Religious Education for Children

The schedule for the 2023 - 2024 fall program can be found by clicking HERE.  Registration forms for the fall program will be available late July/August..

As an alternative to our regularly scheduled Religious Education program (which takes place in the fall during the regular school year), we offer a two-week program in the summer for children entering 3rd through 7th grade the following fall.  The Summer Intensive program for 2023 will take place June 12th through June 23rd.  The program runs from 9am until noon, weekdays only. The Registration Form is accessible by clicking HERE. The Tuition Form is accessible by clicking HERE. Please complete both forms and mail to (or drop off at) the Parish Office at 210 E. Logan along with payment. 

The seed of a rich and deep spirituality is present within each child. In their earliest years, children grow in relationship with God and understanding of their faith. It is our mission to help parents in their responsibility to nurture their children's faith. Faith is based not only on an intellectual understanding of doctrine, but also on a conversion of the heart (adopting a way of life).

We proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God through prayer, education, service, social activities, and worship. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we respond to Christ's call to "come follow Me" and carry on His teaching mission. We follow Jesus' example of teaching what to believe and then showing how to put those beliefs into practice.

Our purpose is to assist parents in:

• Teaching a Catholic way of life: laying the foundations for developing Christian attitudes, values and behavior in their children's early years;
• Presenting religious concepts in accord with their children's age and capacity for understanding and growth in faith;
• Helping their children make an increasingly personal response to God through their unique gifts;
• Integrating liturgical and Eucharistic formation with religious education (liturgical celebrations shape a child's faith every bit as much as Catholic schooling);
• Nurturing growth by providing a proper environment and witness of adults;
• Fostering a sense of community and belonging (faith is something to be lived and is lived best in community); and
• Recognizing and fulfilling their role as the first and foremost catechists of their children.