Religious Education

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STUDENT INFORMATION/PARENT INFORMATION/PARENT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

Dear Parents and Supporters;

Welcome to the Religious Education Program at All Souls Catholic Parish. We are excited to have the opportunity to teach your child(ren) this year. All Souls has many wonderful catechists who have volunteered over the years to educate the children of this parish in the Catholic faith.

Our spiritual leader, Fr. Mark, catechists, and volunteers look forward to supporting you as you strive to pass on the Catholic faith to your children. We recognize that the family home is rightly called “a community of grace and prayer, a school of human virtues and of Christian charity” (CCC # 1666). You are the primary catechist for your children; we cannot take your place. Our goal is to assist you in whatever way we can.

It is our intention to work together with you to build a genuine community. You belong to this parish. You are part of what goes on here. We want you and your children to sense a community of faith, a community where we experience God as our loving Father.

The Religious Education program at All Souls Catholic Parish exists to help children and families grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ as together we pray, serve, give, learn, and belong!

Through our program, we seek to help children in 1st through 8th grade and their families to:

I am confident that, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, as we study and pray together, participate in Sunday Mass together, and reach out to people in need, we will be successful in showing our children that the Catholic Faith is the true faith.

God Bless you all!

• 1 Student – $200
• 2 or More Students – $280
• Book Fee – $35 per student
• Sacrament Preparation Fee – $25 (2nd Year Communion/1st Year Confirmation) or $50 (2nd Year Confirmation)
  All book fees are due at the time of registration. Monthly tuition payment plans are available.
  
  Registration for the 2024/25 school year will take place in the School Library on Sundays, August 11 & 25, 11:30 a.m. – 2 :00 p.m. and Mondays, August 12 & 26, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. You may also sign up in the Parish Office in July and August on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Children who are in the 2nd grade of the Religious Education Program will celebrate First Reconciliation weeks before the Sacrament of First Communion. Parents, of course, will be involved in their preparations, as well as in the celebration of this sacrament. There will be additional meetings for parents that pertain specifically to Reconciliation.

Baptized children in grades 2 through 7 who have not yet received First Communion and have completed the two previous years of Religious Education will be eligible to celebrate this Sacrament. The students will be expected to attend class sessions related to the Eucharist in addition to their regular classes. All candidates for First Communion will have required extra activities, such as retreats and evaluations. Parents, of course, will be involved in the preparation as well as the celebration of this sacrament.

Students in 7th grade or higher, who have attended at least the two previous years of Religious Education will be eligible to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. In addition to regular classes, candidates for this Sacrament must complete 25 hours of volunteer service work, both in and outside of the parish. Candidates must show a description of the work, the place, the date, and number of hours.