family faith formation

St. Teresa of Avila uses a Family Faith Formation model for religious education, which empowers parents to teach the faith to their children. You do not need a theology degree to do this! A genuine love for Christ and a willingness to spend intentional time sharing each week's step by step lessons will get you on your way!

Parents and children meet once a month on the campus of Valparaiso University, where children attend age appropriate classes with a catechist, and parents gather for a faith sharing conversation of their own.

Each session runs from 9:00am until 10:15am on the following Sunday mornings:
September 11, 2022             January 8, 2023
October 16, 2022                  February 5, 2023
November 6, 2022                March 5, 2023
December 11, 2022              April 2, 2023
                                                 May 7, 2023

The curriculum we use is Finding God | Loyola Press. After each monthly session, weekly follow up lessons are provided in the student book, with parents guiding the process using the At Home Resources for each age level (b1715_FG20_AtHomeEdition_G3_U1.pdf (s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com) or with the Parent Quick Guide to lead the whole family at one time (FG_FamCat_ParentQuickGuide.pdf (lpress-craft.s3.amazonaws.com)

There are also fun session reviews done at the end of each unit to reinforce what has been learned. Finding God - Grade 3, session 1 review These reviews are quick, simple and helpful.

Follow the link below to register and contact Kris Conrad with any questions at 219/464-4042, ext. 23 or at kristin.conrad@valpo.edu.