G.I.F.T. (K-5th Grade)

Growing in Faith Together (G.I.F.T.), our parish program for elementary school children, supports parents in their effort to fulfill the promise they made at their child’s baptism: “to bring him/her up to keep God’s commandments as Christ taught us, by loving God and our neighbor.” We seek to help parents pass the Catholic faith on to their children and make it come alive in their everyday life.
 
For the 2021-2022 school year, our program will include monthly family catechesis sessions, based on the Archdiocese of Atlanta's Families Forming Disciples program. During these sessions, parents and children participate together, praying, reflecting, and learning how to live as a "domestic church" within their household. In addition to these monthly sessions, children will receive grade-level catechesis in a more traditional classroom format, using the bilingual Finding God curriculum from Loyola Press (All classes are taught in English, but our materials are bilingual for the benefit of families who speak Spanish at home). 

In planning for the 2021-2022 school year, we will continue to follow the most current public health guidelines and the policies of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Our hope is to offer all programs in person, with safety measures (masks, distancing) implemented as necessary. Zoom meetings may continue to be used in certain situations--for instance, family catechesis sessions or parent meetings, or even in case of inclement weather-- but there will not be a "fully virtual" alternative for faith formation next year. 

All programs will begin on Sunday, August 22.