Faith Formation for Guest Families

USER GUIDE

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church · Guest RegistrationHow a guest family registers children for Faith Formation, gives guardian permission, pays, and registers again next year.

Who this guide is for

You are a parent or guardian with no parish record. You want your child to take part in Faith Formation. This guide is for you.

Why we ask for permission

Your child is new to our parish records. We ask a parent or guardian to say yes once, in writing, so the teachers and the office know your child may take part.

What you will do, in one sentence

Register your child, give permission once, pay what is due, and come back next year.

Last verified against the staging system on 2026-11-12. No screenshots are included yet. They are added when the screens are next captured on the staging system. Prepared 12 November 2026.

1. Before you start

You do not need a parish record to take part in Faith Formation. You can register as a guest.

You need:

• A guest account. See the guide Registering as a Guest.
• Your contact details and the name and phone number of an emergency contact.
• A parent or guardian who can give permission for each child.

Becoming a parishioner is your choice

Nothing in this guide asks you to join the parish. You can do every step as a guest.

2. Registering your children

1. Log in to the parish app.
2. Open Faith Formation.
3. Select the button to register your children.
4. On Primary Contact, type your contact details in the fields. You do not choose a name from a list.
5. Type the name and phone number of your emergency contact. Choose someone who is not a parent on this registration.
6. Choose the children you want to enroll from the children the parish already has on file for you.
7. Follow the steps on each screen until the last one.

Your home page for Faith Formation shows each child and each step that is still open.

3. Giving permission for your child

A parent or guardian gives permission once for each guest child. Your child can take part in classes after the office records it.

Permission comes first

At the Welcome Table, a volunteer can add your child to a group before permission is recorded. Your child then does not count as present until the office records your permission. Give permission in one of the three ways below.

There are three ways to give permission. Use the one that is easiest for you.

In the registration wizard

1. Find the step Guardian permission to take part.
2. Type your full legal name in Your full legal name.
3. Choose your relationship to the child in Your relationship to this child.
4. Select I give permission for this child to take part.
5. Continue to the next step.

At the Welcome Table

1. Tell the volunteer you want to give permission.
2. The volunteer or the office records it for you.
3. If you sign on paper, the office keeps the paper and writes a short note about where it is.

Online, with a code

The office can send you a link by email or by text message. Use the link when you cannot finish at the Welcome Table.

1. Open the link in your message.
2. Choose where we send your code. We show only part of your email address or phone number.
3. Select Send my code.
4. Type the six-digit code in Your code. The code works for 10 minutes.
5. Select Check my code.
6. Select Sign for and your child's name.

The page then says that permission is recorded. If you need a new code, select Send a new code.

One link, one family

The link works for the child named in your message. Ask the office if you need a new link.

4. Paying

1. Open Faith Formation.
2. Find the balance for your family.
3. Select the button to pay. You can pay in full or choose a payment plan, if the office offers one.
4. Follow the steps on the secure payment page.

You can also see what you owe, what you paid, and your plan on the Receivables tab. A guest family sees the same amounts as any other family.

5. Following your child

Open Journey from Faith Formation to see your child's sacrament steps. The page shows what is done and what comes next. The page title names the sacraments that your children prepare for, for example First Communion Journey. If all your children are in grades 6 to 12, the Faith Formation page shows Youth parent meetings only. It does not show Kids parent meetings. The office adds sacrament records for your child in the same way as for other children.

6. Registering again next year

Your children stay with your guest account. When registration opens for a new year:

1. Log in with the same email address.
2. Open Faith Formation.
3. Select the button to register.
4. Check each child, change the grade, and complete the steps.

You do not enter the same details again. You do not give permission again, unless the office tells you it needs a new one.

7. Becoming a parishioner

You can ask the office to make your family a parishioner family at any time. Your children, registrations and payments stay as they are. You can also keep taking part as a guest.

Quick reference card

1. Register each child in Faith Formation.
2. Give permission once for each guest child: in the wizard, at the Welcome Table, or online with a code.
3. Pay on the secure payment page.
4. Check your balance on the Receivables tab.
5. Log in with the same email address next year.

Thank you for joining us. We are glad your child is here.