Religious Education Calendar
2021 – 2022
RE Class Offerings

PreK-8th grade: Religious Education classes for PreK through 8th grade are designed to build a strong foundation of Catholic knowledge and faith to carry them through a lifetime.  RE classes are one component of a child’s faith development and are to be considered IN ADDITION to a strong faith life at home, where parents lead and model the 4 Holy Habits: Daily Prayer, Attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Friday Penance and frequent Confession (Reconciliation).   RE classes meet on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00pm

2nd grade Sacramental Prep:Second grade will receive their First Reconciliation in February and First Communion in May, and must have attended RE classes their first grade year. There is a home study component, as well as a monthly class.  Sacramental Prep is IN ADDITION to regular Religious Education classes and always includes regular, weekly attendance at Sunday Mass with their family. Sacramental Prep classes meet from 6:00-7:00pm in the 2nd grade RE classroom.

Confirmation: Confirmation prep students must attend regular Religious Education classes during their 8th grade year and be attending Mass on Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation. During 9th grade, in preparation for receiving the sacrament of Confirmation the Fall of their sophomore year, Confirmation prep students should be attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, as well as developing, along with their families, through practice, the 4 Holy Habits: Daily Prayer, Attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Friday Penance and frequent Confession (Reconciliation).  During their 9th grade year, students expecting to be Confirmed in 10th grade should attend 12 hours of classes, details of which will be forthcoming, along with a class calendar.  In addition, they should plan to attend a retreat of their choice, several of which will be available, including one set up specifically for our parish Confirmation students. They will also be choosing a saint for their Confirmation name and writing a letter to the Bishop, as well as choosing a sponsor who is a practicing Catholic and one they can build a faith relationship with. All Confirmation courses meet on Wednesdays from 5:45-7:00pm. Location TBD

Family Faith: Once a month we will have a parish wide religious education evening.  There will be a Catholic learning topic and occasional speaker, followed by relevant activities geared to all ages.  This is a part of the RE program and RE students and their families need to attend as their class for the evening.
Family Faith meets the last class of the month, 5:30-7:00pm in the school gym.
 

Nativity of Mary RE Calendar 2022-23

Class meeting dates*
September 7, 2021 – Religious Education Orientation / Registration, parent meeting
September 14 – Classes start
September 21 – Class-SACRAMENTAL PREP CLASS/PARENT MTG FOR 2ND GR
September 28 – Family Faith- The Mass FOR RE and ALL PARISH MEMBERS

October 5 – Class / Reconciliation for ALL RE students
October 12 – Class-CIRCLE OF GRACE K-8TH RE
October 19 – Class
October 27– No class / school conferences

November 2 – Family Faith- The Bible FOR RE and ALL PARISH MEMBERS
November 9 – Class- SACRAMENTAL PREP 2ND GR
November 16 – Class-BRING YOUR GRANDPARENTS TO CLASS DAY
November 23 – No class / Thanksgiving break
November 30-Class

December 7 – Class-Reconciliation for ALL RE students
                             -SACRAMENTAL PREP 2ND GR
December 14 – Family Faith- Christmas Program FOR RE and ALL PARISH
December 21 & 28 – No class / Christmas break

January 4– Class
January 11 – Class- SACRAMENTAL PREP 2ND GR
January 18 – Class- SPONSOR RETREAT 5:30-7:00PM  PARISH HALL
January 25 – Family Faith- Precepts and 4 Holy habits FOR RE and ALL PARISH

February 1 – Class/Reconciliation for ALL RE students
February 8 – Class  2nd grade Reconciliation practice 6pm in church
February 11-2nd grade FIRST RECONCILIATION 9:00AM IN CHURCH
February 15–Family Faith-FOR RE and ALL PARISH MEMBERS
February 22–ASH WEDNESDAY- RE ATTENDS 6:15PM MASS

March 1 – Class
March 8 – Class- SACRAMENTAL PREP 2ND GR
March 15 – Class
March 22 – No class / spring break
March 29 – Family Faith- Lent  RE and ALL PARISH MEMBERS

April 5 – No Class-HOLY WEEK
April 12 –Class-SACRAMENTAL PREP 2ND GR
April 19 – Family Faith-RE Annual Potluck Dinner
April 26 – Class-Reconciliation for ALL RE students

May 3- LAST CLASS-MAY CROWNING ALL RE STUDENTS
May 6- FIRST COMMUNION RETREAT 9am-12pm Parish Hall
May 10 –2nd grade FIRST COMMUNION REHEARSAL 4:00PM IN CHURCH
May 14-2nd grade FIRST COMMUNION 10:30AM MASS

*Please note: When school is canceled because of the weather, religious education classes are also canceled for that day.