Religious Education

PLEASE JOIN OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEAM :

Help wanted!

We are looking for a new director(s) as well as new members of the team for next school year, which starts next month. Preparatory work for the coming school year is underway so we'd like to have you on board as soon as possible. We welcome applicants for the positions of catechist, assistant teacher, and substitute. To help us in our efforts to pass our faith on to the younger members of the parish, please consider volunteering. If you feel the call, please contact Fr. Stephen or our parish secretary.

Classes starting soon!

Religious education classes will begin on Catechetical Sunday, 19 September 2010. Please drop by the parish office to sign up for religious education or download the enrollment form below.

provisional calendar 2010-2011 (.pdf) :

enrollment form 2010-2011 (.doc):

(please scroll down and have a look at some pictures)

Frequently asked questions:

•  What is the religious education program?

The Religious Education Program consists of a series of Sunday morning classes taught by church volunteers. Each class lasts an hour, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. on Sunday morning. Classes are taught in English and the curriculum is based on books approved by the parish priest. Lessons are supplemented by activities that are appropriate to the children's age.

•  What costs are involved in enrolling in religious education?

Fees for religious education are € 25 per child or € 50 per family. No one will be turned away for inability to pay. The children of catechists, assistant catechists and substitutes will not need to pay this fee. Fees paid for religious education go towards the purchase of books and supplies for religious education. Any additional money required for religious education is paid for by the funds of the parish. Parents are also assigned to provide snacks for the entire class on a rotation basis.

•  How can I support the religious education program?

The best way to support the program is by volunteering to be a catechist, assistant teacher or substitute teacher. If you cannot serve as a catechist, assistant catechist or substitute, you can also support the religious education program by volunteering to prepare the classrooms before Mass (e.g., turning the heaters on during the winter), cleaning up after class, or helping us during special occasions (preparing for the Nativity play or the Stations of the Cross).

•  What is involved in being a catechist?

Being a catechist means being the lead teacher of the class. This involves a few hours of preparing for each class, preparing the classroom before Mass, teaching the class after Mass, and cleaning up afterwards. Catechists teaching younger children will be given an assistant teacher. On the days when a catechist anticipates that he or she cannot teach, he or she must request in advance that the DREs find a substitute for him or her.

•  What does an assistant teacher do?

An assistant teacher steps in when the catechist is unable to teach, assists the catechist during the class, especially with crafts, and attends to the children's other needs (especially going to the toilet) so that the catechist can focus on teaching.

•  What is the role of a substitute?

A substitute fills in for a catechist when the catechist in unavailable.

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Enrollment form: