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St.
Patrick's Catholic Church
Urbana, Illinois, USA |
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Religious
Education Religious Education
Department Children's
Program Over three hundred children are enrolled in the
Children's program, so different class times are available to choose from:
9-10 and 11-12 on Sunday mornings and 6-7 on Wednesday evenings. Classes
generally meet the 1st three weeks of each month.
A Children's Liturgy is celebrated on all
Sundays of the month that the Children's program meets, from October
through May, at 10:15 a.m. in the Multipurpose room of the parish center,
designed for families with children aged 3 through 10 years. Opportunities
for community
building and service occur on all grade levels. Family Life SafeKids
- http://www.safekids.com/ Children’s
Partnership - http://www.childrenspartnership.org/ St.
Norbert Catholic
School - http://www.stnorbert.org/internet_safety.htm
GetNetWise
- organization for helping families - http://www.getnetwise.org/ Safety
Tips : kids
• teens
• families
/Safety
by Age: tips for ages 2-17 CatholicNet.com
- supports SafeHaven Internet Filter (cost $16.95/month) Junior High Youth
Group
Senior High Youth Group Teen Masses
are celebrated at noon on the
third Sunday of the month, hosted by teens, who serve as readers, ushers,
servers, gift-bearers, and greeters. C.R.E.W
(Click to see the latest project of our very active Youth
Group) Adult Education RCIA
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Children's
Program Junior High Youth Group
Senior High Youth Group
Adult Education
RCIA
Director: Carolyn McElrath
Religious Education at St. Patrick's offers a doctrinally sound religious education formation
process for pre-schoolers through adults. It includes the four elements of
Word, Worship, Service, and Community. The Director of Religious Education
for the parish is Carolyn McElrath.
Coordinator: Carol
Retz
This program is for children
from 3 years of age through 6th grade and is coordinated by Carol Retz.
Textbooks used are from Sadlier Publications. Major grade level themes are
presented through four developmental strands that thread their way through
all levels: Trinity, Church, Sacraments, and Morality.
Coordinator: Frances Drone-Silvers
is for sacramental
preparation are offered for First Communion and Reconciliation. The
Reconciliation classes are offered in the Fall and those for First
Communion in the Spring.
Catechetical and
Activities Coordinators: Mark and Diane
Coursert
This group is for 7th and 8th graders and meets Sunday evenings
from 6:30-8:00 p.m., generally the first three Sundays of the month at the
Parish Center. The study focus of the Junior High Youth Group main alternates each year between
a focus on Jesus and a focus on Church and Sacraments. Social activities
and service projects also form part of the process.
Coordinator for Catechetical Studies:
Peggy Loftus
Coordinator of Activities: Carol Retz
This group is for 9th through 12th graders and
meets Sunday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Parish Center, generally
the first three Sundays of the month. The curriculum topics include
relationships and values; Church, sacraments and Catholic identity; Bible;
and Living our Faith in Prayer and Service. Social and service activities
are also part of the process.
This program
offers various opportunities
for
adult study and learning, including the RCIA
process; various topical studies of the Catechism
and our Catholic identity; and Bible study and sharing.
Coordinator: Lenore Nagele
RCIA is the Right
of Christian Initiation of Adults is available for anyone who is
interested in rejoining or becoming a member of the Catholic Church.