Goals of our Religious Education Program

Our goals are twofold:

• To lead children and their families to a deeper relationship with the person of Jesus.
• To connect home and parish empowering parents as the primary religious educators of their children. We will accomplish this in the following ways:

Promoting Knowledge of Faith

• Through small group instruction and home assignments;
• Teaching and sharing of scripture
• Imparting doctrines of our faith development and deeper understanding of what we believe as Catholics through studying the creed.
• Integrating the Church Seasons into our catechetical sessions.

Liturgical Education

• Learning the meaning of the sacraments in our lives and the life of the church.
• Recognizing Jesus' presence in the sacraments
• Inviting and encouraging families to our Sunday celebration of the Eucharist.

• Learning the beatitudes and the role they have in our everyday lives.
• Learning the commandments and applying them to our lives as Christians
• Forming a healthy and sound conscience and living a life consistent with a good conscience
• Assessing and naming Christian values which must be an integral part of JesusÕ disciples
• Creating an awareness of social justice and challenging each other to live less materialistic lifestyles
• Learning the meaning of good moral judgment.
• Respecting all people and the rights of all people.

• .Creating a prayerful atmosphere in our small faith groups and in the home
• Making prayer an integral part of our journey through life
• Learning the many forms of prayer: Praise, Thanksgiving, Adoration, Meditation, Petition, Reconciliation