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  10-11 C.C.D. Registration Forms
  2nd Grade Sacrament Preparation
  Confirmation Preparation
  Confirmation Service Projects Form
 
  To the Parents of C.C.D. Students
  C.C.D. Program Guidelines
  Program Schedules
 
 

Religious Education

Religious Education helps children acquire and deepen Christian faith and identity through instruction and formation of conscience. Classes are offered at various times to meet the needs of our growing Parish. Children in grades K-8 must register each year.

 

Elementary School Programs

Weekly CCD Classes
Available to children in grades K through five, the weekly CCD program is held on the St. Catherine of Sweden Campus. Sunday morning classes are offered and both afternoon and evening sessions are available during the week. Classes are ninety minutes and class size is limited to fourteen students.

Family Program
For children in grades one through five, the Family Program combines classroom instruction, at home lessons and “family night” activities.  The children attend fifteen classroom sessions, parents teach three lessons at home and three ‘family night’ programs are scheduled throughout the year.  Class size is limited to fourteen students; classes are ninety minutes and are held on the St. Catherine of Sweden Campus.

Home Schooling Program
This alternative program is available for parents / guardians who prefer to teach their children at home.*  Parents will be provided with textbooks, a program syllabus and chapter review tests for each child enrolled in the program. Completed test are submitted to the Religious Education Office on a scheduled basis.”

* Home schooling is not an option for children in second grade preparing for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist.

Middle School Programs

Weekly CCD Classes
Available to children in grades six through eight, the weekly CCD program is held on the St. Catherine of Sweden Campus. Middle school classes are offered Sunday MORNING, Monday Evening and Wednesday Evening on the St. Catherine of Sweden campus. Classes are ninety minutes and class size is limited to fourteen students.

Home-Based Classes
For children in grades six through eight, the home-based program is a weekly program of classes held in the home of an assigned catechist. Students follow the same curriculum as the weekly CCD program held on the St. Catherine of Sweden Campus. Classes are scheduled on Sunday evening, are ninety minutes and are limited to ten students or less per class.

Home Schooling Program
This alternative program is available for parents / guardians who prefer to teach their children at home.*  Parents will be provided with textbooks, a program syllabus and chapter review tests for each child enrolled in the program. Completed test are submitted to the Religious Education Office on a scheduled basis.”

*Home schooling is not an option for children in eighth grade preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation.