WELCOME TO ST. MARY OF THE SNOW & ST. JOSEPH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Grades 1-6 meet once a week from September to May. Classes are offered on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. We will start with REMOTE LEARNING this year.
Parents of students entering 1st grade or who are new to the parish must register at the Parish Office with the child’s Baptismal Certificate.
CURRICULUM:
GRADE ONE -- “God is our Father who loves us. Jesus is the Son of God who saves us. The Holy 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.
GRADE TWO -- “Jesus nourishes us and strengthens God’s life and grace within us.”
Objective:
To present Jesus as the model for Christian living, and to introduce the sacraments of Baptism, Penance and Eucharist.
GRADE THREE -- “Jesus continues his life and work through the Church.”
Objective:
To deepen the child’s understanding of the Church and to help the child experience the church as a Christian community.
GRADE FOUR -- “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 Testament.
GRADE FIVE -- “Through the sacraments, the Church celebrates Christ’s savings actions 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.
GRADE SIX -- “God’s savings actions are found throughout history. The Holy Bible, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, records God’s plan of salvation.”
Objective:
To understand the Old Testament as the revelation of God in history of a people, a revelation fulfilled in the New Testament.