RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

REGISTRATION FOR 2020-21 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

WILL OPEN IN MID-JULY

We will be following with care the guidance being offered by the State of Maryland and the Archdiocese of Washington as we make plans for next year’s Religious Education program. To guide decision-making, a parish advisory board of catechists and parents is being convened and will meet in June.

We will share plans and open registration for next year’s Religious Education program and sacramental preparation in mid-July. Please watch for updates here and through parish communications.

• Registration Form for 2020-2021 will be found here
• 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

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. 

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