The
Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that the family and parents are the primary educators of the faith of their children. It is through your word and example that your children first come to know God and begin a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. When children are baptized, the Church community promises to help parents foster their faith. Our religious education program assists and supports parents in this important duty.
Mission Statement
Making Jesus known and loved as we educate our children in the values of Jesus and Mary.
Our Goals
The goals for our program are: to develop an understanding of the Catholic faith and practices in the lives of our families, to foster a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer, and to prepare students to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Confirmation.
Our Activities
Tiny Seeds - This program is for preschool and kindergarten students. They meet on Sunday mornings, from 9:30-10:30am. The Tiny Seeds Program seeks to instill a solid spiritual foundation that will stay with your child/children throughout life. Classes consist of reading Bible stories, simple crafts and activity projects, songs and finger plays geared toward the child's age level, music, and short prayers.
The director of the Tiny Seeds Program is Elizabeth Buskirk. Students may register for this program on the weekends in September. Beginning in October, the students in the Tiny Seeds Program will follow the same schedule as he Religious Education students.
Advent - Are you ready to welcome Jesus? Let us help you prepare. You won't want to miss this! You are invited to a very SPECIAL Advent Family Night!
What: Families will be working together to prepare to welcome Jesus
When: November 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Where: in the QAS gym
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Activities include: Making Advent wreathes, playing Advent Bingo, decorating cookies, preparing an Advent
calendar, making a special nativity ornament for your Christmas tree, enjoying Christmas carols, hot
chocolate, and each other's company.
We will also be collecting mittens and hats for the annual diocesan Caps for Kids collection.
We must have your RSVP so we can plan for the evening. Space is limited, so please respond by Nov. 11, 2011.
There is no cost, but a free will offering will be made to cover the cost of the materials.
St. Nicholas Day -
What: Come celebrate the Advent season with a potluck supper, a visit from St. Nicholas, and Deacon Mark's
presentation of "An Evening of Carols and Readings."
When: The Feast of St. Nicholas on Dec.6, 2011. Potluck will begin at 6:00pm. After dinner walk through
the crisp December air over to the church at 7:00pm.
The potluck dishes will be distributed according to lat names:
A-F bring an appetizer G-P bring a main dish Q-Z bring a dessert
Please RSVP to Mary LaBerge at (219) 628-1516.
Lent -
What: The Lenten Family Night Mardi Gras
When: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 6:00pm
What: Candlelight Prayer Service
When: Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:30pm
Schedule
To view a schedule, please click this link: Religious Ed Schedule 2011-2012
Registration Form
Please click this link to print off a registration form: Religious Education Registration Form
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact Kathy Moskovich at (219) 878-9348 with your questions.