Religious Education for 2020-2021:
​Family Discipleship at Home
FAQ:  What is Family Discipleship?

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If you registered by September 1st, we will have materials ready for you at Opening Mass.  
Opening Mass is Wed. Sept 16th at 6:30 pm
What is Family Discipleship?
  • Youth meet at home with their families for simple family prayer activities.
  • Focus is growing in personal & family prayer, and reading Sunday Gospel together. 
  • Families can choose a day/time that works best in your schedule.
  • Families receive excellent & easy-to-use materials to practice the Catholic faith at home.
  • Unified formation materials for all grades.
  • It's NOT virtual learning, but hands on & face to face relationship with God & one another!
  • MS & HS Discipleship groups can continue to meet, if they choose
  • Español:  Todo material para grados de pre-escolar hasta el grado 8 están disponibles en bilingüe, inglés y español.

So, no "RE class" at the church?  Why the change?
  • We want to empower families to grow in prayer and relationship with Jesus.
  • Covid-19 has allowed us space to do something we’ve wanted to do for a long time: support parents in mentoring their own children in the faith.
  • We want to help families deepen their roots in Christ, to have strength to weather difficult times.
  • Family Discipleship is uniting the WHOLE parish in formation together, not just “Religious Education families.”
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What about Sacramental Preparation?
First Reconciliation & First Communion: 
  • Usually in the 2nd grade year
  • This sacrament preparation has always been primarily at home with families, so there will be not much change for this year with Family Discipleship. 
  •  Kids complete a scrapbook/ coloring book with their parents at home, participate in an afternoon retreat at church and have a family meeting with Fr. Terry.  
  • First Reconciliation Parent meeting is Sunday, September 20th at 1:00 pm 

Confirmation:  
  • Confirmation preparation begins typically in the Spring of the Sophomore year, for those kids who are ready.
  • Kids complete 4-5 classes in the spring semester.   
  • Kids get Confirmed in the Fall of their Junior year, typically in October.
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Opening Mass:  Wed. Sept 16th at 6:30 pm

​Confirmation Information (2019 class)​
For more information on retreats and events for youth, see our Event Page above.
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