Instructions for Registered Families

Welcome!

We are excited for another year of Family Discipleship.  We are always changing and growing at Saint John's, "leaning forward" to find new and better ways to help our families grow in the faith.  So everyone is on the same page, let me give a brief rundown of how it works...

Communication:  We will send emails, but the content will be on our website so it's always easily locatable, and you don't have to go looking through old emails.  So, always check the website!

Schedule: Scroll down on the Family Discipleship Page.  Please put dates into your calendars now so there aren't conflicts later in the year.

Location:

• Wednesdays - Come to the Lower Church first.  From there, children and adults should go, or be dropped off, in the following rooms (signage will be posted):
  • Catholic Childcare (Ages 0-2): The Childcare Room in the Lower Church.
  • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (Ages 3-5) - The CGS Atrium in the lower level of the school.   
  • Family of Faith (Gr 1-5) - Lower Church (main area). 
  • Foundations (Gr 6-12 & Adults) - Youth Room in the hallway to the lower level of the school.
  • Transformation (Gr 6-12 & Adults) - Lower Church Chapel

• Sundays
  • 9:30 AM - Meet in the Gathering Space for "Discipleship Sunday".  Sit down and enjoy donuts and coffee.  Various age levels will leave for various age groups.  NOTE: All children will be picked up and dropped off in the Gathering Space.
  • 10:30 AM - Families attend Mass together.
  • 11:30 AM - Go to Lower Church, and proceed to Wednesday night locations.  12:30 end.

• Adults and children should stay home when they are sick and will be sent home promptly if they display symptoms of COVID-19 or other illness. If adults or children test positive for COVID-19 following attendance at a faith formation activity, the pastor and head of faith formation should be notified immediately.
• Parents should check their children's health at home before sending children to faith formation events and activities.
• In determining when adults, children and staff (including volunteers) may return after an illness, faith formation programs should follow a standard illness exclusion policy (e.g. fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication) unless someone has a lab-confirmed case of COVID-19. Those with lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 should follow MN Department of Health guidance.
• COVID-19 Vaccines are not required in faith formation programs of the Archdiocese.
• The State’s legal mandate requiring face coverings expired on May 14, 2021. The Archdiocese does not require faith formation attendees to wear face coverings. Parents and guardians are well positioned to determine if their child should wear a face covering while outside of the home and out in the community. No person will be prevented from wearing a face covering at a faith formation event. Parishes should work to reduce any stigmatization associated with the decision to wear or not wear a face covering. Based on local circumstances, the pastor, canonical administrator, or competent board may institute a policy that further addresses this issue.