"Religious education of young children should focus on helping the child to enjoy the relationship with God with deep awareness and great wonder."

The Good Shepherd and the Child: A Joyful Journey

Students in elementary and middle school are invited to join us for religious education classes on Sunday mornings throughout the school year, September thru May. All classes meet in the Nativity School classrooms from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

Students baptized and unbaptized are welcome to join us as we explore the beliefs, teachings and celebrations of the Catholic Church. Our catechists will guide our students each week in prayer and interactive learning through a variety of resources. Parents are welcome to volunteer throughout the year, with the completion of Safe & Sacred training.

Click here for religious education schedule 

We also offer a home-based catechesis model for our families who have trouble making it to the parish every Sunday morning or for families with joint custody. In the event that we enter another quarantine in the winter of 2020 all students will switch over to home-based catechesis. With our home-based model, families are given the same materials as the students in the classroom, but parents are also directed to an additional online resource that will help them teach a particular lesson in the home.

Visit https://aliveinchrist.osv.com/family  to access e-books and lessons! 

Passwords for student e-books
Grade 1: !!aicstu!!21107
Grade 2: !!aicstu!!21207
Grade 3: !!aicstu!!21307
Grade 4: !!aicstu!!21407
Grade 5: !!aicstu!!21507
Grade 6: !!aicstu!!21607

More information about home-based catechesis can be found here.

Registration for the 2020-2021 year is open! Click here

Sacramental Prep for First Reconciliation and First Communion are separate from the Religious Education program. Sacramental prep happens for Nativity students during the school week and non-nativity/religious ed students are taught at home by their parents using the parent guide and student book. Religious Education on Sundays seeks to help the students learn about various aspects of the faith during the course of the year whereas sacramental prep seeks to prepare a student's heart and mind to receive only first reconciliation and first communion. 

All parents of students grades 2-8 in the fall of 2020 who have yet to receive these sacraments should visit our Reconciliation & Holy Communion page.