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Elementary Religious Education Religious
Education Sessions 2009-2010
Elementary Religious Education:
Please make checks payable to St. John the Baptist; complete both sides of the Registration/Emergency Contact Form; and return all to Parish Office. Your tuition supports only part of the cost of the program. The rest is subsidized by the regular envelope collection. Interested in 1st Reconciliation and 1st Eucharist Programs? Please call the Parish Office: 301-622-3933. To contact us during class time, please call 301-622-4645. Please complete both pages of the Registration/Emergency Contact Form below and return it to the Parish Office with payment. Rel Ed Registration Form 2009-10 Confirmation Registration Form 2009-10
Please send payment with completed registration.
Children’s
Liturgies
Children’s
Liturgies 2009 - 2010 October 24 - Pumpkin Liturgy, 30th Sunday in OrdinaryTime November 7 - 32nd Sunday in OrdinaryTime December 5 - St. Nicholas Liturgy, Advent, 2nd Sunday February 6 - Scouts Liturgy, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time March 6 - 3rd Sunday of Lent May 1 - 5th Sunday of Easter Sharing God's Gifts Elementary Religious Education Pre K-6 “Catechesis is an education in the faith of children, young people, and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine imparted, generally speaking, in an organic and systematic way, with a view to initiating the hearers into the fullness of Christian life.” CT 18 The mission of St. John the Baptist Religious Education Program The mission of St. John the Baptist Religious Education Program is to bring individuals to a genuine knowledge and love of Jesus Christ; to invite them to a full and active participation in the life of the Church and to help them understand the relationship between faith and life. The Catholic Church recognizes that parents are the primary and principal educators of their children, especially in the task of faith formation. Parish catechetical programs are to assist parents by providing formal, systematic catechesis and sacramental preparation programs. The themes of God’s love, Jesus, Sacraments, Prayer and Scripture are present throughout St. John’s Religious Education curriculum. Certain grade levels focus on particular topics such as the Ten Commandments, the Church, The Sacraments and the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament. First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation for Children 2009-10 All sacramental preparation programs are parish-based, which means that:
These preparations are in addition to your child’s regular religious education, whether that is through the St. John the Baptist School, or through the Religious Education Program. We prepare children for the sacrament of Reconciliation prior to, and separate from, when we prepare children for First Eucharist. Your child must attend religious education classes for at least one year prior to the sacramental preparation year, and must be at least age seven. Parents of children who have not been attending regular religious instruction, and who would like their children to prepare for these sacraments are asked to meet with the Director of Elementary Religious Education, Ginny Cohen. One or both parents or guardians are required to attend the sessions for the reasons that
To register, call or visit the parish office. To discuss the sacraments or questions of your child’s readiness, call Ginny Cohen. Once you register, you will be sent information two weeks prior to the first session. You will be asked to pay for the book fees, but otherwise there is no tuition. This year’s schedule is as follows: Sacramental Programs – Parents & Children – Mondays 7-8:15 p.m. First Reconciliation Program First Eucharist Preparation (Winter) First Eucharist Preparation (Spring) Working at home with your child each week is part of the preparation. The calendar dates shown here include “homework” nights as reminders to set aside time on your family calendar for this. “Breaking Open the Celebration” includes attending the 9:00 am Mass and a session for entire families afterwards. The celebration of a child’s First Eucharist may be scheduled by the family with the parish secretary after completion of the preparation program and book. Shepherding is a ministry of welcoming. Its purpose is to make the young person making First Communion and the family feel comfortable and confident with everything that is happening in the liturgy so the young person has a wonderful experience of meeting Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time. Shepherds are contacted by the Parish Center to ask if they can shepherd a particular Mass and then the Shepherd gives the family an introductory call. The family will arrange to meet the Shepherd in rear of the church or hall fifteen to twenty minutes before Mass begins. The Shepherd introduces the family to the Presider. Anyone (single or couples) interested in this ministry of welcoming should call the Parish Center at 301-622-1122. *Notes:
There are no classes for children on the weeks when Catechist Workshops
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