Wednesdays:  Forward in Faith (FIF) is our Wednesday evening program for children who attend public schools. FIF 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.