Faith Formation
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Key Points for 2020-2021 CCD Year:
- The CCD year will begin October 4th
- CCD will be a virtual-only program through December
- CCD lessons will be offered over Zoom
- Grade-Based Masses will be offered during the Fall at one of our parish weekend Masses.
- We anticipate in-person classes to begin in 2021 - we will see what the latest safety recommendations are to ensure a safe classroom instruction.
CCD lessons over Zoom
Each grade will ha ve a scheduled class time on Zoom and the students will have the opportunity to participate in the lesson and ask questions. The Zoom classes will be recorded and students who cannot join or who don’t want to participate can view the lecture at another time. We are also willing to offer virtual office hours for families who would like additional support.
Grade-Based Masses
It is also important to build a s ense of community in the physical world. Therefore, each month all Holy Family Parish students (CCD families and Catholic School families) will have the opportunity to attend a grade-based Mass, in which the students will be invited to serve as lectors, ushers, and altar servers or just be present. (Each month will feature a different class grade. For example, we will start with 6th graders in October.) These Masses will be for students and families to be in community together with safe social distancing and sacred worship. After the student Masses, we will offer group activities (such as crafts or skits).
We know this is not the ideal situation, we want you to know that we are here to support you in every step of the way. These are not permanent changes to our CCD program and once it is safe for our children and volunteers to continue with in-person cl asses, we will do that. We anticipate being able to have in-person classes in 2021.
If you have any questions about the program, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Thank you again for your patience and understanding,
Bob Federline
reled@holyfamilypgh.org
412-793-4511 X206
Meredith Fraschi (6th-8th grades)
middleyouth@holyfamilypgh.org
Work cell: 412-258-0459
