Faith Formation
Grades K5-11
Grades K5-8 We have two exciting programs for our 2022-2023 school year for our K5-8th graders!
Program #1: Sunday Night In Person Program
This classic program takes place Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:15 pm. (Please note the time change this year!) It starts in mid-September and runs through April. Throughout the year, in addition to classroom learning in their grade level, children will participate in parent and student nights, activities with prayer partners (similar to a big/little buddies program), celebrate special holidays and feast days, serve their community, and practice different kinds of prayer. Please note that K5 is an optional class and is not required for Sacramental preparation. See the section below for a tentative schedule.
Program #2: Virtual Program
Students who choose this program will be expected to complete a chapter in their book every week and/or complete any online work that is needed at home. They will then have check ins with a catechist twice per month on Wednesday nights via Google Meet where they will talk about the chapters they completed, do crafts, play learning games, pray, and more! Their check ins will be in twenty, twenty-five, or thirty minute increments (depending on grade level) between 6:00 - 7:30 pm on Wednesday nights. K5-2nd graders meet from 6:00-6:20 pm, 3rd-5th graders meet from 6:30-6:55 pm, and 6th-8th graders meet from 7:00-7:30 pm. See the section below for a tentative schedule.
Please note that for a virtual class to be offered for your child's grade, two requirements must be met. First, there must be a minimum of four students per grade, and second, there must be a catechist for each class. If those two requirements are not met for a grade level, the students will complete their work independently and come in and meet with Hannah a few times per year.
Grades 9-10
9th-10th graders will have in-person sessions, independent study, service work, retreats, and other work that they will be expected to complete as part of their formation. Their learning will take place in small groups, large groups, and individually. Participation in our 9th-10th grade program is required if your child wishes to be confirmed in the spring of their junior year. Please see the document below for a more detailed overview of the year, including the schedule for 9th and 10th grade sessions. Please contact Brian Mase at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370 with questions.
Program #1: Sunday Night In Person Program
This classic program takes place Sunday evenings from 6:00-7:15 pm. (Please note the time change this year!) It starts in mid-September and runs through April. Throughout the year, in addition to classroom learning in their grade level, children will participate in parent and student nights, activities with prayer partners (similar to a big/little buddies program), celebrate special holidays and feast days, serve their community, and practice different kinds of prayer. Please note that K5 is an optional class and is not required for Sacramental preparation. See the section below for a tentative schedule.
Program #2: Virtual Program
Students who choose this program will be expected to complete a chapter in their book every week and/or complete any online work that is needed at home. They will then have check ins with a catechist twice per month on Wednesday nights via Google Meet where they will talk about the chapters they completed, do crafts, play learning games, pray, and more! Their check ins will be in twenty, twenty-five, or thirty minute increments (depending on grade level) between 6:00 - 7:30 pm on Wednesday nights. K5-2nd graders meet from 6:00-6:20 pm, 3rd-5th graders meet from 6:30-6:55 pm, and 6th-8th graders meet from 7:00-7:30 pm. See the section below for a tentative schedule.
Please note that for a virtual class to be offered for your child's grade, two requirements must be met. First, there must be a minimum of four students per grade, and second, there must be a catechist for each class. If those two requirements are not met for a grade level, the students will complete their work independently and come in and meet with Hannah a few times per year.
Grades 9-10
9th-10th graders will have in-person sessions, independent study, service work, retreats, and other work that they will be expected to complete as part of their formation. Their learning will take place in small groups, large groups, and individually. Participation in our 9th-10th grade program is required if your child wishes to be confirmed in the spring of their junior year. Please see the document below for a more detailed overview of the year, including the schedule for 9th and 10th grade sessions. Please contact Brian Mase at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370 with questions.
| Grades 9-10 Faith Formation Overview 2022 |
K5-10th Grade Registration Information & Forms
To register your child for our Faith Formation program, you have two choices. You can either register with our paper form and pay with cash or a check. The link to our paper form is below, please make all checks out to Holy Angels Parish. You can also register and pay online. For instructions on how to register and pay online for new and returning users, please see the instructions below. Thank you!
