St Elizabeth Ann Seton Religious Education
 2019-20 Program Options

Registration for our 2019-2020 Religious Education programs is now closed.  If you need to enroll your child in Religious Education or have questions about our programs, please contact our Coordinator of Religious Education, Angie Bulman at 393-3778.

Wednesday Evening Religious Education
A school year program offered for students Kindergarten through High School.

For the 2019-20 school year there will be one session offered on
Wednesdays for each grade K-12.  

6:00-7:00pm - Elementary & Middle School - Grades K to 8
6:30-7:30 High School - Grades 9-12

Classes  will run September 25, 2019 through April 1, 2020


Sunday High School Religious Education
One High School Course will be offered on Sunday Mornings
for students Grades 9-12.

September 15, 2019 - November 24, 2019, 9:30- 10:45am
 

Summer RE is held for one week during the summer.  Two different sessions are offered for grades 1 - 8 and one session is offered for high school grades 9-12.  Note that the middle school classes offered during the second week of summer RE will be in the afternoon this year.  Registration for the 2020 Summer Program will begin April 2020.

Due to the condesed version of the program, we ask that family's interested in our summer program sign up only if they are available to attend all five days of the session. 
 

                        Week #1     July 13-17, 2020,  8am -12:30pm          Grades 1-8

                        Week #2    July 20-24, 2020, 8am -12:30 pm          Grades 1-5 
                                             July 20-24, 2020,  1pm - 5:00pm          Grades 6-12 

As is our practice, in addition to time in class, we ask that all families participating in our RE program commit to four additional activities throughout the year to help foster faith within their family.  More details on those expecations can be found below.

Additional Formation Expectations:

In addition to religious education classes, we ask that our families participate in additional activities to help grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.  This year we are focusing on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus through the four characteristics of discipleship;
Pray, Learn, Share & Witness.

2019-20 RE Expectations Sheet  

See the information below for more details on each of the characteristics

PRAY

Growing disciples have a daily commitment to prayer and “in the Liturgy, all Christian prayer finds its source and goal.” (CCC, no. 1073) Sunday Liturgy is the cornerstone of our faith and we want to encourage you to dive deeper into the Mass by reflecting on the Gospel and homily during one of our three message series.  These will take place in the fall, as well as during Advent and Lent.  After your family attends Mass, you should take some time to discuss what you heard and experienced and then share your thoughts on our Mass Reflection form on the parish website.  

LEARN

Growing disciples are continuous learners. Our faith is rich with information and tradition that spans centuries, there is always something new to learn about our faith and about ourselves.  We provide opportunities for you to do this learning as a family in hopes of enriching what your child learns in the classroom.  We offer a number of options for you to attend and ask that you plan ahead and make it a priority.  This year our Super Family Sundays are geared more to families with younger students, and our Sing Worship and Pray (SWP) are geared towards families with older students.

SHARE

Growing disciples are generous with their time.  As our newly canonized Saint Teresa of Calcutta said “faith in action is love and love in action is service”.  We are encouraging you to take these words to heart.  As a family we would like you to find a way to put your time and talents to use in our parish and local community.  Once you have done so, you will reflect on the experience together and share with us by filling out our Service Reflection form on the website.
 

 WITNESS

Growing disciples invite others to grow spiritually through example.  You are an example of discipleship to your family and are the primary teachers of the faith; but you cannot share what you do not have. We encourage you to take time in your life to nurture your faith and in so doing be a witness to your family. We have a number of ways in which you can do that, and if you are already doing something to nurture your faith, let us know what it is.

Possible Adult Formation Opportunities- Parents should attend one:

Possible Family Formation Opportunities- Families should attend one:

• Super Family Sunday Events - November 2019 
• Parish Renewal - April 5, 2020

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Religious Education program is always looking for catechists, assistant catechists and substitutes who are interested in sharing their love of God and learning more about their faith with our students.  We offer a variety of opportunities both during the school year (Wednesday evening and Sunday morning) and in the summer.  If you are interested in learning more please contact Angie Bulman at abulman@seasp.org or 393-3778.