RELIGIOUS FORMATION
Preschool through Junior High
Classes - Sacred Heart
parish offers religious formation classes for ages three-through junior high
school.
Preschool and Elementary Meet on Sunday Mornings from 9:00 to 9:55 AM.
All children will be
using the lectionary-based program. "Living
The Good News ". The sessions will focus on one reading of Sunday
mass usually the gospel. Weekly papers sent home further involve the family
with ideas for activities to increase discussion and learning about
Scripture and the Church.
Junior High Meets on Wednesday Evening at 7:00
PM: 7th and 8th grade students will be using
one of five texts offered for the year for twelve weeks and then a second
book for the remaining weeks of the school year. The choices are: Mystery of
God, Morality: Life in Christ, Church and Sacraments, Jesus in the New
Testament, and Church History. All these texts conform to the Catechism of
the Catholic Church. Application and connecting with the teens life day to
day living is important to paving the way to an adult understanding of the
Church.
Curriculum for Wednesday Nite classes: Faith First from Resources for
Christian Living is the curriculum we are presently using for grades
kindergarten through high school. Every grade level 1-6th is studying the
same subject throughout the year by their developemental understanding.
(Creed, Liturgy and Sacraments, Christian morality, Christian Prayer and
special liturgical year celebrations during Advent, Christmas, Lent and
Easter time. Junior high and senior high have specific concentrations on the
above areas ( Jesus and Scripture, Morality, Church History, etc.)
RCL Curriculum Family Website:
www.FaithFirst.com This is a great website with chapter reviews, family
activities, games, stories, saints and more.
Sacramental Preparation:
All children who are baptized and are at least 7
years old are eligible to prepare for Reconciliation (Confession) in the
Fall and Eucharist ( Holy Communion) in the Spring. We use the curriculum
from Loyola Press called "God's Gift". Parents and children meet for six
weeks each session and learn together on Sunday afternoons. Children must
also be attending Religious Formation classes at their parish or Notre Dame.
Parents must be registered with Sacred Heart. First Communion is usually
during one Mass in April or May.
Educational and Spiritual Material Assistance:
The director of religious formation is available for assistance in lending
books, videos and tapes to those interested in increasing their faith and
building their relationship with Jesus.
Summer Family Week: In June for five nights the
parish opens up their doors to all families for dinner, prayer and fun
activities for all ages. The themes change each year and the adult programs
also change to facilitate the needs of a growing parish.
