Religious Education Registration - 2010-2011
Preschool through Grade 8; Confirmation &
RCIA for Children Programs

Bette Scaringe, Director of Religious Education
E-mail: scaringeb@gs.ptdiocese.org
Phone: 850-893-1837

Who Should Register?

• Preschool - 3 & 4 year old & kindergarten (5 year old) programs.  [Sept. 1 is the cut-off date for determining preschool-age and kindergarten classes.]
  
  
• Grades 1-8 - for students not attending a Catholic school for religious education classes. Grades should correspond to those in school.[Copy of baptismal certificate required for Grades 1 & 2 even if baptized at Good Shepherd]
  
  
• First Reconciliation & First Communion
  • Children under age 7 (grade 1 or under) - contact the Parish Office at 893-1837
  • Grade 2 RE students will prepare for First Reconciliation and First Communion (completion of Grade 1 RE/Catholic School required).
  • Grade 2 Trinity students will receive a letter in late summer about registering for First Reconciliation/First Communion; copy of baptismal certificate required.
  • RCIA programs available for older children and youth who have not celebrated sacraments.
    
    
• Confirmation - Classes for Religious Education (RE) and Trinity Catholic School students who are in Grade 8 & above.  NOTE:  Two years of middle school religious education required prior to Confirmation classes.  While the Confirmation Program is distinct from the RE classes, these classes are held after the Grade 8 classes end in February at the same day and time as the RE classes they wree attending. Trinity students begin classes in February, 2011.
  • High School Confirmation classes are also available (beginning February, 2011)
  • Confirmation will be sometime around February, 2012 for all candidates who begin in February, 2011

Notes: 
    * Confirmation students need only register once for the        Confirmation Program; Confirmation will be sometime        around February, 2011 for all candates who begin in        February, 2010.

Religious Education Registration for 2010-11 (PDF-full handout)

Click here for REGISTRATION DATES and TIMES

Click here for CLASSES BY DAYS and TIMES

Click here for CLASSES BY GRADES

Additional Information

• Copies of baptismal certificates are required (even if baptized at Good Shepherd) for Grades 1, 2 and Confirmation and RCIA for Children programs.
• Class levels should correspond to the student’s grade in his/her regular school.
• Students registering for Confirmation must be in Grade 8 or above in 2010-2011 in public/private school.
• Visit the Parents' Corner web page for the 2010-2011 Religious Education Handbook (General Policies & Information) as well as additional resources.

Fees

Payment is requested, BUT NOT REQUIRED, at time of registration and can be waived in cases of need.  Fees are:

• $40 per student - Preschool through Grade 7
• $45 Confirmation
• $75 Grade 8 & Confirmation combined
• Family maximum of $150

Catechists Needed

Catechist Registration Form 2010-2011

Classes are taught by teams of two catechists (teachers); training and support are provided.  A catechist is an ordinary person who is extraordinary because he or she has made a commitment to learning, teaching, and sharing the Gospel and its power to transform lives.

Requirements:  All who can make a commitment, like children/youth, and would like to help in their religious education/faith formation (this will help YOU learn also). 

• Catechists, substitutes, and other volunteers with children, youth, and the elderly must complete the Diocesan fingerprint and sexual abuse workshop requirements prior to beginning teaching.

Visit the Catechist Corner web page for information about becoming a catechist as well as additional catechetical resources.

Contact Bette Scaringe, DRE, at the Parish (893-1837) or e-mail at: scaringeb@gs.ptdiocese.org.