Religious Education (Kindergarten-8th)

An encounter with Christ changes everything, awakening your faith, sparking a desire to know Him, and leading you to share His love to the people you encounter everyday. Ultimately, leading to a life of true happiness. God desires happinness for you and your children.  

 

Advent Celebration this Sunday, December 8th from 10:45 am to 12:00 pm @St. Joseph School gym. 

The Advent season can get very hectic and we can easily lose sense of what the season is really about. Religious Education is hosting an Advent Celebration for families on Sunday, December 8th from 10:45 am to 12:00 pm in the St. Joseph School gym.   Whether you have a child enrolled in the catholic school, religious education or home schooled, we hope you and your family will join us for this special celebration. It will be an enjoyable time of fellowship while leaning about a special saint who courageously and confidently lived his life as a powerful witness for Christ. The event will include games, crafts, food, decorating cookies and much more. 

Kindergarten Religious Education sessions will be offered this year

We are excited to add Kindergarten sessions to our 1st - 8th Religious Education program beginning Sunday, November 3rd.   It will follow the same schedule and time as grades 1st-8th.  To enroll your child, simply fill out the online or printable form below.  

Kindergarten Online Registration

Kindergarten Printable Registration & Letter
 

Dear Parents:
We are pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Diocese of Lansing, we are adopting a new program for the safety of our children. The kNOw Program is designed to equip children, parents and guardians, schools and parishes with the tools to “kNOw” how to identify, counter, and report harmful behavior.
This programs relies on the fundamental truth that each child is created and loved by God Himself and deserves to be safe and cared for. This is a life skill for our children.
The kNOw Program has FOUR goals:
·  To help children and their parents kNOw how to identify and talk about safe, respectful behaviors and situations.
·  To help children kNOw how to identify and talk about behaviors and situations that are not safe.
·  To help adults appropriately respond to children’s concerns about being unsafe and/or disrespected.
·  To inspire Christian communities to greater integrity and authenticity in creating unfailingly safe environments for children.
 
One important key ingredient of The kNOw Program that sets us apart from all the other programs is the adult participation; the key adults in children’s lives. To keep our children safe and deter predators, we want to educate adults in how to identify and respond to signs of abuse and reports of harm. Because of this, children and their parents and guardians participate together in The kNOw Program. 
The program will be offered at St. Paul in the Fr. Kolenski Hall for grades Kindergarten – 5th on the following date and time. 
Thursday, November 13, 2019 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
There will be two session groups based on grade levels: Kindergarten-2^nd & 3^rd-5^th. 
 
REGISTER OR OPT-OUT 
The diocese requires us to record those who attend and opt-out.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION and OPT-OUT FORM  HERE If you have any questions please contact Laura Heatwole at 989-725-7766 or Aaron Epkey at 989-725-7766
 

For more information, please contact Aaron Epkey, our Director of Religious Education, at 989-723-4765 or email religioused@stpaulowosso.org