Our parish offers families a choice of two options for religious education:
Option 1: “Classroom model” offering in-person classes taught by volunteer catechists and classroom aides:
Option 2: “Homeschool model” offering parents the opportunity to teach their children at home with textbook resources and support provided by the parish, including online parent meetings and additional events (in-person and online) for students and families. Calendar and additional information will be posted here by August 1.
Click here for 2023-2024 Registration Form
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)
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's
Forming Disciples Religion Curriculum.