Director of Lifelong Faith Formation: Aaron Giard / 978-462-2724 x 405 / agiard@hriccatholic.org

Assistant to Lifelong Faith Formation: Melinda Burrell / 978-462-2724 x 420 / burrell@hriccatholic.org

All volunteers need to fill out a CORI Form before assisting with children. Download the 2025 form here.

2025 3rd-8th Grade Summer Faith Formation Week

Mark your calendars: June 23rd - 27th, 2025; 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Immaculate Conception Parish Grounds, Newburyport

Every year, we host a Faith Formation Week after school ends in June for rising 3rd-8th Graders in our parishes. The week is filled with formation in our faith through class time, but also through skits, prayer and song together in large group gatherings. It is a great way for children to delve deeper into our faith as they spend the week together learning, having fun and praying on parish grounds!

The registration form can be found by clicking HERE.

NOTE: If your child is preparing for Sacraments (First Reconciliation, First Communion or Confirmation) we only offer preparation during the school year. If your child is entering 8th grade in the Fall, but has not received Faith Formation in recent years, enrolling them in the Summer Faith Formation Week is a great way to catch them up and get in a prerequisite year before they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation (8th graders can only begin preparation for Confirmation if they have recent Faith Formation with us).

K-8th Grade Faith Formation 2025-2026

Please check back with us in July for schedules and registration forms for K-8th Grade School Year Faith Formation and Sacramental Preparation. These will be posted on our two Faith Formation Schedules pages, one for each parish.

Sacrament of Confirmation Now In 8th Grade

Beginning last year, Confirmation in the Archdiocese has moved from 10th/11th Grade to 8th Grade. This past year saw all grades, 8th-11th, confirmed in five separate liturgies. Please keep in mind that preparation for Confirmation requires previous faith formation in 6th-7th grade, before the formal sacramental preparation during 8th grade.

If your child has not been confirmed and is now in high school, please connect with me as I will likely put together a separate class for older teens. If your 8th grader has not received faith formation in recent years, connect with me to talk about an alternate track.

Call or email with any questions you may have. See the top of this webpage for contact information for Aaron Giard.

Adult Faith Formation

We now have a separate page with Adult Faith Formation offerings: CLICK HERE