Grades 1 and 2 will continue to meet on the first two Sundays of the month. There will NO LONGER be a Tuesday option for grades 1 and 2. The tuition for grades 1-2 remains the same at $70/student. For grade 2 famlies, First Penance will be held in January 2024 and 1st Communion will be held in May 2024.
Grades 3-5 will meet under our Family Catechesis Model on the FIRST Sunday of the month. In this model the student attends a large group session with a parent and completes assignments at home. We are currently reviewing potential curriculum choices but are planning to use one that requires students to complete a short assignment/quiz/reflection at the end of a chapter or unit, the results of which will be emailed to the Religious Ed. Coordinator. The tuition for grades 3-5 remains the same at $50/student.
Grades 6-7 will meet under our Family Catechesis Model on the SECOND Sunday of the month. In this model, the student attends a large group session with a parent and completes assignments at home. We are currently reviewing potential curriculum choices but are planning to use one that requires students to complete a short assignment/quiz/reflection at the end of a chapter or unit, the results of which will be emailed to the Religious Ed. Coordinator. The tuition for grades 6-7 remains the same at $50/student.
Grade 8 and 9 students will enroll in our Confirmation program. The tuition for students entering grades 8-9 is a ONE TIME FEE of $150. Our parish is moving towards confirming students in eighth/ early ninth grade. The new program is ONLY OPEN to SAINT CATHERINE PARISHIONERS previously registered in our parish or residing in parish boundaries. We are planning the following for our incoming 8th and 9th grade students:
- All incoming 8th and 9th graders will enroll in the Confirmation program.
- All incoming 8th and 9th graders will receive access to Chosen, a Confirmation program put out by Ascension Press. Students will complete work at home and be asked to submit assignments through the online program offered by Ascension. This portion of the program is entirely self-paced and can be completed at home.
- In addition to the online component, there will be 4-5 meetings (speakers, Adoration, Confession, small service projects, or other offerings) throughout the year for students to attend. These meetings may be offered on a Sunday afternoon/evening or on another weekday evening.
- All students are expected to attend these sessions in preparation for Confirmation. Dates and further information about what those meetings will look like will be available later this summer/early this fall. - All students in grades 8 and 9 will be asked to complete 5-7 hours of service and to complete a sponsor form and Confirmation name form.
- Students entering grade 9 in the fall of 2023 will be confirmed in the SPRING OF 2024. We have submitted a list of possible dates to the Archdiocese and will inform 9th grade families of the date of Confirmation when we have it.
- Students entering grade 8 in the fall of 2023 will be confirmed in the FALL OF 2024 (at the start of their 9th grade year). We have not yet been asked to submit possible dates to the Archdiocese and do not expect to have a date for Confirmation for this group until the spring of 2024.
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Grades 8-9
Questions? Please email religiouseducation@stcatherinenorwood.org