Religious Education

Religious Education (Grades 1-10) is available to all children and teens of the parish. Grades 1-6 meet on Saturdays at St. Bernard School or on Sunday mornings at St. Bernard Church beginning in September through April. Children are prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion in the second grade. Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is offered to teenagers in Grade 9, every other Sunday evening starting in October at St. Bernard Church and receiving the sacrament in Fall of Grade 10.  Sacramental preparation for Confirmation takes place through the Religious Education program and may include retreats, service and group activities. Catechists need to commit to teaching weekly classes September through April and participate in occasional training/meetings. For more information please contact Mrs. Pat Keck, Coordinator of Religious Education K-10.
 

We are asking to partner with you, the parents/guardians of our parish children, to come together and teach the children in a team effort.  We promise to be there every step of the way and journey with you through our Catholic faith which is rich in Christian teaching, scripture, history, and tradition.

• Grade K-8 will be homeschooled using the Loyola Press textbook, with catechist involvement and parish support.     

• Monthly Parent Meetings will be required for only a half-hour on Thursday evenings to pick up materials and lesson plans for the coming four weeks of lessons.

• Grade 2 will only meet at St. Bernard Church the first Saturday of each month for sacramental preparation with their classroom teacher, as well as continued homeschool lessons with parents.

• Please remember to cancel the Thursday, August 27, 2020 Parent Meeting Date that was originally scheduled.

Important Dates and Policy:

**If you choose not to homeschool your student this current academic year, it will affect your student’s grade placement in their next upcoming year in the Religious Education Program.

• Required Parent Meeting: Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Holy Family Church.  This meeting will be for textbook/syllabus pick-up and a brief overview of how the program will work this year. For Social Distancing, we will meet at the below times: 

  • Grade K-2 9:00 a.m.

  • Grade 3-4 10:00 a.m.

  • Grade 5-6 11:00 a.m.

  • Grade 7-8 12:00 Noon

• Grade 9 will be meeting in person at St. Bernard Church on Sunday evenings starting in October 2020.  A parent meeting will be Tuesday, October 6th at 7 pm at St. Bernard Church.
• Grade 10 will follow the schedule that was mailed home to the incoming Confirmation Class of 2020.  The Sacrament of Confirmation is Saturday, October 17th.

Please call the Religious Education Office with any questions you might have:
860-973-1717 ext. 118

Sincerely,
Mrs. Pat Keck, Coordinator of Religious Education
860-973-1717 x 117

Thank you, Parents of our Religious Education Program
Grades K-8, for attending the First Thursday of the Month Parent Meetings.  We have had an excellent attendance and look forward to continuing our homeschooling program with catechist
involvement and parish support.  Our next first Thursday of
the Month Meeting is February 4th in Fr. Kerwan Hall at Holy Family Church.

IMPORTANT DATES
¨ Our 9th Grade Confirmation program continues to be on Microsoft Teams.  Our next class is Sunday, January 31st.
¨ First Reconciliation Practice/Church Tour is Tuesday,
February 2nd at 6:30 pm at Holy Family Church in
Fr. Kerwan Hall.
¨ The Sacrament of Reconciliation for St. Bernard School will be at 11 am on Saturday, February 6th at Holy Family Church.
¨ The Sacrament of Reconciliation for the students in the
Religious Education program at St. Jeanne Jugan Parish will be at 1 pm on Saturday, February 6th at Holy Family Church.
Please call the Religious Education office with any questions at 860-973-1717. 
Ext. 117 for Mrs. Pat Keck, Coordinator of Religious Education K-10.
Ext. 118 for Mrs. Nancy Marco, Religious Education Office Assistant.
Ext. 119 for Mrs. Karen Zeni, Confirmation Assistant.

Mrs. Pat Keck
Coordinator of Religious Education