Portage Youth Faith Formation

Faith Formation -
1st Grade - 9th Grade

Faith Formation is much more than just learning the prayers of the Catholic church and the Sacraments. Faith Formation is an opportunity to engage your child in faithful practices that will lead to the overall development of their well-being as a child of God. Our goal is to make the teachings of the Catholic Church relevant and accessible to everyone, including the youth of our Parish. Our top-notch teaching staff use real-life examples to connect on a personal level with each of the students, which helps them to become closer to Christ in their own ways.

In addition to relevant content, we use a a set of standards that were created to help make sure that students are developing at appropriate paces within that Catholic faith. These benchmarks keep students on track to be successful when completing the Sacraments of our faith as well as helping them grow spiritually. 

Catechetical standards and benchmarks identify the expectations for the formation of Catholic youth and include specific grade level competencies that every youth should know and be able to demonstrate. They are intended to strengthen the partnership between the primary educators of children—the parents—and the supporting educators of children—Catholic parish and school personnel. These standards and benchmarks will assist parents and catechists to work together toward these learning competencies and the creative developing of different curriculum to ensure successful catechesis and thus, most naturally, a deeper communion and intimacy with Jesus Christ the Savior of the World.