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Religious
Education
Children's
Program | Junior High Youth Group | Senior
High Youth Group
Adult
Education | Internet Safety Info
Religious Education at St. Patrick's offers a doctrinally
sound religious education formation process for preschoolers through adults.
It includes the four elements of Word, Worship, Service, and Communit.
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Children's Program
 Coordinator:
Suzanne D'Andria
This program is for children from 3 years of age
through 6th grade and is coordinated by Suzanne D'Andria. 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.
Over two hundred children are enrolled
in the Children's Program. Classes generally meet the 1st three Sundays
of each month from 9:15-10:15.
- A Children's Liturgy is
celebrated on the first two Sundays of the month at the 10:30 am
mass. It is primarily designed for families with children aged
3 through 10 years. Opportunities for community building and service
occur on all grade levels.
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Junior High Youth Group
Catechetical
and Activities Coordinator: Amy Schuele
This group is for 7th
and 8th graders and meets Sunday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Parish
Center Basement. The study focus of the Junior High Youth Groups 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.
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CREW - Christ Renews
Everyone's World
St. Patrick's Senior High Youth Group
Youth
Minister: Peggy Loftus
Click
here for the CREW
website
- CREW is for all teens in high school (grades 9th - 12th).
CREW meets on Sunday evenings from :30 t0 8:00 pm in the Parish Center.
- CREW offers Religious Education.
There are lots of opportunities for a well rounded relisious education
for St. Pat's teens. CREW
offers Sunday night teaching sessions, great speakers, reconciliation
service in the spring, participation in Catholic Teen Connections
and teen Masses. Teen Masses this year feature the CREW Praise Band,
which offers contemporary music. Teen Masses are scheduled for Sunday
evenings with a dinner in the Parish Hall afterwards.
- CREW also offers service events
each month. These are called "Pay It Forward" service
events. CREW also offers fundraising opportunities
for those teens interested in attending the summer mission trip.
However, all CREW teens are encouraged to help with our fundraising
efforts. CREW also offers social events each month. These vary and
can be found on the CREW Master Calendar.
- CREW also offers and Annual Mission Trip. All teens are welcome
to work towards the requirements to participate on the mission trip.
In general, this includes religious education attendance, service
hours, fundraising hours and attendance at Sunday Masses. The mission
trip is designed to increase a teen's awareness of social justice
issues and to strengthen their faith.
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Adult
Education
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.
- RCIA
RCIA, the Rite
of
Christian Initiation of Adults, is available for anyone who is interested
in
rejoining or becoming a member of the Catholic Church.
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Internet Safety
Sites for Parents
These are a few sites that
offer good advice about keeping children safe on the Internet:
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