Children Grades Pre-K - 8

REGISTRATION for 2019-20 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES IS NOW OPEN

Save $25 on registration fees by returning your registration form by August 1.

Please complete and return the registration form below, which enables you to register multiple children on the same form, by U.S. mail, or drop off at the Rectory Office (Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm). Classes begin September 15, 16 and 17, 2019. Calendars will be posted here by August 1, and mailed in early September to all who have registered. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Families requesting sacramental preparation, please mark the registration form accordingly so that additional information can be provided.

•  Registration Form for 2019-2020 Classes
• Publicity Release Form 
• Authorization for Medical Treatment
• St. Francis of Assisi Religious Education Handbook
• NEW! Pay for Relgious Education classes online through Faith Direct. 

Our parish Religious Education program supports parents who are the first to give witness to the Christian way of life to their children. Together, we share the faith in hopes that children:

• experience a personal relationship with Jesus and know that they are God’s special and unique creation
• realize that they are immensely and unconditionally loved by God and that the Trinity dwells in them
• understand that they are made to live in community, and have a responsibility to live moral lives, and to also continue Jesus’ mission by communicating God’s love to others

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

	Available Days	Requirements	Calendars for 2019-2020
Pre-school/ Kindergarten	Sunday 11:10 am-12:15 pm	Children must be 3 or 4 by September 1	Pre-school/Kindergarten
Grades 1-5	Sunday 9:20-10:35 am or Monday 4:45-6 pm		Elementary
Grades 6-8	Monday 6:45-8 pm or Tuesday 6:45-8 pm		Middle School

 

• Our parish presents a full program of faith formation following the Archidiocese of Washington curriculum, Forming Disciples for the New Evangelization. See the parent guide. 
• Families are encouraged to have thier children participate in Religious Education classes each year. 

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Sacramental preparation is not tied to a specific grade and St. Francis welcomes all youth to prepare for sacraments. We aim to help children and families prepare for the sacraments at the time that is right for them. While there may be a "typical" age at which a child prepares for each sacrament, sacraments are celebrated based on readiness, not age.

• Learn more about the preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist
• Learn more about the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation
• Learn more about how children and teens (age 7 and older) prepare for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist in a process modeled on the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Would you like to volunteer and teach our children? Learn more.

Questions? Contact Susan Anderson, Director of Religious Education, 301-258-9193