Welcome to Faith Formation & Confirmation Formation Registration for K-12th grade. At St. Paul the Apostle, we are passionate about bringing our young people into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. We have dedicated Catechists, engaging formation, and dynamic prayer experiences. We hope that this will be a place that feels like home for you. Welcome to St. Paul. Welcome home.

Registration is NOW OPEN for Fall In-Person Classes!  

• Classes will begin in September (week after Labor day)  and end in April.  Classes are held in the church lower level
• ONLINE Registration closes August 30, 2026
• No refunds once classes start

           ~~~ Kindergarten through 6th Grades ~~~

• SUNDAY K-6th grade (9:00 - 10:00 am) weekly (begins 9/13/2026)
• WEDNESDAY 1st-6th grade, SCU (5:30 - 7:00 pm) twice a month (begins 9/16/2026)

Special note for 2nd Grade registration: If your child did not participate in religious education classes in 1st grade, register your child for First Communion 1.  The sacrament of First Communion is a 2 year program.

Does your child need Sacramental Catch Up?
3rd-6th Grade:  If your child did not participate in religious education for First Communion, register for Sacramental Catch Up (SCU) on Wednesdays  5:30-7pm(two times a month) . This class is geared for 3rd-6th graders who did not participate in religious education classes and would like to receive sacraments of Baptism and/or First Communion.   

               ~~~ 7th & 8th Grades  ~~~

Confirmation Formation will prepare students both spiritually and intellectually for the Sacrament of Confirmation.  

• SUNDAY 3:30-6:00pm (twice a month) begins 9/13/2026 for all Confirmation students.  
• Students in 7th or 8th grade that have not been in Confirmation class would sign up for Confirmation 1.
• 8th grader that attended a Confirmation 1 year, would sign up for Confirmation 2.

                 ~~~ 9th to 12th Grades  ~~~

Confirmation Formation will prepare students both spiritually and intellectually for the Sacrament of Confirmation.  

• SUNDAY 3:30-6:00pm (twice a month) begins  9/13/2026  AND WEDNESDAY 5:30-7pm (once a month) begins  10/7/2026
• Students in High School(9th-12th grade) would sign up for High School(HS)  Confirmation class.  
• High School student are required to attend both  Sunday AND  Wednesday classes:  
  • Sunday (3:30-6pm) twice a month 
  •  AND
  • Wednesday (5:30-7pm) once a month

  Tuition & Fees  

• Please be aware the system calculates family pricing at check-out; before you pay, you will see the discounted price. 
• Be sure to review Tuition & fees to calculate the total family cost.
• Discounts for 2 or more children will be displayed at checkout time. For 1 child standard registration price, please call Tammy Oberstar for discount code. 
• Please call for 1 child early and standard promo code or you can choose to pay full price at registration and we will apply the discount code and refund any overpayment.
• All tuition/fees are required to be paid by December 31, 2026.

Tuition (Sacramental supply fees are not reflected in Tuition price listed below, see Fees below.)

**Early pricing through June 30th 

• 1 child: $235 
• 2 children: $345 per family
• 3 or more children: $455 per family

**Standard pricing through August 9

• 1 child: $285 
• 2 children: $395 per family
• 3 or more children: $505 per family

**Late pricing August 10 - August 30

• 1 child: $335 
• 2 children: $445 per family
• 3 or more children: $555 per family

Fees
**An additional  sacramental supply fee is added to the tuition for each student registered in the following classes:

• 1st Communion (Yr 2): $50.00
• Sacramental Catch Up: $50.00
• Confirmation (Yr 2): $70.00
• HS Confirmation: $70.00

Volunteer Interest? Are you hearing the call to be a Catechist? We are in need of volunteers to teach classes.  We offer a 50% discount off the tuition portion of your family registration.  Please contact Tammy at toberstar@saintpaultheapostle.church for details.

QUESTIONS:
Amy Russell, Children's K-6th Grade Coordinator 
arussell@spa.church

Cassie Bertke, Confirmation Formation Program (7th-12th)
cbertke@spa.church

Registration questions/assistance, contact Tammy Oberstar
toberstar@spa.church

Formation phone line: 847-816-8677