Religious Education

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.
To do so you may stop by or call the Religious Education Office on or after June 20, 2022.

New Registrations
Requirements:

• Completed Registration Form
  • To be signed and completed during your meeting with the Director of Religious Education
• Copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate, if your child has not been baptized, Birth Certificate (copy)
  • Even if you child was baptized at St. Augustine, we will need you to submit a copy of the Baptismal Certificate
  • If your child was baptized at St. Augustine Church and you do not have the baptismal certificate, you will have to request a copy at the Parish Office by calling 305-661-1648
• Current passport size photo of student
• If your child completed their previous year of Sacramental Preparation at any other Catholic parish, you would need to bring a letter from that parish stating that your child completed the first year of preparation.

• 1^st year sacramental preparation and continuation              $175
• 2^nd year sacramental preparation                                          $225
• Late registration fee (after August 31, 2022)                         $10/child

• If you feel the Lord has blessed you with an ability to communicate His truths to young people….We need you!!!
• If you are a teacher by profession and would like to share your faith with our young people…..We need you!!
• If you are not a teacher by profession and would like to share your faith with our young people…we will give you the formation and tools needed because….We need you!!
• If you can listen to a child’s prayers during class….We need you!!
• If you are a person of prayer……We need you!!
• If you are a person in touch with the God who directs our ministry……We need you!!
   

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.