7th & 8th Grade

2026-27 Program Components

Overview

  1. Weekly Sunday (or Saturday pm) Mass attendance        
  2. In-person catechesis
  3. Periodic knowledge assessments
  4. Demonstration of standard Catholic prayers

Detailed View

1.   Weekly Sunday (or Saturday pm) Mass attendance

Regular participation in Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation is a basic and easy way that our youth are formed in the Catholic faith.

2. In-Person Catechesis

Our 7th and 8th Graders will be using textbooks from the “Didache Parish Series,” published by Midwest Theological Forum.

These texts are intended for us in a Catholic parish religious education program, and are designed for upper middle and early high school students.

Two options are offered for faith formation classes:

       1. Wednesday evenings during the school year (see schedule HERE)

       2. Two-week Summer Intensive Program in July 2026 (see more information and schedule HERE)

            Please NOTE: The number of instructional minutes, as well as tuition, are the same for both options.

Attendance will be taken at all class sessions.  Any no-show will trigger a phone call to parents to check on the child’s safety and whereabouts.

3.  Periodic Knowledge Assessments

Students will complete three 10-15 minute online knowledge assessments at the beginning, middle, and conclusion of the Faith Formation year. 

Students and parents will be notified when each assessment is available and when its completion is due.

The purpose of the assessments is to track the individual student’s progress in the head-knowledge of the Catholic faith. 

4. Demonstration of standard Catholic prayers

Learning standard prayers of the Catholic faith is a cumulative effort. 

Starting in 1st Grade, students learn new prayers each year, building up a repertoire of prayers they can draw upon from memory throughout life. 

These prayers are learned with the help of parents and are reinforced during Faith Formation classes and Sunday Mass. 

Click Here for a list of standard Catholic prayers and the year during which a student should be learning them. 

7th Graders will be responsible for knowing the prayers up through 6th Grade,

and will be responsible for learning the Mysteries of the Rosary during 7th Grade.

8th Graders will be responsible for knowing the prayers up through 7th Grade,

and will be responsible for learning the Divine Praises during 8th Grade.