Instructions for Online Registration and Payment: New and Returning Users
Holy Angels Faith Formation: Grades K5-10
Holy Angels Faith Formation: Grades K5-10
STEP 1: Please go to: https://milwaukee.parishsoftfamilysuite.com/
STEP 2: If you are a returning user, please type in your username and password, then skip to step 6. If you are a new user, under the “Password” text box, click “New User” you will have to make an account. If you are a parishioner or if you have been part of our Faith Formation program before, the Parishsoft system will find your existing information. If you are not a parishioner and have not been part of our Faith Formation program before, you will be entered as a new user.
STEP 3: You should be on the “New User Registration” page now. Under “Organization” please find “Holy Angels Parish, West Bend.” Fill out all your information and then at the bottom of the page, click “Submit Registration.”
STEP 4: After you submit your registration you will get an email confirming that you registered for our system. Within 1 business day, Hannah will have to approve your request to register for an account on our side of the system. Once we have done this, you will get an email that looks like this:
Holy Angels Parish - ParishSOFT User Registration Successful!
Thank you for registering.
Username: johndoe
Temporary Password: OV[rP!;DAZ
Please use your 'Username' and 'Temporary Password' the next time you log into the Holy Angels Parish portal.
You will be prompted to change the temporary password and enter your own for future access.
Click here to log in right now.
STEP 5: Click the link in the email or go to https://milwaukee.parishsoftfamilysuite.com/ and log in with your username and password provided for you in the email.
STEP 6: After you log in, click the white “Faith Formation” tab at the top. Then click, “Online Registration” in the blue bar.
STEP 7: Your family details will appear. Update any information that you need to, if everything looks correct, no need to update anything. The only thing it will ask you to do is put in an emergency phone number—you can simply use the same one as your primary phone number.
STEP 8: It will then ask you to select an enrollment term from the dropdown menu. Select “2022-2023.”
STEP 9: You will then be able to add students so click the “+ Add Student” button. You will be able to select your children from the dropdown menu, you will have to add each of your children one at a time. Fill out their information such as their learning or medical needs if they have any.
STEP 10: Then go down to “Class Preferences” You will see that there are first, second, and third choices. Please only select one choice. Your child is guaranteed to get their first choice. (There was no way for us to remove the second and third choice options.) If you have a K5-8th grader, you will want to select either that Sunday in-person program, or the virtual program for each of your children for their specific grade level. If you have a 9th or 10th grader you will want to select either “Grade 9” or “Grade 10.” After you are done, click “Save Student.”
STEP 11: Once you are done adding all your K5-10th graders, click “Submit Registration” at the bottom. A new page will come up confirming that you registered, and you will be able to see the information you submitted. You will also get an email confirmation with this information.
STEP 12: If you wish to pay online, click the blue “Pay Now” button. If not, you can still pay with cash or a check, please make checks out to “Holy Angels Parish.” Prices for online registration will be slightly higher so that we can cover the processing fees that come with online payment. Follow the directions on the website, it is pretty self-explanatory. As a reminder, for 1 child the fee is $100, $180 for 2 children, and $250 for three or more children. If you pay before July 1, 2022, you will receive early bird pricing which is a $10 discount per student. It will then ask for your credit/debit card information. This is a secure online platform. When you are done entering your information, click “Submit” and you are done!
Thank you so much for using our new online payment and registration feature!
STEP 2: If you are a returning user, please type in your username and password, then skip to step 6. If you are a new user, under the “Password” text box, click “New User” you will have to make an account. If you are a parishioner or if you have been part of our Faith Formation program before, the Parishsoft system will find your existing information. If you are not a parishioner and have not been part of our Faith Formation program before, you will be entered as a new user.
STEP 3: You should be on the “New User Registration” page now. Under “Organization” please find “Holy Angels Parish, West Bend.” Fill out all your information and then at the bottom of the page, click “Submit Registration.”
STEP 4: After you submit your registration you will get an email confirming that you registered for our system. Within 1 business day, Hannah will have to approve your request to register for an account on our side of the system. Once we have done this, you will get an email that looks like this:
Holy Angels Parish - ParishSOFT User Registration Successful!
