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Children Pre-K- Grade 8
Our Goal – Simply stated, our goal is to teach “Jesus.”
He is the object and subject of our program.The Religious Education program is designed to support parents, whom we recognize as the child’s primary teacher. Together, we catechize 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
- Pre-school and Kindergarten
- Sunday mornings, 11:10 am-12:15 pm
- Preschool classes are for children age 3 or 4 by September 1
- Preschool and Kindergarten calendar (Note: The 2017-2018 calendar for Preschool and Kindergarten classes will be posted in the summer of 2017).
- Grade 1-5 classes offered at two session times
- Sunday mornings, 9:20-10:35 am or Monday afternoons, 4:45-6:00 pm
- Elementary Calendar (Note: The 2017-2018 calendar for Grades 1-5 classes will be posted in the summer of 2017).
- Grade 6, 7, and 8 classes offered at two session times
- Monday evenings, 6:45-8 pm or Tuesday evenings, 6:45-8 pm
- Middle School Calendar (Note: The 2017-2018 calendar for Grades 6-8 will be posted in the summer of 2017).
- Since the curriculum of the Religious Education Program is designed to be taught in sequence and each year builds on the content presented in previous years, families are asked to plan for their children to participate in Religious Education classes each year.
REGISTRATION for RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
St. Francis of Assisi Religious Education Handbook
Please complete and return the revised registration form, which enables you to register multiple children on the same form. The completed form can be returned by U.S. mail, or dropped off at the Rectory Office (Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm). Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Thank you for your early registration!SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
St. Francis welcomes all youth, at any age, to prepare for sacraments. According to Susan Anderson, Director of Religious Education, “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 their readiness, not age.”
- Learn more about the preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist
- Learn more about the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation
Would you like to volunteer and teach our children? Learn more.
Questions? Contact Susan Anderson, Director of Religious Education, 301-258-9193
