FX3
Sunday-morning formation for everyone in the parish — free to attend.
How a year of FX3 works
Twice a month, Sunday mornings
Sessions run 9:05–10:05 a.m., in the hour between the 8:00 and 10:15 Masses, on the second and fourth Sundays from September through May. December and March have one session each, due to Christmas and Easter. The full calendar is on this page.
Adults
The hour is real adult formation. Most of us were last taught the faith as children; this is where that stops being true. The first session each month is together, and at the second, men and women meet separately at the same hour. You leave with a deeper understanding of the Faith, and deeper intimacy with God and your community.
Kids
Preschool through 8th grade. As we have done in past years, grade-school students have two sessions a month with trained catechists, growing in the faith and in friendship with their Catholic peers. Preschoolers have their own class this year. Sacramental preparation is no longer part of FX3 — it is now its own program, P.R.E.P.; details to come.
Teens
High-school-age teens take part in the adult sessions rather than a children’s group — the same hour, the same teaching, sitting with the grown-ups. They are encouraged to also join the parish’s high school ministry program.
No cost to attend
There is no cost to attend. None. Nothing to buy, nothing to register and pay for. It is for every person in the parish — school family or not, married or single, young or old — and every session stands on its own, so come to one or come to all.
An optional home kit
For households with children who want more at home, a $70 kit from Sophia Institute Press — the A Family of Faith Parent Guide and children’s Activity Guide — is available. It is a way to carry the month into the week. It is not required, and nothing taught in the room depends on it.
R.S.V.P. for FX3
Tell us who is coming. It takes a minute, and it helps us set out the right number of chairs.
The year runs from Sunday, September 13, 2026 through Sunday, May 23, 2027 — sixteen sessions on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. December and March have only one session each, due to Christmas and Easter.
Every session is a Sunday morning, 9:05–10:05 a.m., in the hour between the 8:00 and 10:15 Masses. Open any session below to read what it is about.
The session calendar
September 13, 2026 · Before You Say a Word — The Image of God in Every Person
It’s easy to measure a day by what you got done, and harder not to measure yourself the same way. God sees you differently. Discover what it means to bear his image before you accomplish anything, and how that truth can change the way you see yourself and the people closest to you.
September 27, 2026 · There Is a Way Back — How Christ Meets Our Failure with Mercy
What do you do after you’ve let someone down? Hiding can feel safer than facing the damage. Genesis tells a familiar story about blame and broken trust, but it also reveals a God who comes looking for us. We’ll explore how Christ helps us face what went wrong and begin again.
October 11, 2026 · The Whole of You — Why Your Body Matters to God
An illness can change what you can do, and a passing remark can change how you see yourself. Neither tells the whole truth about you. God loves and redeems the whole person, body and spirit. What does that mean for the way we see our bodies and recognize a dignity that neither age nor suffering can take away?
October 18, 2026 · Empowering God’s Children
Our parish-wide offering of the Diocese of Toledo’s safe-environment lesson for kids. Students at St. Aloysius Catholic School already receive this in school; whether that covers your child, or you discern your child does not need this information, know that this is not a required event.
October 25, 2026 · The Reason You Are Here — How Love Gives Your Freedom Its Purpose
Keeping every option open can sound like freedom. Yet some of the choices that give life its deepest meaning involve a promise kept or time given to someone else. What makes those commitments worth the cost? Discover how Christ frees us to love God and one another, and why that love gives our freedom its purpose.
November 8, 2026 · You Don’t Have to Invent Yourself — Discovering the Goodness in How God Made Us
There’s a lot of pressure to figure out who we are and what our lives should mean. What if we don’t have to start from scratch? We’ll explore what our bodies and God-given differences reveal about our call to love, and how Christ helps us receive ourselves and one another as gifts.
November 22, 2026 · The Gift Only You Can Give — Loving Deeply Without Taking Over
How do you help someone you love without making their choices for them? Caring deeply can make it hard to leave room for another person’s answer. We’ll look at how Christ helps us give freely and support one another without taking over. Your love is yours to give. Their response belongs to them.
December 13, 2026 · God Came Within Reach — Why God Chose a Life Like Ours
Christmas begins with a baby who needs to be held. The God who made the world chose to enter it that way, with a real body and a human life. Take another look at the manger and what Christ’s closeness means for our ordinary days, especially the ones that feel far from holy.
January 10, 2027 · Holiness Is for Everyone — Growing Closer to God in the Life You Already Have
Holiness can sound like a calling for people with more time to pray and fewer ordinary responsibilities. God calls you, too. We’ll explore how everyday duties can become opportunities to grow closer to him, and how prayer can help us carry those responsibilities with greater love. You don’t need someone else’s life to become a saint.
