REGISTER FOR 2021-22 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 

Our parish religious education program is gearing up for the 2021-22 school year, offering families a choice of two options for religious education:

Option 1: “Homeschool model” with parents teaching their children at home with textbook resources and support provided by the parish, including 7 online parent meetings and additional events (in-person and online) for students and families. Calendar for Homeschool sessions. 

OR

Option 2: “Classroom model” with children attending in-person classes with modifications in place to comply with covid safety protocols (including keeping 3 ft. distance in classrooms, required use of face masks, and frequent hand washing/sanitizing). In-person classes for Kindergarten through Grade 8 will be offered as follows:  
 

• Elementary (Kindergarten-Grade 5) classes with students attending class in person on alternating weeks and completing a lesson at-home between each in-person class. Two Elementary session times will be offered: Sunday morning, 9:20-10:35 am and Monday afternoon, 4:45-6:00 pm. Classes will start Sept. 19/20 for Group A and Sept. 26/27 for Group B. Families will be assigned to groups when class assignments are arranged. Calendar for Sunday & Monday Elementary Classes.

 

• Middle School (Grade 6, 7 & 8) classes with students attending weekly. Two Middle School session times will be offered: Monday and Tuesday evenings, 6:45-8:00 pm. Classes will start Sept. 20/21. Calendar for Monday & Tuesday Middle School Classes.

 

• Classes for children and youth with special needs will continue to be offered via Zoom meeting on Sunday afternoons 3:30-4:30 pm. Classes begin Sept. 19. Calendar for Special Needs Catechesis Classes.

 
Register for the 2021-22 Religious Education program and sacramental preparation using the forms found at the links below. Completed forms can be mailed to the parish,  dropped off in person at the Rectory Office (Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm), or returned as digital copies via email to  sfareligioused@sfadw.org. 

• Registration Form for 2021-2022 AND RE Authorization/Permission Form

• Publicity Release Form 

• St. Francis of Assisi Religious Education Handbook

• Pay for Relgious Education classes online through Faith Direct OR pay by check payable to “St. Francis of Assisi Church” with note “2021-22 RE” on the memo line.

 

• To receive email updates about our parish Religious Education program, click here to sign up for the Religious Education group found in Flocknote.  

 

Information Regarding Sacramental Preparation for 2021-22

Sacramental preparation for Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, and full initiation in the adapted RCIA for children and teens seeking Baptism will also be offered in adapted formats as needed for compliance with covid protocols.

• Since preparing for a sacrament involves formation in addition to grade-level catechesis, sacramental preparation at St. Francis is not grade specific and children are expected to have participated in religious education in the year prior to preparing for a sacrament.

• Families requesting sacramental preparation for their child are asked to indicate this when registering for religious education so that additional information can be provided. Please note that there is a separate materials fee for sacramental preparation programs.

• 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)

Questions? Call the Religious Education Office at 301-258-9193 or email sfareligioused@sfadw.org.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM 

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

Our parish presents a full program of faith formation following the Archdiocese  of Washington curriculum,  Forming Disciples for the New Evangelization.  See the parent guide. 

Families are encouraged to have their children participate in Religious Education each year. 

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

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