FISH (Grades 1-5)
What is FISH?
FISH stands for...
Faith Initiative Starts at Home
This is the name of our Children’s Faith Formation Program here at Corpus Christi. Through forming a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, elementary school-age children build a strong foundation for lifelong discipleship.
As children mature, ongoing catechesis is needed to help them observe, explore, interpret, and judge their experiences; ascribe Christian meaning to their lives; and act according to the norms of faith and love. The truths of our faith should be presented at every age with age-appropriate methodology to allow for an ever-deepening understanding and growth in lived faith.
Experiential learning in the Christian way of life includes participation in the life of the entire faith community as an important part of children’s faith formation; households, parishes, schools, and the faith community all have essential roles in the catechesis of the young.
Through our FISH program we partner with parents and families in our Children’s Faith Formation. Classes are offered on campus on Wednesdays at Corpus Christi at 4:30 – 5:45 pm. A Home Study option is also available for grades 1-5.
Register below.
For more information on FISH, please contact our Business & Facility manager,
susan hays at 949.389.9295
The fee for FISH 2025-2026 is $150 for students who have completed 1st Communion.
The fee for children requiring
Sacrament Preparation is $175 (instead
of the $150 fee,
not in addition to).
Sacrament Preparation is a 2-year process; children must be re-enrolled each year.
At the end of the registration form, you will be sent directly to the
Online Giving page.
You may also pay by check payable to ‘Corpus Christi’ with “FISH” in the memo line, or cash. You may bring your payments in to the Parish Office during office hours (Mon-Thurs, 9am-4pm; Fridays 9am-2pm). If you need to set up a payment plan, you may do so by contacting Susie Hays at 949.389.9295.
Children’s Faith Formation NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!
We need volunteer teachers and aides for our children. Youth aides are also welcome!
Adult Teachers and Aides must:
>Be registered members of Corpus Christi
>Be confirmed and actively practicing Catholics
>Enjoy working with children
>Be fingerprinted and safe-environment cleared through the Diocese of Orange in California
For any questions you may have about our F.I.S.H. program, please contact our Business & Facility Manager, Susan Hays at susanhays@avcatholics.org