Church of Saint Peter lorain ohio religious education

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Religious Education Office: 282-9337
Parish Office: 282-9103
RELIGIOUS ED @ Saint Peter

Sister Rosemary Janezic, Director of Religious Education

Cheryl Herda, Secretary

“He commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God.” Acts 10:42

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Saint Peter Religious Ed Statement

The volunteers of the Religious Education Program are Catholic Christians committed to sharing their faith with the adults and children of our parish community. Through the various Religious Education Programs, they help others hear the message of Jesus Christ in a parish setting with Christians who worship and serve together as they lovingly respond to God’s call and their life-long relationship to Christ and the Church.

The goals of the Religious Education Program are:

To build upon the faith nurtured by parish families and celebrated in baptism
To provide religious formation consistent with the basic traditions and teaching of the Catholic Church
To create opportunities to experience the rich sacramental life of the church
To develop a sense of belonging to a parish, local, and world community
To empower adults in their roles as “religious educators”

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Children's Catechumenate

The Catechumenate Program provides Religious Instruction for children, Third Grade through High School, who have not been baptized or have been baptized and have little or no previous religious instruction. In addition to the program sessions, all students are required to attend Elementary and Youth Ministry Classes.

Elementary Students of Grades 3-6 begin a program of 10 Sessions in January and are prepared for Baptism, Reconciliation, and First Eucharist.
Junior/Senior Students begin the program in late September so the sacraments of Initiation may be received at appropriate times.

Catechists: Jeanne Raycher

Sacraments: Elementary Students of Grades 3-6

Baptism after January Sessions

Reconciliation during the Lenten Reconciliation Service

First Eucharist during a Sunday Mass after Easter

Textbooks: Catechumenate (Intermediate and Upper Level) Brown-Roa

Calendar: TUESDAYS, beginning the second week of January through the third week of March

from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

2008 CATECHUMENATE LONG RANGE PLAN

Jan. 8 Parent Meeting for Children's Catechumenate Program

Jan. 15 UNIT 1: Belonging to God and One Another/Themes 1 & 2

Jan. 22 UNIT 1 - Themes 3 & 4

Jan. 29 UNIT 2: Living the Jesus Way of Life/Themes 1 & 2

Feb. 5 UNIT 2 - Theme 3 & Church Tour

Feb. 12 UNIT 3: Sharing New Life With Jesus/Themes 1 & 2

Feb. 19 UNIT 3 - Theme 3 & Reconciliation Room Tour

Feb. 26 UNIT 4: Baptism, Confirmation, & Eucharist/Theme 1 & 2

March 4 UNIT 4 - Theme 3 & Mass Tour

March 11 UNIT 5: The Sacraments of Initiation/Themes 1 & 2

March 18 UNIT 5 - Theme 3, Instruction on Reception of the Eucharist, Celebration
6:00 p.m. Parent Meeting regarding Sacramental Program

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Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW)

Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) directs the Sunday Readings to children in Grades Kindergarten through 4th. It takes place during the 10:30 AM Mass, after the Opening Prayer in the school library.

Adult leaders proclaim the Gospel from the Sunday Weekly Leaders Guide

Children listen and respond appropriately through music, song, story telling, drama and visual aids

Children rejoin their parents and the assembly to celebrate the Liturgy of the Eucharist

Coordinator of CLOW: Jeanne Raycher

Catechists: Jeanne Raycher, Marlene Mroz, Todd Kacher, Mary Theresa Zvosecz, Lisa Raycher, Kathy Gargasz, Audrey Gott, and Paula Bansek and Tina Hardway.

Textbooks: Sunday Weekly Leaders Guide, Treehaus Communications
The Complete Children’s Liturgy Book, Twenty-Third Publications

Calendar: CLOW is held on all Sundays from September through May except on the days of Student-Led Conferences, School Open Houses, and when Christmas, New Years and Easter fall on a Sunday.

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Adult Faith Formation

ADVENT PROGRAM

An Advent Program will be held in the Church of St. Peter from 7 - 8 p.m. on the following Mondays: December 3rd and December 10th

Sr. Cheryl Rose, HM is the presenter.

LENTEN ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Friday Sessions will be held in the Church of St. Peter from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

FEBRUARY:

February 8 Session 1
February 15 Session 2
February 22 Session 3
February 29 Session 4

MARCH:

March 7 Session 5
March 14 Session 6

The Parish School of Religion

Protecting God's Children

The VIRTUS TRAINING PROGRAM is for Parish Volunteers:

To know the warning signs of abuse
To plan ways to minimize abuse

The Virtus Workshop will be held in October, 2007:

October 3, Wednesday in the School Cafeteria from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

October 6, Saturday in the School Cafeteria from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Volunteers of the Church of St. Peter are required to attend one of the Virtus Training Programs. Please use the parking lot behind the church and enter through Door 2 of the commons.

