Religious Education Program

Written By Joanna Krynski

All 1st through 8th grade students are welcome to join our program!

Register here for 2024/25 school year!

Program Information

The Church celebrates parents as the principal and first educators of their children. We are eager to assist you with your unique responsibility in your children’s faith formation. The Religious Education program at Saint Clement Parish exists to help children and families grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ as together we pray, serve, give, learn, and belong.

Through our program, we seek to help children and their families

  • Come to know God more personally as we learn to PRAY individually and to participate fully, consciously, and actively at Mass.

  • Discover ways to love and SERVE others in the wider community.

  • Explore our call to GIVE generously of our time, talent, and treasure to build up God's kingdom.

  • Deepen our knowledge of the Catholic tradition as we LEARN what it means to live as people of faith today.

  • Experience what it means to BELONG to God and to be a member of this great Catholic community of faith.

Our Religious Education program serves 1st through 8th grade students. Classes of 24 students or less are taught by teams of volunteer catechists and they are held on Sundays from 10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. at Saint Clement School. Students are prepared to receive the first Eucharist (2nd grade), first reconciliation (3rd grade), and confirmation (8th grade) at the appropriate ages. Please note that the archdiocese requires two years of preparation, so their continuous education is important in their reception of the sacraments.

2024/25 School Year

Sacramental Preparation Schedule

First Communion

  • November 6 - Time: 6:30-7:30pm - First Communion Parent formation meeting

  • May 4 - Time: 10-11:30am - Retreat for kids and one parent, teaching Mass included in retreat

  • May 5 - First Communion blessing at 9:30 Church Mass

  • May 16 - Time: 5pm - First Communion Rehearsal

  • May 17 - Time: 12pm - First Communion Mass

Reconciliation

  • October 23 - Time: 6:30-7:30pm - First Reconciliation Parent formation meeting

  • January 26 - Reconciliation blessing at 9:30 Church Mass

  • February 8 - Time:  9:30-11am - Retreat, student and one parent must attend

  • February 8 - Time: 11:30am - Liturgy and the sacrament of reconciliation

Confirmation

  • October 19 - Time: 1-6pm - Confirmation Retreat for students only, retreat ends with 5:00 Mass, parents invited to Mass

  • October 19 - Time: 5pm - Confirmation Class

  • January 15 - Time: 7-8pm - Sponsor Meeting online, no students attend

  • February 22 - Time: 1-6pm - Holy Spirit Retreat for students, ends with 5:00 Mass and confirmation blessing

  • February 22 - Time: 3-6pm - at least one parent attends formation session that ends with Mass

  • April 25 - Time: 7:00pm - Confirmation rehearsal

  • April 26 - Time: 9am Confirmation Mass

Religious Education
Regular Classes Schedule

Sundays from 10:40am to 11:40am   

  • October 6 – Orientation – required one parent to be present with child during the class time

  • October 20

  • October 27

  • November 3

  • November 10

  • November 17

  • December 8 – No class / Family project at home

  • December 15   

  • January 12, 2025

  • January 19

  • January 26

  • February 2

  • February 9

  • February 23     

  • March 9

  • March 16

  • March 23         

  • April 6

  • April 13

  • April 27

  • May 11

  • May 18 - Last class 

 

Program tuition fees

  • 1 Child: $435.00

  • 2 Children (Price is inclusive for two children): $535.00

  • 3 Children (Price is inclusive for three children): $635.00

  • 4 or more children (Price is inclusive of all): $635.00

Please note, there is an additional fee for sacramental preparation: Communion ($100), Confirmation ($100), Reconciliation ($75).

 

Mass Journal

A "Mass journal" is typically a tool to help children reflect on their experiences with faith, document their spiritual journey, and integrate religious teachings into their daily lives.

Schedule to pick up Mass Journal

  • First Communion Class and Reconciliation Class: on October 5 at 5:00pm and October 6 at 9:30am and 11:15am Masses

  • Confirmation Class: on October 19 at 5:00pm Mass

  • Grades 4,5,6 and 7: on October 19 at 5:00pm and October 20 at 9:30am and 11:15am Masses

 

Meet our catechists!

Our catechists play a pivotal role in shaping the faith of our children and adults alike, and we are grateful for the dedicated team of catechists we have for the 2024-25 school year! Read the catechists bios here.

 

Serve as a Catechist or Aide

We invite you to consider serving as a catechist for our Religious Education Program. We will provide you with a structured curriculum, educational resources, as well as a training that will walk you through a typical class, suggest learning activities, and equip you with the tools you’ll need to teach the group of students you’ll be working with throughout the year.

If you are a teen in need of service hours, you are welcome to serve as a classroom aide.

Please feel free to reach out to Marta Stepniak if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions.

 

Contact Us

Questions? Please contact Marta Stepniak, Director of Evangelization, Children’s & Leader Formation.

Joanna Krynski
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