Religious Education for 2020-2021:
Family Discipleship at Home
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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
Opening Mass is Wed. Sept 16th at 6:30 pm
What is Family Discipleship?
So, no "RE class" at the church? Why the change?
What about Sacramental Preparation?
First Reconciliation & First Communion:
Confirmation:
- 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.”
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.

Opening Mass: Wed. Sept 16th at 6:30 pm
For more information on retreats and events for youth, see our Event Page above.

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