WELCOME TO FIRST GRADE!
This year we will be learning many basics of the Catholic Church, including how to make the sign of the cross, memorizing prayers (including the Our Father, Hail Mary and the Glory Be), the church calendar, what the sacraments are and who the Holy Trinity is.

PARENT OVERVIEW OF SAFE ENVIRONMENT LESSON PLAN

THEME: God is our Father who loves us. Jesus is the son of God who tells us about our Father. The Hoy Spirit helps us to be holy.

OBJECTIVE: To develop an awareness of God the Creator, who gives us life and grace and promises us eternal life through Jesus.

​WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE!
This year we will be preparing for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and The Eucharist, as well as learning about angels, our Blessed Mother, the rosary, saints, Advent, Christmas, and memorizing new prayers.

THEME: Jesus nourishes us, and strengthens God’s life, grace, within us.

OBJECTIVE: To present Jesus as the model for Christian living, and to introduce the sacraments of Baptism, Penance, and Eucharist.

WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE!
This year we will prepare the children to deepen their understanding of the Church and experience the Church as a Christian community.

THEME: Jesus continues His life and work through His Church.

OBJECTIVE: To deepen the child’s understanding of the Church and to help the child experience the Church as a Christian community.

WELCOME TO FOURTH GRADE!
In fourth grade we will be learning about the the basis of Christian Morality through the Beatitudes, more about what sin is,
what it means to have free will, and we will spend a large part of the year going through each of the Ten Commandments.

THEME: As God’s people, we are called to live as Jesus did, choosing a life of love, characterized by obedience to God and service to others.

OBJECTIVE: To help the children form their consciences according to the teachings of the Catholic Church, and to learn the basis of Christian morality as taught in the Old and New Testaments.

WELCOME TO FIFTH GRADE!
This year we will prepare the children to understand the rites of the sacraments and to become more conscious and an active participant in the sacramental life.

THEME: Through the sacraments the Church celebrates Christ’s saving action in our lives.

OBJECTIVE: To help the child experience and understand the rites of the sacraments, and so become a more conscious and active participant in the Church’s sacramental life.

WELCOME TO SIXTH GRADE!
THEME: God’s saving actions are found throughout history. The Bible, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, record’s God’s plan of salvation.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the Old Testament as the revelation of God in the history of a people, a revelation fulfilled in the New Testament.

WELCOME TO SEVENTH GRADE!

JESUS AND THE GOSPEL MESSAGE: Journeying as a Disciple of Jesus
THEME: The gospels reveal Jesus as the Savior and Risen Lord who calls us to advance the Kingdom of God through discipleship.

OBJECTIVE: To broaden the young adolescents understanding of the gospels through a study of their formation, themes, message, and literary aspects. To help the young adolescent grow in a personal relationship with Jesus by encountering him in the gospels and learning to live his message.

SACRAMENTS: Nourishment for The Journey
THEME: The mystery of Christ continues in the Church through the sacraments which are visible signs of the love and saving action of Jesus.

OBJECTIVES: To help the young adolescent understand, appreciate, and celebrate the continuing presence and saving action of Jesus in the Church. To lead the young adolescent to a full and active participation in the sacramental life of the Church.

PERSONAL GROWTH, PART 1: The Human Person, Journeying toward Maturity
THEME: The growth and change experienced during adolescence are part of the unfolding of God’s plan for our development as fully Christian persons.

OBJECTIVES: to develop in the young adolescent a sense of self-worth and self-respect nurtured and strengthened by a knowledge of God’s love. To acquaint the young adolescent with an understanding of the virtues necessary for a life of goodness and faith.

HUMAN SEXUALITY: The Journey toward Wholeness
THEME: Sexuality is a gift from God. It embraces psychological, spiritual and physical characteristics of men and women. We human beings need to integrate our sexuality into our total personality in order to develop into the persons God has called us to be.

OBJECTIVES: To help the young adolescent appreciate the gift of sexuality. To assist the young adolescent in developing correct and positive attitudes concerning sexuality. To clarify for the young adolescent how the gift of sexuality can be misused.

WELCOME TO EIGHTH GRADE!

CHURCH HISTORY: The Journey of the Catholic Church.
THEME: Jesus’ life and mission continue through the Church, the community of believers called by God and empowered by the Spirit to be the sign of the Kingdom of God.

OBJECTIVES: To deepen the young adolescent’s knowledge of the history of the Church. To lead the young adolescent to a fuller participation in the life and mission of the Church.

MORALITY: The Journey in Christian Living.
THEME: Through our relationship with Jesus, we grow in an ever-deepening awareness of who God is, who we are, and how God calls us to live. Catholic Christian morality gives direction to our response to God’s call.

OBJECTIVES: To help the young adolescent grow in an understanding of the moral responsibilities arising from one’s relationship with Jesus. To help the young adolescent understand what conscience is and how to form his or her conscience according to the Catholic faith. To help the young adolescent learn basic concepts of morality and develop skills for moral decision-making. To enable the young adolescent to recognize the role of the Spirit and the witness and guidance of the Catholic Christian community in moral living.

PERSONAL GROWTH, PART 2: The Human Community
THEME: Developing relationships with others and God is essential to becoming our true selves.

OBJECTIVES: To help the young adolescent understand the elements which are essential to developing positive relationships. To help the young adolescent understand that true community is built on honest, loving and respectful relationship.

PRAYER: The Journey in Friendship with God
THEME: Prayer is an expression of our awareness of and response to God’s presence, love, goodness, and saving power.

OBJECTIVES: To assist the young adolescent to grow in a desire for and appreciation of prayer as essential to the Christian life. To help the young adolescent, through the presentation and experience of a variety of prayer forms, to develop the ability to pray.

2026 – 2027

+ To be eligible for the Confirmation Program, a student must have completed 7th & 8th grade at the parish.

+ All candidates must be registered in the Confirmation Program. Registration is
complete after the $125 fee is paid.

+ In order to be Confirmed, each candidate must attend all required classes and meetings.

CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE

DAY DATES MEETINGS TIMES
Sunday 4/17/27 Confirmation Retreat 10:00am – 3:00pm 1
Tuesday 4/20/27 Confirmation Rehearsal 5:00pm Church 2
Wednesday 4/21/27 Confirmation 6:00pm Church 2

1 Parish Center Meeting Room
2 Church- Location TBD