IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2019-2020
Welcome to 2019-2020 Faith Formation for the youth of the parish.

All families with children grade pre-K to 8th grade belonging to St. Paul Church or Christ the King University Parish are requested to complete the registration process for Religious Education/Confirmation Preparation. You can register online here.

If you prefer to fill out a hard copy, paper forms are available at the doors of the churches. Please return them to the parish office: 75 Stewart Street, Athens, OH 45701. Registration packets are not being sent to your home address this year.
 
Note: Tuition is due for the classroom-based/Sacrament Preparation program options ONLY. Checks made payable to St. Paul & CTK Religious Ed can be mailed to the parish office, turned in the first day of class, or turned in as scheduled on the tuition contact. We are also accepting payments via Venmo this year: Search for CTK St. Paul RE (username is @CTK-StPaulRE). If assistance is needed in paying tuition, please contact Nancy Denhart.

Notes about classroom options:

• 11:00 Program: Grades 1-8 meet on Sunday from 11:00 to 12:30 at Christ the King in the Holy Family Center and Church buildings located at 75 Stewart Street, Athens, OH. ALL students in 11:00 1st-8^th program/Confirmation gather in Christ the King Church immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Classes end at 12:30.
  • The first day for the 11:00 classroom program/Confirmation prep is Sunday, September 8 – look for information about the Kick-off Potluck Picnic on the website and email.
• 10:00 Program: Pre-K & K classes meet in classrooms located off the Gathering Space in Christ the King Church during 10:00 Mass. Drop off and pick up is in the classroom.
  • The first day for the 10:00 program is Sunday, September 8 

A parent meeting for all parents of children in the 11:00 program/Confirmation is Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 11:15 in the church at Christ the King.

First Sacraments
First Reconciliation and First Communion preparations occur during the regular weekly, Sunday 11:00 a.m. scheduled Religious Education Program.  Children typically receive these Sacraments during their second grade year. To schedule First Sacrament preparations for children older than third grade, contact the Director of Religious Education. 

Confirmation
Bishop Monforton has decreed that Confirmation be conferred in the fifth grade in the Diocese of Steubenville.  Grade five prepares candidates for reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation as part of the regular weekly, Sunday 11:00 a.m. Religious Education Classes. The fifth-grade curriculum focus is the Seven Sacraments with emphasis placed on the Sacrament of Confirmation. Reception of the Sacrament is TBA and dependent on Bishop Monforton’s schedule. To schedule Confirmation preparation for students who are sixth grade and up, contact the Director of Religious Education. 


Notes about the Home-Based and Home School Option

• Students are expected to complete Sacrament Preparations through classroom option per Father Mark Moore, pastor.
• Home-Based and Home School Option parents are asked to attend a meeting at the Holy Family Center on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.regarding new materials and guidelines

High School Youth Group
We are working to grow our youth group program for the teens of the parishes. Check back for more information in the coming months.
 
For more Information contact:
Nancy Denhart, Director of Religious Education
ndenhart@athenscatholic.org
740-592-2711 # 23 or 740-590-3302
 
To register your family for Religious Education, click here.