PSR Re-Opening Guidelines

Attached are the Re-Opening Guidelines for our Parish School of Religion. We are offering weekly in-class, monthly Family Catechesis and an Online option with zoom classes. We will begin our school year for our Family Catechesis at 10:45am in the cafeteria and for our Monday evening classes on Sunday, August 23 with a Family Prayer Service, parent meeting and chance to meet the teachers at 1:30pm and 3pm. Families will be able to sign up for the time of choice. Parents of online students will be notified if a day and time to pick up their books and materials. Please contact me at wieschhausr@stsja.org or 636 926-0021 if you have children who attend public school and haven't registered or would like more information about religious education. Financial aid is always available for any family in need.2019-2020 

Parish School of Religion - Families have the option of our Traditional weekly PSR classes or our Family Catechesis program once a month on Sunday mornings from 10:45-12pm.   

Weekly Classroom Setting Mondays 6:15-7:30pm
Our PSR classroom setting is offered for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  Children attend weekly sessions from 6:15-7:30pm from mid-August until May.  Students will participate in weekly prayer, Scripture reading and stories, skits, crafts, games, small group discussion and hands on activities.  Parents are invited to grade level Parent Child Activity Nights as well as Prayer Services throughout the year.

Family Catechesis Program -Once a Month Sundays 10:45am
12pm for Grades 1-7
Our Family Catechesis program helps parents grow in their own faith while they guide their children in core faith formation.  This program nurtures faith and helps build community, combining parish-based group meetings and grade-specific instruction by trained catechists with at-home sessions guided by parents.  Families gather together for an opening prayer.  Parents then stay with the presenter for catechetical preparation while the children go with the catechists to the classrooms for one lesson.  Parents are given materials to use at home in completing the three remaining lessons of each unit.  Children complete the online chapter reveiws and return each month for another group meeting.   The children are tested over what they have learned.  It will be expected that any missed session will be made up at a later time with the Director.  
 

Online Option with zoom meetings- Parents recieve books and resources for at home learning.  Students will connect with teachers 2-4 times a month and parents will connect once a month with other parents and the Director