Don't miss this resource! Here's a list of 189 great books for Catholic children from Word On Fire that is meant to "Spark the Imagination" of children and is organized according to genre and age group. The list features a wide variety of titles across a multitude of genres including: board books, picture books, early readers, chapter books, and graphic novels that communicate Catholic truths as well as stories with merit that inspire and delight young readers.
An interactive, light-based book of Catholic saints from around the globe, created to inspire your kiddos with stories of how God's light shone in their lives. Shining a light behind the page reveals the Holy Spirit at work. This hard cover, fun, interactive book is an answered prayer for parents and grandparents seeking to teach their kids and grandkids about the saints. The book features a diverse group of saints, including St. Anna Wang, St. Martin de Porres, St. Juan Diego and more!
St. Cyprian shares family faith formation opportunities with our family of churches: Our Lady of the Woods, Sacred Heart, St. Cyprian, St. Joseph, St. Roch and St. Timothy; kids and families are invited to attend sessions at any church in our family.Check out the Family of Churches Faith Formation Schedule for the opportunities for your family:
22-2023 Faith Formation Schedule '22-23 Family Program Calendar
Our family of churches has 2 opportunities for elementary students: monthly Family Program; and traditional weekly faith formation classes. St. Cyprian hosts Family Program Faith Formation for elementary age kids. This program invites the whole family to gather once a month on about the third Tuesday of the month from 6-8:00 p.m. for dinner and a family faith formation lesson.Kids have workbooks to complete lessons at home for the weeks of the month when we don’t gather as a group.Traditional weekly faith formation sessions for elementary age kids are offered at the other churches in our family.
St. Cyprian middle-school students are invited and welcomed to attend Edge formation sessions at Sacred Heart, Grosse Ile or at the joint St. Roch and Our Lady of the Woods program. Edge is a fun, engaging formation opportunity that invited kids to think through their faith and spirituality for their own lives.
Online sign up for 2022-2023 Family Faith Formation Programs has ended. To register for any faith formation program in our Downriver Family of Parishes please download and complete the paper registration form and return it to any parish in our family (please make tuition and fees checks payable to St. Joseph Parish.) Some program offerings are recaching capacity and will close soon. Registration forms, tuition and fees and all program calendars can be found on our Family of Parishes website https://
Questions? Contact Sarah Hogan, Family Faith Formation Coordinator, (734) 283-1366 x118 or [email protected]