Welcome Families!
Religious Education is meant to provide a developmentally appropriate, comprehensive, and systematic presentation of Catholic beliefs so that children will be knowledgeable about their faith, grow in their personal relationship with God, and integrate those beliefs and traditions into their personal lives to bring forth the Kingdom of God in the world.
St. Patrick Faith Formation supports parents in their role as the primary religious educators of their children by providing religious education and formation classes for children from Preschool through High School. Our Faith Formation program includes class sessions, special events, and service opportunities beginning in mid-September and ending in May.
- Faith Formation class sessions for levels Pre-K- grade 5 usually meet on Sunday mornings.
- Faith Formation sessions for levels 6, 7 and 8 Edge Middle School and preparation for the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation usually meet twice monthly on Friday evenings.
- Faith Formation sessions for levels 9-12 meet for Life Teen usually meet on Sunday evenings.
Please contact the Faith Formation staff for more information.
Director of Faith Formation and Religious Education
Angela Hayes
(813) 839-5337 Ext: 131
Email: faithformation@stpatricktampa.org
Youth Minister
Angelina Corral
(813) 839-5337 Ext: 304
Email: youthministry@stpatricktampa.org
The Diocese of St. Petersburg Sacramental Preparation Guidelines require two years of Catholic Faith Formation classes prior to the reception of a sacrament.
To begin preparing for the reception of the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion in second grade, children must have completed a year of religious education in first grade in our parish Faith Formation program or a Catholic School.
In order to begin the preparation process for the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation in the eighth grade, children must have completed two full years of religious education in sixth and seventh grade in our parish Faith Formation program or a Catholic School.
New Parishioner Registration Form
New Parishioner Registration Form (Spanish)
Additional Dependent Form (if needed – to accompany the form above)
Safe Environment Program
St. Patrick Catholic Church supports the Diocese of Saint Petersburg Safe Environment Program. Anyone entrusted with the care, responsibility, and/or supervision of children and youth is required to complete a background check based on electronic fingerprinting and successfully complete a web-based Safe Environment Program (SEP) training course prepared for the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
K-5 Faith Formation Calendar 2024-2025
K-5 Faith formation classes take place on Sundays from 9:00am-9:45am in the classroom building.
Parents/Guardians must accompany children to and from class and sign in/out with their teacher each week.
September
1 No Class – Labor Day
8 Catechist meeting-9:00am, Room 20
15 Catechetical Sunday (10am and 5pm catechists blessing)
22 First Week of Classes
29 Class in session
October
6 Class in session- Welcome meeting with parents in Social Hall, 9:00am
13 Class in session
20 Class in session
27 Class in session
November
1 Happy All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation)
3 Class in session
10 Class in session
17 Class in session
24 No Class – Thanksgiving break
28 Happy Thanksgiving
December
1 Class in session – First Sunday of Advent
8 Class in session – Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)
15 Class in session
22 No Class – Winter Break
25 Merry Christmas! (Holy Day of Obligation)
29 No Class – Winter Break
January
1 Happy Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God!
5 Class in session
12 Class in session
19 No Class – Observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day
26 Class in session
February
2 Class in session
9 Class in session
16 No Class-Observance of Presidents’ Day
23 Class in session
March
2 Class in session
5 Ash Wednesday – Beginning of Lent (time to get your ashes and begin Lent)
9 Class in session
16 No Class – HCPS Spring Break
23 Class in session
30 Class in session
April
6 Class In session
13 Class in session – Palm Sunday
20 Happy Easter -No Class
27 Class in session- First Holy Communion
May
4 Last Day of Classes – May Crowning-All attend 10:00am Mass
Please click the links below to learn more about other various Sacramental Preparation Programs and Youth Faith Formation Ministries