Parish School of Religion

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.

PSR Classes began on August 31, 2020.

Please contact Rose Wieschhaus 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.  This year, parents are not entering the building.  Kindergarten and First grade will end at 7:15pm so that teachers can bring them to the cafeteria for parent pick up.

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.  

Sunday evening 8th grade Confirmation Class - Twice a month - 7-9pm.  This class is offered for students who are not able to attend on Monday evenings.

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 

Home Schooling - Parents receive the books and materials to teach the lessons at home and the students do online weekly sessions and email the Director.  Parents of home schooled children need to meet with the Director at the beginning and end of the school year.