Religious Education
Our Religious Education program is designed to assist and supplement you, parents and guardians, in your special role of forming and strengthening the foundation of your children’s Catholic identity, morality, and spirituality. This ministry provides faith formation and instruction as well as sacramental preparation for all children enrolled.
The reception of a sacrament is a vital part of the process of Christian initiation, which begins at Baptism. A sacrament is a physical way of meeting Christ and receiving God’s grace. Careful and proper formation and study are important to fully understand each sacrament and how they enable us to receive God’s love and grace. We thank all of you for making your child’s faith formation a priority!
CCD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Registrations will stay open from August 1- 24
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Space is limited. Children will be registered on a first come-first serve basis.
Registrations submitted after August 31, 2022, will be considered late registrations, and a $10 late registration fee will apply.
Registrations will not be accepted September 7 thru September 21.
Classes will be in-person and will begin on September 12, 2022.
Once classes have begun and classes are filled, registration will not be accepted.
Returning Students
Returning students must re-register every year.
New Registrations
Requirements:
Please consider how you might answer the call to be a disciple of Jesus by sharing your faith with our parish children.
All volunteers must take part in the safe environment requirements.
Click here for these requirements and volunteer form.
For more information or to serve in this ministry, please call the Religious Education Office at 305-661-1648 or email education@saintaugustinechurch.org.
WHAT DOES BEING A CATECHIST OR ASSISTANT INVOLVE?
Do you have a deep love of Christ, the Church and your faith? Consider being a catechist!
You don’t need to know every detail of your faith — part of being a catechist involves openness to learning as you teach.
As a catechist, you make a weekly commitment to guide a class from mid‐September through mid‐April. Catechists volunteer to teach 1st through 12th grade.
Classes are on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.
As a catechist, you will receive a schedule for the year, which will help you plan when to teach which lesson.
You will also receive the catechist’s version of the text book, which suggests activities and gives tips on how to plan your lesson.
Catechists are responsible for planning and presenting weekly lessons.
When you make the commitment to guide a class through the year, we make the commitment to support you in your ministry.
The role of a catechist assistant is to offer classroom management support to the catechist.
The assistant will often help work with a child who needs extra assistance or help the catechist in a classroom activity.
The assistant typically does not help prepare lessons unless the catechists and the assistant make some prior arrangement for him/her to do so.