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Our next in-person K-8th Religious Education classes will be held this Sunday, January 17th from 10:45 am to 11:45 am at St. Paul School.
Welcome to the Community of St. Paul & St. Joseph Religious Education. Our goal is to assist parents in preparing their children for lifelong discipleship and with the Holy Spirit, equipping them for mission for which God has called them. We look forward to this coming year and are grateful for the opportunity to partner with you in Faith. Below are three options to enroll your children in this year's Religious Education. This year we are offering two options for parents in resuming their child's formation.: In-Person and On-line. Please call (989 -723-4765) or email: (religioused@stpaulowosso.org), for more information. . We are here to help, so please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns.Enrolling your Children
Option 1: 2020-21 Online Registration:Option 2: 2020-21 Printable Registration Form & Medical Form
Printable forms may be dropped off at either St. Paul or St. Joseph church office. You may also place them in the collection basket in an envelope marked “Religious Education” or mail them.
Option 3: Online Registration & payment option is now available through "My Own Church". To set- up a "My Own Church" page click on the New Member User Registration link. It is as easy as 1,2,3.. Once registered, users are able to enroll their children in K-8 Religious Education classes, make payment, update family records, and view giving history.. See help videos: Directions to New User Registration & Submitting Online Registration.Click: In Person: 2020-21 Religious Education Calendar (Special Events to be Announced)
Covid 19: Protocols for small classes, small groups, social distancing and meeting area sanitation will be in place.- All catechists will wear facial coverings
- All students in grades kindergarten through 8th grade are expected to wear facial coverings while in the school/classrooms
- Hand Sanitizer will be available for use prior to entering the classrooms. We expect that you will keep your child at home if they are ill.
Religious Education is intended to assist parents with the goal of forming their children to be Fully Alive in Christ and to help them truly understand that: God is with them, God has a plan for them, and they are part of a bigger story.Our goal is to help every child to have a Real Encounter: with the Living Christ: The purpose of catechesis is not simply about learning doctrines, but to cultivate an encounter with the Living God. It is one thing to know the Faith, It is a whole other thing to Live It.Beautiful quotes from our popes-
"On the lips of the catechist, the first proclamation must ring out over and over. '"Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to enlighten you, strengthen, and free you" (Pope Benedict XVI).
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Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction" ( John Paul II).
For more information, please contact Aaron Epkey, our Director of Religious Education, at 989-723-4765 or email religioused@stpaulowosso.org