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God Loves Your Kids. And So Do We.
Our Faith Formation program brings your whole family closer to God.
Welcome to Faith Formation That Inspires Your Child and Brings Your Family Together.
"I love seeing kids' faces as they return to their pew — relieved and joyful — after their first experience of a sacrament."
— Rebeccah Pelle, Family Faith Formation Director
Real Formation. Real Joy. Real Community.
Every month, September through May, families and kids gather for something that feels less like school and more like community. TK through 8th grade. Three sessions a month, 9-10:15am. Some mornings bring the whole family together. Others are just for kids — rotating through creative, hands-on workshops that make faith tangible, memorable, and genuinely fun.
Art
Hands-on, creative exploration of faith through art.
Music
Faith comes alive through song and sound.
Cooking
From the kitchen to the soul — faith through food.
Whole Family Sessions
Parents and children explore faith side by side.
We Belong to God and Each Other.
That's what the sacraments remind us. That's what we celebrate here. Walking with you through the sacred moments.
First Communion
Six family sessions beginning in January for children 7 and older, woven into the 10:30am Mass with time after. Fair warning: parents usually leave just as inspired as their kids.
Contact Rebeccah Pelle →
First Reconciliation
Spoiler: it's nothing like what you remember. The dark box and the terrifying screen are gone. What's left is just grace — and your child walking out lighter than they walked in. Four family sessions beginning in October for children in 4th grade and older.
Contact Rebeccah Pelle →Jr High School.
Rebeccah Pelle also guides students in grades 6-9 through Junior High faith formation. Monthly gatherings on Sunday mornings or the 3rd Saturday of the month provide the necessary preparation for Year Two with Adrian Fulay.
Jr High Faith Formation (Grades 6-8)
Monthly gatherings that meet teens where they are — real conversations, real community, real faith. Sunday mornings or the 3rd Saturday of the month.
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Year One Confirmation (9th Grade)
The first step in the two-year Confirmation journey. 9th graders need at least 8 sessions to qualify for Year Two with Confirmation Director Adrian Mison Fulay.
Learn more about Confirmation →Meet Rebeccah.
The most inspiring part of her ministry
"I love seeing kids' faces as they return to their pew — looking relieved and joyful — after their first experience of a sacrament. I also love creating opportunities for families to talk together about their faith."
Prayer life in three words
Liminal
friendly
beckoning.
Saint she'd have to lunch
"Might as well swing big. I'd love to talk to Thomas Aquinas — informed of the latest science — about how some of his theological ideas might be different today. If he's unavailable, I'd ask Mary for her best parenting moments that didn't make the Gospels."
Song that feels like God
"In Ev'ry Age by Janet Sullivan Whittaker has followed me for 25 years. And honestly, any secular song with a big crescendo — I'm looking at you, Coldplay and Mumford & Sons — connects my heart to God every time."
After Mass ritual
I like to have lunch and take a deep breath on my back deck before jumping into whatever my family has planned for the afternoon.
Street Cred
In lay ministry leadership since age 16. Masters of Divinity, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley (2003). Previously at All Saints in Hayward and St. Augustine in Oakland.
Come Grow With Us.
Registration is open for 2025-2026. Takes about two minutes.