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About Us
About the Program
The
Sunday School Program for our 4-5 year olds is held during the 9:00am Mass
on Sunday mornings, September - April. The students enjoy the craft
projects, music, free play, and stories that allow them to experience
God in their lives.
The 1st – 6th graders meet on Wednesday evenings
from 4:00-5:00pm and 5:45-6:45pm. The students focus on grade level appropriate
curriculum in topics of faith and the Catholic Church. In addition,
they celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, honor Mary with a May
Crowning, do various social justice projects, and have time for
fellowship and community building.
The middle school students meet on Wednesday evenings from
7-8:15pm. The high school students meet on Wednesday evenings from
7:15-8:30pm. The students focus on grade level appropriate curriculum in
topics stemming from the history of the church, the story of Jesus, and the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In addition,
they celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, do various social
justice projects, and have time for fellowship and community building.
Sacraments
Religious
Education offers preparation programs for the Sacraments of First
Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation.
The Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion are
celebrated with students in 2nd grade.
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First Reconciliation is held in December.
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First Communion is held in May.
The students
prepare for the Sacraments with the following curriculum:
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First Reconciliation - 2nd grade
Blest Are We textbook
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First Communion - Eucharist: We Give Thanks and
Praise
textbook
The preparations for these Sacraments begin with the parents as they are
the primary teachers of their children in our faith. A meeting is held
in October for Reconciliation and January for Communion. At the
meeting, the parents are instructed in the history/theology of the
Sacrament, given materials to use at home to further the learning
happening their child’s/children’s classroom, and necessary details &
dates are shared.
The 2nd graders participate in a First Communion Retreat on a
Saturday afternoon in late February or early March. They attend
Mass following the retreat where they are officially welcomed by the parish as candidates for First
Communion.
The Sacrament of Confirmation for juniors and seniors is celebrated
every other October on a Sunday afternoon.
The preparation begins with a student and parent meeting held in early
spring of the Confirmation year. At the meeting, the students and
parents are instructed in the history/theology of the Sacrament and
necessary details & dates are shared.
The students are introduced to the parish at a weekend Mass when their
names are called and they make a commitment to the process of preparing
for the Sacrament.
The students begin preparation classes in late spring and continue in
the fall with more weeks of preparation
classes.
The curriculum used for Confirmation prep is Confirmed in a Faithful
Community, Immediate Preparation Edition.
In addition to
the preparation classes the students are asked to…
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Write a letter to the Confirming (Arch)Bishop
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Choose a Confirmation name
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Chose a Confirmation sponsor
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Participate in 20 hours of community service
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Attend an overnight retreat
Volunteer Opportunities
The RE program would not run without the dedication of many volunteers.
Consider volunteering!
Catechist
Teach a class of
10 to 12 children. We provide texts with detailed lesson plans and
supporting materials. Training is available and our library is full of
additional resources and idea. This is an opportunity to share your
faith as well as a learning experience for you.
Catechist’s Assistant
Help a catechist
by being a presence in the classroom, teaching lessons, making copies,
getting together supplies, moving chairs, cleaning up, cutting out
objects for lessons, hearing children’s prayers, etc.
Substitute
Catechist
Fill in for a
catechist who cannot teach their class. We provide you with full lesson
plans for the class. See description of Catechist for more details.
Chaperone
Go with students
on retreats and field trips. The Confirmation retreat requires an
overnight stay. Take students to talks provided by SCORE (Sheboygan
County Organization of Religious Educators) and/or other speakers and
attend with them.
Grade
Level Event Helper
Help with
special projects such as First Eucharist Retreat, Confirmation
reception, Advent Program, Lenten projects, etc. Set up tables, collect
supplies, help students with cutting, gluing, serve food, drink, etc.
Office
Help
Be available to
answer phones and call parents of students who are absent during
Wednesday night classes. Help with office projects like stuffing
envelopes, making copies, etc.
Traffic
Monitor
Monitor the playground and maintain order at the doors before the 5:45
PM and 7 PM Religious Education classes.
Hall
Monitor
Monitor the school
hallways before the 5:45 PM and 7 PM Religious Education classes.
Safe Guarding all of God’s Family is a
program of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee that works toward
protecting our children and all in the church family. It is
strongly encouraged that all people over 18 attend one of these
very important sessions. Listed below are the sessions that are
available in this area. To view the list of all sessions offered
in the Diocese, please go the
Archdiocese website. To sign-up
for a Safe Environment Education session, contact the RE office
at (920) 467-6282.
Curriculum
The Kindergarten – 6th
grade students use the Blest Are We Faith and Word faith formation series published by RCL Benziger.
The basis of
the scope and sequence for this series is the tradition of our Catholic
faith. The doctrine is based on the four pillars of The Catechism of
the Catholic Church. Each unit contains materials on What Catholics
Believe, How Catholics Worship, How Catholics Live, and How Catholics
Pray.
Check
out the Blest Are We
website. Play games, utilize the materials to promote additional
learning at home, see what each grade level covers each year, and much,
much more.
The 7th
- 8th graders use Youth Ministry Access published
by the Center for Ministry Development.
The 9th
– 12th graders use two curriculum series:
Youth Ministry Access published
by the Center for Ministry Development.
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Total Faith Initiative series
published by St. Mary’s Press.
The series includes two
sections:
Total
Catechesis
Catechetical Sessions on Prayer (ninth graders)
Catechetical Sessions on the Creed (tenth graders)
Catechetical Sessions on Liturgy and the Sacraments
(eleventh graders)
Catechetical Sessions on Christian Morality (twelfth
graders)
Total
Youth Ministry
Ministry Resources for Community Life
Ministry Resources for Evangelization
Ministry
Resources for Justice and Service
Ministry
Resources for Pastoral Care
Ministry
Resources for Prayer and Worship
Ministry
Resources for Youth Leadership Development
Each section is supplemented by The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth
and The Catholic Youth Bible.
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