Here at OLDP it began in the Fall of 2021, but it is a wave that has been moving throughout the realm of Catholic Religious Education for over thirty years. (The process we use here at OLDP has been around since 1988.) We refer to it at Family Faith Formation (FFF). It operates on the foundation laid out in several Church documents, and in Canon Law, that parents are the Primary Educators when it comes to the Faith Formation of their chirldren. Parents make the choices! Parents set the examples! The Church (Parish Religious Education) is called to do everything in it's power to provide resources and services to assist parents in that endeavor.  See below how it all works here at OLDP

The journey begins as soon as parents decide that Catholic Faith Formation is important to the life and identity of their family...

STEP ONE: Register! Call our DRE, Earl Gervais, in the Parish Office                          (504-466-4511) to register your family, or simply attend the Family Faith Formation gathering that takes place on the 2nd Sunday of every month following the 10am mass. Family Faith Formation is available for all the steps of Catholic Faith Formation (K - 12th grade, and even beyond should you choose with First Sacraments preparation taking place when needed; and Confirmation Prep taking place in either the 11th or 12th grade).

STEP TWO: Regulary attend the monthly sessions! Monthy sessions are broken down into: INTRO & HOSPITALITY, and FORMATION SPECIFICS. In Formation Specifics, students go to their respective room, while parents stay gathered and have a formation session tailored to Adult Faith Formation.

STEP THREE: Work on Suggested tasks! In the three weeks between the Monthly Sessions, parents are provided with all the resouces necessary to form their childrens faith. All lessons are based in programs approved by the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops),

K-6: Family Formation (see link to the Family Formation website below)

7-8: Finding God, (Loyola Press)

9-10: Live It! (Saint Mary's Press)

Confirmation Prep: Various Resouces provided by our DRE.

Thankl you for considering Family Faith Formation at OLDP.

MGPJ&LBEAYSWTJL!