All attending the workshop must register on line before attending the workshop. Click Here to register on line. If interested call Sr. Rosemary at 282-9337.

Catechist Faith Formation Workshops

To complete toward the basic certification of Catechists
To update areas of Catechesis, Methodology, and Theology

ECHO'S OF FAITH SERIES:

Orientation to Catholic Beliefs/Basic Beliefs & Traditions/Faith Formation/Catechetical Process

Dates to be announced.

Catechists of the Day School and PSR Programs are welcome. Please use the parking lot behind the church and enter through Door 2 of the Commons. For catechists from other parishes, a workshop fee, payable to St. Peter PSR is needed. If interested, call Sr. Rosemary at 282-9337.

Parish School of Religion

The Parish School of Religion (PSR) assists parents in the faith formation of their children. Its purpose is to make the children’s faith living, conscious, and active through the light of instruction. Both parents and catechists endeavor to: introduce children to an active faith community, instruct children in the basic truths of Catholic Christian Tradition, lay the foundation for a Christian Moral life, motivate children to serve others, form a life-long relationship with Christ and the church.

Curriculum: In Grades 1-6, the spiraling curriculum of the Christ Our Life series is used to cover the essential elements of the Christian Message at each level: Scripture, Moral Life, Liturgy and Prayer, Creed.

Grade 1: Creation and Salvation through Christ

Grade 2: Eucharist and Reconciliation

Grade 3: Creed, of Vocation and Healing

Grade 4: Commandments and Beatitudes

Grade 5: Catholic Liturgy and Sacramental System

Grade 6: Hebrew Scriptures

Calendar: Thursdays, 6:15 - 7:30 P.M. Starts second week of September through April.

Catechists

Grade Level	Teacher	Room
Grade 1	Claudette Campana	K-1
Grade 2	Anne Petkosek Monica Cicerrella	3 4
Grade 3	Amanda Cassidy-Sanchez Michalene Sechkar	5 6
Grade 4	Catherine Niedzwiecki Marge Rosso	7 8
Grade 5	Shelly Zakrajsek LaVern Bunce	11 12
Grade 6	Joann Butcher Beverley Husar	14 16
Jr. High PSR	Joanne Kincaid, Coordinator Joanne Kincaid Carolyn Zilch Valerie Miller Stacey Trottier Office Help: Luke Mischik Dorothy Pentito	Parish Center
Children's Catechumenate CLOW	Jeanne Raycher Jeanne Raycher	7 School Library

Office Aides

Dana Hagan
Angela Cecil
Lydia Pena
Carrie Parker

Prayers:	http://catholic.org/prayer/
	http://www.catholic.org/prayer/prayer.html

Saints: Catholic Calendar http://www.easterbrooks.com/personal/calendar/

Kids Links: Faith First http://www.FaithFirst.com

My Friend http://www/pauline.org/myfriend/index.html

A Kids Catholic Site http://www.catholickidsnet.org/

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Sunday Preschool

The Sunday Preschool Program assists parents in making their young children aware of God and provides an atmosphere of church for children at their level while freeing parents to worship at the Sunday Liturgy. It is designed to be a readiness experience for the more formal religious education children will receive in years to follow.

Children must be 3, or 4 years old by September 30 to be admitted into the program

Curriculum

Catechesis of the Good Shepherds is incorporated into the "Seeds Program" as three and four year-olds spend time in a small atrium enjoying the presence of God.

	Director of Religious Education: Sr. Rosemary Janezic Coordinator: Krystine Cherney Catechists: Laurie Dovala, Carol Hayward, Tina Meade, Dina Badr Textbook: "Seeds Program" by PFlaum, "Good Shephard"
	Calendar Classes are held on Sundays starting September 23, 2007 and ending April 27, 2008, except Sundays during Christmas Vacation and Easter Sunday, from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

NEW SACRAMENTAL POLICIES: Religious instruction in both Grades One and Two is required for First Communicants, and religious instruction in both Grades Seven and Eight is required for Confirmation Candidates. The completion of absent assignments and Sunday Mass attendance is also required. Students will return to the regular PSR sessions after the reception of the sacraments.

