Faith Formation
2026-27 Faith Formation
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the 2026-2027 Faith Formation Year! Thank you for entrusting your children to us to complement your family’s faith formation. We know that parents are the primary educators of their children. We are here to support you in this mission. With the help of the Holy Spirit, catechists will pass on our Catholic faith to your children along with you. The Catholic home is the place where children receive the first proclamation of the faith. God ordained the family as the place where life in Christ takes root in the human heart. Your Active participation in the sacramental life of the Church nurtures the family’s spiritual life. Please ensure your child has opportunities for frequent participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (once they have received their first) and attends weekly Mass.
This year, we are excited to add a young parents’ class. In this class the parents will study more about their faith, while their children, ages 0 to 4 years old, socialize and learn with each other. I am also thrilled that on the Faith Formation Calendars we have three Liturgical celebrations and an end of year celebration: Advent/St. Nick dinner, an Epiphany party, All Saints Day Procession, and our end of year celebration.
You will also see that all our classes are on Sunday mornings. We are before Mass at the Beloved Disciple campus and after Mass at the St. Michael Campus. We will begin with a light breakfast. Part of our Middle School and High School time is to build community. Therefore, I am happy to announce retreats are back for their classes. Please see the calendars.
The handbook was designed to give parents and guardians basic information about Beloved Disciple Parish’s Faith Formation Program, please take time to familiarize yourself with it. If you have a question or concern at any time, please contact me.
God Bless,
Marialyce Garvis
Marialyce Garvis
Director of Faith Formation
mgarvis@beloveddiscipleparish.org
724-748-6700 ext. 112
Our Young Families Class is a new program that welcomes young families and empowers them to “raise their children confidently with Jesus.” The program connects parents with their peers and helps them learn from each other. The format is to have the children playing and learning in the same room with an aid while the parents watch a video and then have a discussion as a small faith sharing group. The material will be from Word on Fire, Ascension Press, Hal-low, and Formed. Other materials will be used as the group evolves and sees an area for study. They will meet on the same schedule as the student classes at the Grove City Campus on Sunday mornings. This class is open to all parents of 0- to 4-year-old children. Older children will join our other students in the classrooms.
Thank You To our Catechists at St. Michael's: Gina Barris, Connie Miller, Randi Carr, Nadine Kriley, Jennifer Pollock, Jacque Maihle, and teachers aide Jaxon Carr. Tanya Carr - Coordinator