January 24, 2027 · The Weight of Small Things — How Ordinary Choices Form a Holy Life
A patient answer can change the direction of a conversation. Repeated often enough, it can change the person giving it. Small acts of love matter to God, including the ones nobody notices. Discover how his grace works through those choices and why an ordinary day offers so many chances to grow in love.
February 14, 2027 · A Conscience You Can Trust — How Truth Frees Us to Choose Well
“Follow your conscience” sounds simple. How do you tell the difference between a sound judgment and something you badly want to be true? We’ll look at how truth forms a conscience we can trust and gives us freedom to act, without losing our love for the people who disagree.
February 28, 2027 · When Saying No Costs Everything — Finding the Strength to Follow Your Conscience
What if doing the right thing doesn’t seem to change anything? That question becomes harder when refusal could cost a friendship or a livelihood. We’ll consider why following conscience still matters when the consequences are painful, and how Christ gives us strength to remain faithful even when going along would be far easier.
March 14, 2027 · The Neighbor in Front of You — What Love Asks of Us When Someone Needs Help
A neighbor can be close enough to wave to and still be carrying a burden no one sees. What does love ask of us once we notice? We’ll explore how honoring a person’s dignity changes our daily choices and the way our communities care for people, as we prepare to follow Christ through Holy Week.
April 11, 2027 · Changed From Within — How God’s Grace Makes Change Possible
You meant it when you said you would change. So why does the same old habit keep winning? We’ll look at what happens between wanting the good and choosing it, and what grace actually does there. God gives us his own life to heal us from within. A different response is possible.
April 25, 2027 · Courage While You’re Still Afraid — How Christ Strengthens Us to Act with Love
A difficult conversation can leave your heart racing before you’ve said a word. Fear does not mean you lack faith. Christ gives us courage to act for someone’s good while we are still afraid. What helps us recognize when love requires a brave step, and distinguish that step from an unnecessary risk?
May 9, 2027 · The Person You Are Becoming — How Grace Sustains Us Through a Long Wait
You’ve prayed. You’ve tried to help. The person you love still seems no closer to changing. What does faithfulness look like now? We’ll consider how Christ sustains us through a long wait, and how he forms us through the prayers and small acts of love we keep choosing when we cannot control the outcome.
May 23, 2027 · Where Love Comes From — Why the Trinity Matters to the Way We Love
A friend makes time to listen. Someone cares for you without keeping score. Freely given love tells us something about who God is. We’ll explore the eternal love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and how God draws us into his own life so we can love the people around us more freely.
Frequently asked questions
Who is FX3 for?
Every person in the parish — married with a full pew of children, single, empty-nested, living with a disability, young or old, or quietly wondering whether there is still a place for you here. There is. There most certainly is.
Is FX3 for school families?
Yes. Entirely. For years FX3 was the religious-education track for children who did not attend St. Aloysius School, so school families had every reason to think it was not for them. That is no longer what this is. The school gives your child excellent catechesis in the classroom; FX3 forms the home.
What does it cost?
There is no cost to attend. None. An optional $70 home kit — the Sophia Institute Press A Family of Faith Parent Guide and children’s Activity Guide — is there for households with children who want more at home. The sessions never depend on it, and nothing taught from the front requires a book in the room. If you would like the kit but cannot manage the cost, email Autumn Rosenberger at rosen.a@stalbg.org and we will give you one free of charge.
What do the children do during the hour?
While the adults are in their session, children preschool through 8th grade have sessions of their own, run by trained catechists. They meet during the same 9:05–10:05 a.m. hour, so a family arrives and leaves together.
Can our high schooler come with us?
Yes — bring them. High-school-age teens take part in the adult sessions rather than a children’s group. They are encouraged to also join the parish’s high school ministry program.
What about Confirmation and First Communion?
Sacramental preparation is no longer part of FX3. It is now its own program, P.R.E.P.; details to come. FX3 is the formation that runs beside it, year after year.
Is this R.S.V.P. the same as registering?
No — there is nothing to register for and no fee for the year. The R.S.V.P. simply tells us you are coming, which helps us set out the right number of chairs. If you never get to it, come anyway.
Who do I ask?
For any questions related to FX3, please contact Autumn Rosenberger, Assistant to the Pastoral Associates — rosen.a@stalbg.org · (419) 352-4195 ext. 110.
Questions about FX3?
Autumn Rosenberger, Assistant to the Pastoral Associates — rosen.a@stalbg.org · (419) 352-4195 ext. 110