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Important Update
The start date of In-Person K-8 Religious Education classes has been moved from this Sunday to next Sunday, September 27 from 10:45 am to 11:45 am at St. Paul School (formerly St. Joseph School). Religious Education families are invited to come to the school this Sunday, September 20) from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm to enjoy an ice cream treat, locate & see your child’s classroom and enroll your child in Religious Education if you have not already done so. Aaron Epkey, our Director of Religious Education, will be available during this time to answer any questions
Parents choosing on-line instruction for their child will receive access information to the Spirit of Truth Digital Platform the week of September 13. If you don't receive access information by Saturday, September 19, please contact the Religious Education office at 989-723-4765 or email religioused@stpaulowosso.org.
Click: NEW: K-8th Religious Education Website
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. More details are outlined in the parent letter. We are here to help, so please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns at 989-723-4765 or religioused@stpaulowosso.org.Both in-person and on-line classes are expected to begin Sunday, September 20th. In-Person Religious Education will take place from 10:45 am to 11:45 am at St. Paul School (fomerly St. Joseph School on Oliver Street).
Enrolling your Children
Parent Letter
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 when in the classrooms, unless face coverings cannot be medically tolerated.
- All students in grades kindergarten through 5th grade are required to have face coverings until in their designated spots where they will be able to take them off with proper social distancing.
- All students in grades 6-8 will wear facial coverings, unless face coverings cannot be medically tolerated as indicated by the parent/guardian.
- 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