1. Adult and Older Adults Formation

• Generations of Faith is an intergenerational faith formation process, meeting monthly beginning with a simple meal, followed by a program based on a theme for the year.
  
• Dialogue with Adults on the third Wednesday of the month.
  
• RCIA for Candidates and Catechumens wishing to become Catholic or desiring to know more about the Catholic Faith.
  
• Small faith sharing groups
  
• MOMS and Dads Group
  
• Adult Confirmation is a 5-week series for people who are current and actively practicing in the Catholic faith, but who never have been confirmed.
  
• RCIA II for people who have been baptized and catechized in a Christian faith tradition and who desire to become Catholic.
  
• Bridges, an adult faith sharing group based on Merton Spirituality
  
• Companions on the Journey, for a small group who share reflections and discussion with a spiritual director.
  
• First Tuesday is marriage enrichment and support group for couples who believe that marriage really matters.

2. Adolescents

• CORE is a faith formation program for high school teens that attend public schools.
  
• Waterloo Catholic Youth Ministry is available for all preadolescents and high school teens.
  
• The Sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated junior year with immediate preparation sessions in the parish.

3. Children of Catechetical Age

• GOF meets two Wednesday's a month for public school kids in K-8 grade.
• Children's Liturgy of the Word is for Pre-school through 2nd grade children who leave Mass during the readings at the Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass so they can share their own perception of the reading's.
• Children's Initiation process occurs during the Lenten season for children who are fully catechized but out of sequence with Sacraments.
  

4. Young Adult

• For young adults ages 19-35 years old..
  
• Theology on Tap meets for several consecutive weeks at a local pub. Discussion centers around topics of specific interest of young adults, ages 20-30 years of age.

5. Family

• Generations of Faith is an intergenerational faith formation process, meeting monthly beginning with a simple meal, followed by a program based on a theme for the year.
  
• Blessed Sacrament recognizes that parents are the primary educators of faith in their home. Sacrament preparation is done in the home for First Eucharist and First Reconciliation.
  
• Baptism preparation occurs monthly in the Waterloo area at one of the Catholic parishes. Baptisms are encouraged to be celebrated at a weekend liturgy in the home parish of the child's parents.
  
• Parish mission and/or parish retreats are planned for all members of the Faith Community.

6. Special Needs

• Plans are currently under way to make our church and our learning facilities, completely handicapped accessible.
  
• Hearing devices are available for the hearing impaired in the worship space.

7. Immigrants/Marginalized

• Children of the Dump shoebox Project is a parish wide service project to serve families and children in Nicaragua.
• Faith formation committee supports seasonal service projects during Advent and Lent with our Social Concerns (Just Faith) Committee that have formational/educational components.

8. Catholic School

• The Cedar Valley Catholic Schools offer a Catholic School education for children ages Preschool through the 12th grade. Our Blessed Sacrament site also includes Kidzone Day Care and grades PS-8th.
  
• Two representatives from this committee also serve on CVCS Board of Education.

9. Early Childhood

• Children's Liturgy of the Word is available during the educational year for children ages 3-6 years old during the Sunday 10:30 a.m. liturgy.
  
• CVCS offers Catholic School education for family with children ages 2-5 in the Kidzone Child Care and Preschool Programs.