Faith Formation
About
We here at San Pablo has 2 Faith Formation Classes. The cost for either class is $50.00 per student and if you are registering for sacramental preparation, it is an additional $25.00 per student.
Our Children’s Religious Education Program is a family program, with children Pre-K and up.. They meet on Sundays, September to May, in the parish hall, at 11:00 am. That makes it convenient for families to attend either the 10:00 am Mass or the 12 noon Spanish Mass.
San Pablo Children’s Religious Education Catechists:
Terry Walters
Director of Children’s Religious Education
Megan Merryman
Grades PK through 1st
Mary Terese Egizio
Grade 2, 1st Communion
Melanie Rider
Grades 3rd and 4th
Carol Castro
Grades 5th and 6th
Jennifer Merryman
Grades 7th and up, Confirmation
Our Adult Religious Education Program or OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults). OCIA is the process the Catholic Church uses to help non-Catholics learn more about the Church and if they desire to become Catholic. To become fully initiated into the Church one must have received the three Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation. OCIA classes are also for Catholic Adults who would like to learn more about their faith. OCIA for 2025-2026 began October 13th and will meet each Monday in the Parish Hall at 5pm. Together with catechists and sponsors, candidates explore elements of the Catholic Faith and prepare to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter vigil Mass in April.
Carmen Kelley
Director of Adult Religious Education
New Directory for Catechesis released
The long-awaited updated Directory for Catechesis was released in the Vatican on Thursday. It was drafted under the direction of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization. It was approved by Pope Francis on 23 March – the liturgical memorial of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, a 16th century saint who gave a strong impetus to evangelization and catechesis. This latest edition comes as a follow-up to the “General Catechetical Directory” of 1971, and the “General Directory for Catechesis” of 1997 both of which were issued by the Congregation for Clergy.
The new Directory seeks to highlight the close link between evangelization and catechesis. It underlines that every baptized person is a missionary called to find new ways of communicating the faith with commitment and responsibility. In this regard, the new Directory proposes three major principles of action: Witnessing, Mercy and Dialogue. The new Directory containing over 300 pages, and is made up of 3 parts divided into 12 chapters.