School of Religion

• Confirmation (8th grade): www.cureofars.com/confirmation 
• First Reconciliation & First Communion (2nd grade): www.cureofars.com/first-communion

• The students will grow stronger in their knowledge of our Catholic faith while encouraging and supporting one another to live out their faith in their daily lives. Each grade will be given opportunities to encounter the love and mercy of Jesus.

• Parents are asked, during the bi-monthly class sessions for the students, to attend the Parent Small Faith Group Sessions in the Fr. Burak Room.  Each session will occupy the same timeframe that the children are in class and will include a social time that builds friendships and community among the parents. There is also a reflection and/or discussion about Scripture while promoting ways to pass on the faith to our children.  These Parent meetings are essential to our program in that they offer an ongoing opportunity for parents to grow in their faith in Jesus Christ, support one another, and build our parish community.

• Learning about our Catholic faith is important, but experiencing the Sacramental Traditions and beauty of our faith is truly inspiring!  School of Religion families will attend Sacramental events in the Church together beginning with our Opening Mass in September. Sharing these experiences as a family and as a greater parish community enriches our understanding of the Catholic faith and broadens our opportunities to worship.

• Additional events, such as Works of Mercy, are hosted at the parish and include the family. There is a community-building aspect to the Works of Mercy, as well as an opportunity to help others in our community who are in need.  

• Students in all grades (1-8) will attend in-person Class Sessions twice a month with our parish catechists from September through April. The catechists will incorporate a diverse and user-friendly array of resources to engage the children in learning and loving their faith while growing closer to Jesus.

• Grades 1-6 will be using the Faith and Life online or textbook series for the curriculum. It provides students with solid content suitable for diverse learning styles and allows more flexibility in completing the grade level catechesis. Students are expected to complete a chapter per week at home in order to be prepared for the twice-monthly in-person classes.  Parents are not required to do classroom-style teaching at home but are asked to facilitate online learning while reinforcing or discussing topics as a family. Registration in our program will include the grade level online program or textbook for each of our students. 

• Grades 7 & 8 will be using the Confirmation prep program, Chosen, by Ascension Press. Students will be expected to watch the videos and complete lessons in the workbook before the in-person classes. Chosen utilizes a powerful and effective methodology with lessons designed to capture teens’ attention to present the faith through videos, student workbooks, and a small faith group format during classes. Teens will be captivated by the story, from Creation all the way through salvation history and will come to see how the sacraments, prayer, and discipleship are the keys to a happy life. In addition, the lessons feature twelve of the top youth experts in the Church today and filmed in more than 50 locations. Registration in our program will include the videos and workbook for each of our students.            

For more information about School of Religion classes or sacrament preparation for children, please contact:
Bernadette Myers at bernadettemyers@cureofars.com or 913.521.9361.