General Statement:
Because the SJN Parish Staff fully recognizes and respects parents as the primary and principal educators of their children, we welcome and embrace their role in the faith formation process. In this respect, the Religious Formation Staff and parents work together as a team to bring the children of Saint John Neumann Parish toward a greater experience, appreciation, and understanding of the following:
Additionally, the Religious Formation Program operates in a climate of mutual understanding with parents regarding the moral obligation to demonstrate the Christian Moral Life with personal authenticity to the children of Saint John Neumann through thoughtful attention to the quality and care of staff, catechists’, and parents’ own faith lives.
Religious Formation Class and Events 2020-2021 Schedule
Letter to All Parents 2020-2021 - en Espanol
2020-2021 Year of Classes begin October 6th and 7th
Section A - Tuesdays 6PM - 7 PM
Section B - Wednesdays 6PM - 7PM
Tuition
Tuition Rates are listed on the Registration Form. Call Office of Religious Formation for information on Tuition Assistance and Need-Based Scholarships. Cost should not be a deterrent to the Religious Education of our children.
Program Description
The Grades 1 through 8 Program: This Program provides catechesis structured around the following Key Elements:
Catechetical content is rooted in and supported by Scripture and Church Tradition and is conducted in classroom settings with trained catechists. Age specific instruction, which incorporates the Key Elements, is provided each year in a spiral curriculum that will facilitate an appropriately well rounded understanding and appreciation of the fullness of the Catholic Faith. Additionally, special instruction on the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist is provided in Grade 2 (For more detail, see “First Communion”). The Grade 8 curriculum also provides catechetical instruction on the Sacrament of Confirmation (For more detail, see “Confirmation”).
SJN Religious Formation Calendar
SJN Religious Formation Policies and Procedures - To Come
FAMILY RELIGIOUS FORMATION REGISTRATION 2020-2021, CLICK HERE
Religious Formation Schedule of Classes and Events