Thank you for registering.
Username: johndoe
Temporary Password: OV[rP!;DAZ
Please use your 'Username' and 'Temporary Password' the next time you log into the Holy Angels Parish portal.
You will be prompted to change the temporary password and enter your own for future access.
Click here to log in right now.
STEP 5: Click the link in the email or go to https://milwaukee.parishsoftfamilysuite.com/ and log in with your username and password provided for you in the email.
STEP 6: After you log in, click the white “Faith Formation” tab at the top. Then click, “Online Registration” in the blue bar.
STEP 7: Your family details will appear. Update any information that you need to, if everything looks correct, no need to update anything. The only thing it will ask you to do is put in an emergency phone number—you can simply use the same one as your primary phone number.
STEP 8: It will then ask you to select an enrollment term from the dropdown menu. Select “2022-2023.”
STEP 9: You will then be able to add students so click the “+ Add Student” button. You will be able to select your children from the dropdown menu, you will have to add each of your children one at a time. Fill out their information such as their learning or medical needs if they have any.
STEP 10: Then go down to “Class Preferences” You will see that there are first, second, and third choices. Please only select one choice. Your child is guaranteed to get their first choice. (There was no way for us to remove the second and third choice options.) If you have a K5-8th grader, you will want to select either that Sunday in-person program, or the virtual program for each of your children for their specific grade level. If you have a 9th or 10th grader you will want to select either “Grade 9” or “Grade 10.” After you are done, click “Save Student.”
STEP 11: Once you are done adding all your K5-10th graders, click “Submit Registration” at the bottom. A new page will come up confirming that you registered, and you will be able to see the information you submitted. You will also get an email confirmation with this information.
STEP 12: If you wish to pay online, click the blue “Pay Now” button. If not, you can still pay with cash or a check, please make checks out to “Holy Angels Parish.” Prices for online registration will be slightly higher so that we can cover the processing fees that come with online payment. Follow the directions on the website, it is pretty self-explanatory. As a reminder, for 1 child the fee is $100, $180 for 2 children, and $250 for three or more children. If you pay before July 1, 2022, you will receive early bird pricing which is a $10 discount per student. It will then ask for your credit/debit card information. This is a secure online platform. When you are done entering your information, click “Submit” and you are done!
Thank you so much for using our new online payment and registration feature!
Forms and Letters: Grades K5-10
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Grade 11 - Confirmation
Confirmation prep kicks off in the spring of students' sophomore year with sessions beginning in September of their junior year. Confirmation is celebrated during the Easter Season of their junior year. For more information on preparing for Confirmation, please contact the Associate Director of Faith Formation, Brian Mase, at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370. Please visit our Confirmation page to download forms for the current year.
Service Hours
All high school students - track service hours here: http://bit.ly/30GQJRK
Service has always been part of the culture here at Holy Angels, and our youth have always been a shining example of that culture, both locally at our Mission Camps and around the country with Mission Trips. All of our high school students in Faith Formation and Confirmation Prep are asked to complete a total of 45 hours of service during their 9th-11th grade years, averaging out to 15 hours of service per year. This allows us to extend service opportunities to all of our high school students.
When we learn of service opportunities here at Holy Angels, we will advertise them via Flocknote along with information on how to sign up for that particular event. We would also encourage you to seek out opportunities beyond our parish as well; each student will be responsible for completing service hours at Holy Angels AND in the community outside the parish. Hours you have served earlier this summer will count toward your total; simply track them with the above link.
If you have any questions, please contact Brian at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370. We want to thank you in advance for volunteering your time and continuing the culture of service that thrives here at Holy Angels!
When we learn of service opportunities here at Holy Angels, we will advertise them via Flocknote along with information on how to sign up for that particular event. We would also encourage you to seek out opportunities beyond our parish as well; each student will be responsible for completing service hours at Holy Angels AND in the community outside the parish. Hours you have served earlier this summer will count toward your total; simply track them with the above link.
If you have any questions, please contact Brian at maseb@hawb.org or 262-343-2370. We want to thank you in advance for volunteering your time and continuing the culture of service that thrives here at Holy Angels!