JOY is our children's faith formation process from 1st grade through High School.

This process helps children to be exposed to
the love of Jesus and the teachings of the Catholic Faith.

Our program is done on Sunday's. The parents role
is to connect to their faith through the attendance
of Mass and Holy Euchairst. Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith.

It is through the  attendance of community worship, Holy days of obligation,
and Catholic faith teachings that children and parents strenthen their committment to  Christ.
We ask parents to make a commitment to family prayer, scripture reading, family faith work
and the receiving of the blessed sacrament each Sunday during this process.

Any family wishing to prepare children for any sacraments must be registered in the JOY process for a minimum of 2 years back to back.

Order of JOY Formation with children

Year 1:   Joy Formation sessions

Year 2:  First Eucharist, Reconciliation, and High School Confirmation.

Year 3: Continued JOY Formation thru the 12th Grade

BLESSIE AND ERNIE LASCOLA.

Blessie is a Master Catechist of California, an author of several books on The Rite of Christian Initiation including, Deepening the Mystery, a guided journal through Mystagogia. Blessie has served as a Catechetical Leader for over 25 years from Holy Fam-ily church in South San Jose. She and her husband Ernie travel all over the Diocese of San Jose giving workshops on topics of faith and spirituality.

SISTER PAT GALLI, R.S.M. 

Sister Pat s a Spiritual director since 1987. She is a nativeSan Franciscan. Sister Pat has her Masters in Theology and Counseling. Her full time ministry is as a Spiritual Director and Retreat leader. She has directed the 30 day retreat of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Sr. Pat offers the Ignatius Exercises here at Saint Francis Parish in small groups. Sister Pat also offers guidance for those wishing to learn more about the new guidelines for annulment process of marriages.