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2011-12 Registration Packet
2011-12 Parent Handbook
2011-12 Sacraments Calendar


2011-12 Benchmark Assessment Criteria
[grades 1-8]


LESSON SCHEDULES
1st Grade Schedule
2nd Grade Schedule
3rd Grade Schedule
4th Grade Schedule
5th Grade Schedule
6th Grade Schedule
7th Grade Schedule
8th Grade Schedule


Catechist Handbook

Children in first through eighth grade meet weekly in Religious Education classes for formal faith formation. Please note that class times have changed for this year:

Grades 1–5
Mondays from 4:30–5:45pm -or- 6:30pm-7:45pm
End of September through April

Grades 6–8
Tuesdays from 6–7:45pm
Mid-October to mid-March

Registration for 2011-12 is now open.
Download a registration packet.

These classes are held in the St. Joseph School classrooms. Enrollment begins in the spring prior to fall classes. Please call 248.693.9555 for more information. Registration forms for the following year will be available mid April.  If the program does not fit your family's schedule you may qualify for Family Study, call for more information.

The church recognizes the parent as the primary teacher of our faith to their child.  Parent partnership in the religious and spiritual formation of your child is expected. The most important way a child is formed in our faith is by attending Mass as a family, to worship, celebrate and encounter Christ in the Eucharist, sacred scripture, and the community.

www.faithfirst.comThe curriculum used for weekly classes and sacramental preparation has been approved by the Council of U.S. Bishops. We currently use Faith First Legacy which is a spiral curriculum published by RCL. This curriculum focuses on the four pillars of the Catholic faith, which are Creed, Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer. The program also offers a wonderful website . Please check it out. There is great information for parents, games and trivia for kids, interactive pieces for teens, and much more!

Typically children in second grade prepare and celebrate First Reconciliation and First Communion. Children in seventh and eighth grade prepare for Confirmation and celebrate in the fall of ninth grade.