RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT ST. MONICA
CONTACTS:
Katie
Gordy, Director of Religious Education, 359-2700
Holly Barron, Youth Minister, 580-402-3508
Jaimee Zorio, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
(RCIA), 751-3748
Jeanne Manaugh, Adult Faith Enrichment, 340-5787
St Monica
Catholic Church has a unique Religious Education Program.
If the guiding principle of our lives is "What would Jesus
do, or say, or decide in this situation," we must know him
through the Scriptures to answer these questions for
ourselves. We want our children and all our parishioners to
LIVE the GOOD NEWS!
RCIC
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Children is for
unbaptized children from 4th grade to about 15 years old.
They are prepared for First Reconciliation and First
Eucharist. They join the Church at Easter Vigil. They then
join the appropriate program below.
PS-4
through 3rd Grade
During
the summer*, we offer a Vacation Bible School for children,
4 years - 3rd grade. This is always scheduled in June or
July from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for five days. In 2009, it will
be from June 15 to 19, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Register here
From
September through April, we offer Religious Education
classes on Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, for students 4
years - 3rd grade. At each grade level, certain prayers and
sacramentals are also taught. Preparation for First
Reconciliation takes place in the fall of the 2nd grade
year. The children get ready for First Holy Communion
during the spring of their 2nd grade
year.
4th
through 6th Grade
During
the summer, we offer an RE Summer Session* for those in
grades 4 – 9, which is scheduled for June or July
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In 2009, it will be from July 13
to 24. We use Jeopardy Games and an auction at the end of
the session to make this time of learning extremely fun for
the participants.
From
September through April, RE classes meet on Sundays,
between the Masses, or on Tuesday from 4 to 5:15 p.m. or
Wednesday from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m.
7th
- 9th Grade
During
the summer, we offer an RE Summer Session* for those in
grades 4 - 9. This is always scheduled for two weeks in
June or July from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. We use Jeopardy
Games and an auction similar to that in the 4th to 6th
grade.
From
September through April, Religious Education classes meet
on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. For
9th
graders, RE is offered on Sunday morning between 8 and
10:30 mass. There is a
welcoming retreat
for Confirmandi (9th graders) in August or September.
Unless a student reviews new information within 24
hours of hearing it, he loses 80% of it. This fact makes RE
Summer Sessions so much more effective in helping kids to
remember what they've been taught.
10th
Grade (or any non-confirmed 11th or 12th grader)
Preparation
for Confirmation begins in the summer of the year before a
late April or early May ceremony the following year.
Confirmandi are interviewed by the Religious Education
Director, Mrs. Katie Gordy when areas of
Ministry
Sampling
are explored (30 hours of helping at our parish or in the
community are required). Classes begin in September, on
Sunday mornings from 9:05 to 10:20 or Wednesday evenings
from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., and last until Confirmation.
Confirmation II is a course on Catholic morals and ethics.
A
Welcoming Retreat
is held in August or September for the Confirmandi. The
students' overnight Confirmation Retreat is held the day
before the actual Confirmation so that the students are
open to the Holy Spirit.
Because of the Confirmation Retreat schedule, the student
misses a day of school to attend the retreat.
11th
and 12th Graders
Confirmation
is NOT graduation. We still expect our juniors and seniors
to be active in the church and community. We also ask them
to continue to meet as a junior/senior class on Wednesday
evenings for Bible Study — discussing the upcoming
weekend's readings, applying the Scriptures to their lives,
and learning about apologetics (how to defend their
faith).
NET
Retreat
In the
spring of each year, the National Evangelization Team (NET)
comes to our parish to do a day long Saturday retreat for
7th - 12th graders.
Youth and Family Nights
Three to
four times a year, on Wednesday evenings, instead of class
for 7th - 12th graders, an event for these students and
their families takes place sometimes beginning with a
potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. and a program at 7:00 p.m.
Often, national speakers are brought in for these events.
Faith
Formation Scholarship
Download
Scholarship Form, fill out, and return as e-mail
attachment
Fees
Because
we are a unique stewardship parish, there is no charge for
any of the above programs for registered members of the
parish. If a student's parents are not registered, there is
a $30 fee per child per year for materials.
Registration
forms are available in the Parish Office, church Narthex,
and online at the parish website -- see below. They can be
returned by mail, fax, or dropped off at the Parish Office
or in the "Completed Forms" box in the Narthex.
PS
4, Kindergarten
Grades 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Grade 2
(two pages)
Grades
7, 8
Confirmation I or 9th Grade
Confirmation II or 10th Grade (two pages)
Grades
11, 12
If
you have questions, contact Katie Gordy, Pastoral Associate
and Director of Religious Education at 359 2700 or
ktgktg@swbell.net
Updated 8/08