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Message from your DRE

Blessed Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha! Coloring page from Catholic Family Crate included below, and last Sunday's bulletin (available here) had a biography of this incredible saint.

I hope you all are enjoying a wonderful, restful, fruitful summer, even in these very strange times! We have been working hard to figure out a robust, workable plan. Because of COVID-19 protocols, we don't know when and how often we would be able to support our usual crowds of students and families in the classrooms. Consequently, we've built a new model for schoolhouse-style family catechesis to sustain us through the year. I hereby invite you to register for the elementary grades and, when applicable, for sacramental preparation. I'm excited about the challenges ahead. God has already showered us with unexpected blessings in the midst of so much. What wonderful things will He have in store for us!

Let us go forth together, our hearts burning as He speaks to us in this new year of catechesis.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Pray for me and the catechist team and know we are praying for you. In fact, join our RE Parent Prayer Team today!

Keep the Faith! God bless.

Eleanor Nicholson

Director of Religious Education

"Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?"

Luke 24:32

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St Kateri - July.pdf

What will this look like?

Our program will include:

Monthly Themes (with practical tips for living in your Domestic Church -- and explanations of what the Domestic Church actually is!)
Virtue Catechesis (working with Lumen Ecclesiae Press, providing explanations of each virtue, practical tips, recommended activities, and some terrific, short lessons from Thomistic Institute for parents who want to go further out and further in)
Weekly Catechesis (with videos, Scripture verse to memorize, activities, a hymn to learn)
Saint Alerts (video introductions to saints by our awesome Catholichoos catechist team)
Book lists, book lists, book lists for you to build up your own Domestic Church library
Family moral support/prayer teams for you to join
Extra materials and support for our prospective First Communicants
Small-group gatherings (Zoom-based and in-person, as COVID-19 conditions permit over the course of the year)
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd support for those building the Domestic Church for our littlest parishioners.
Much more, especially as you send feedback!

Fees

We will not charge formal fees for elementary education this year. We ask, however, for donations and recommend a donation of $25/per student (or more if you are able!). To keep our costs down, we will not be providing books, but will have recommended lists (as noted above). You don't need to buy everything recommended -- each email will have activities and other resources attached or linked. We'll be using Waldorf-style notebooks (more on that coming soon, with examples), so you can work as a family to engage with religious education in a new and beautiful way.

How do I register?

We've made it super easy this year!!!!

Click the link below to access our database (log in/create log in info).
Choose "My Own Church".
Choose "My Education".
Choose "Online Registration".
Review Current Family Details (and update as necessary).
Select Enrollment Term.
Add Students.
Submit Registration!

Click here to register

Click here to donate

Note on Middle School/High School Students

Details coming SOON! Make sure you are signed up for High School and Middle School Flocknote lists.