Preparation for the sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) are separate, parish-centered programs normally associated with readiness at a particular grade level, though the reception of the sacraments is optional and requires a purposeful decision to enter the program.

BAPTISM

Children who were not baptized as infants enter the Catechumenate, a process that prepares children over the age of seven to become members of the Catholic Church. When a child is ready to be baptized, the parish deacon, who coordinates the Baptismal Program, is contacted and a date for the child’s baptism is arranged.

EUCHARIST

Ordinarily, Second Graders prepare for First Communion because the catechesis for Reconciliation and Eucharist is presented in the "Christ Our Life Series" at their grade level. Older children are placed at their grade level in the Program, but also participate in the Catechumenate Program of ten extra sessions. If parents perceive a lack of readiness in their child, they may defer the celebration of these sacraments.

Communal Celebrations of First Reconciliation are held two Saturdays in February. Group Communion is scheduled for the first Sunday in May and Family Communions are celebrated at weekend Masses after Easter usually beginning the last weekend of April.

The Day School and PSR Catechists are Carol Hayward, Sister Rosemary Janezic, Anne Petkosek, and Monica Cicerrella.

FIRST RECONCILIATION AND EUCHARIST
2007 - 2008

2007

Oct. 17 Wed. PARENT MEETING/First Reconciliation 7-8:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 Sat. & Nov. 11 Sun. ENROLLMENT OF FIRST COMMUNION CANDIDATES

4 p.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

2008

Feb. 2 Sat. FAMILY FIRST RECONCILIATION SERVICE Room 3 1-2 p.m.

Feb. 9 Sat. FAMILY FIRST RECONCILIATION SERVICE Room 4 1-2 p.m.

March 5 Wed. PARENT MEETING/First Eucharist 7-8:30 p.m.

April 26 Sat. JESUS DAY 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

May 4 Sun. LARGE GROUP FIRST COMMUNION/Mass in church 12:30 p.m.

CONFIRMATION

Eighth Grade Students participate in a parish-centered program, Moving in the Spirit, preparing them for Confirmation. Candidates attend four sessions on Sunday Mornings from 10:30-11:45 AM and participate in the Noon Mass following each session. A Retreat Day and Practice Session are required. Since Confirmation is celebrated in February, Confirmation Sessions begin in late September or early October.

The Confirmation Team Catechists are Joanne Kincaid, Valerie Miller, Karen Berry, Dorothy Pentito, Judith Daub, Carolyn Zilch, Melissa Mischik, and Justina Odafe.

CONFIRMATION DATELINE 2007/2008

2007

Sept. 19 Wed. PARENT/CANDIDATE MEETING 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 7 Sun. FIRST CANDIDATE SESSION 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Parish Center
12:00 p.m. Liturgy for Candidates

Oct. 28 Sun. SECOND CANDIDATE SESSION 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Parish Center
12:00 p.m. Liturgy for Candidates

Dec. 2 Sun. THIRD CANDIDATE SESSION 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Parish Center
12:00 p.m. Liturgy for Candidates

SPONSOR MEETING 1-2 p.m. Cafeteria

Nov. 5 - Dec. 14 CANDIDATES' CONFIRMATION INTERVIEWS

2008

Jan. 6 Sun. FOURTH CANDIDATE SESSION 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Parish Center

Jan. 27 Sun. NOON MASS with Sponsors & Candidates followed by DINNER, CONFIRMATION RETREAT, & PRACTICE 12-5 p.m.

Feb. 10 Sun. SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION/RECEPTION 3 p.m. MASS

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Vacation Bible School 2008 (9 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

Vacation Bible School (VBS) will be held Monday through Friday, June 16 through June 20, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Gym, Cafeteria, Kitchen, Art Room, Rooms K-1, K-2, 1, 3, 7, 8 (*Room 5 - Babysitting). Clean up will be done on Friday, June 20, from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. - all rooms used.

Fee is $20 per child

Children, 4 Years Old by June 1^st, through Fourth Grade may participate in the program

Registration is open to parishioners and non parishioners

May 15, Thursday: VBS meeting with Adult Leaders 7:00 p.m. Library
May 22, Thursday: VBS meeting with Adult Leaders 7:00 p.m. Library
June 7, Saturday: VBS meeting with Crew Leaders and Student Volunteers 10-11 a.m. Art Rm.
June 14, Saturday: VBS meeting with ALL Leaders and Student Volunteers 10 a.m.-12 p.m. -
Art Rm., K-1, K-2, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, Gym, Cafeteria

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