High School Religious Education
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During this time of pandemic we need to think outside the box on how best to minister to the youth of the parish in our religious education and Confirmation preparation program. In addition we know that the parents and sponsors are the first teachers of the faith to the family and need to be included in the process. For those reasons we decided that our high school program will be online this year.
To provide the best experience to accomplish this teaching we are dividing our program into the following areas:1) Online classes using Zoom
2) Movies from FORMED.org
3) Monthly audio talks from FORMED.org
4) Online retreats for candidates and their sponsor
5) Discussion worksheets for candidates, parents, and sponsorsAll this information will be here on this page for you to follow along with the requirements, forms and service projects to walk you through the process.
We hope and pray that this year that is full of challenges and uncertinity will also be filled with love, hope and a better understanding of our wonderful Catholic faith. So, sit back and welcome to the 2020-2021 St. Paul High School / Confirmation Religious Education Program.
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december CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS
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Online Class
Below are the links to the online classes this month. Once you are registered in the program you can take the classes. You will need to sign up each week for the class. Once you sign up you will receive a link to the class. This is a personal link for you, do not share it with others. The complete class calendar is below.
Classes are from 7-8pm.
Next Classes:12/2/20 Class
12/9/20 Class
12/16/20 Class
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FORMED - sign up
To participate in the extra activities for this class you will need a FORMED account. This is a free service to you. Once you register you will have access to the movies and audio talks used in this class. Here is how to register:
- Visit: FORMED.ORG
- Click Sign Up Select "I Belong to a Parish or Organization"
- Find St. Paul by entering the zip code: 78748
- Enter your email - and you're in!
- No more passwords!
DECEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
Once you are signed up for FORMED, click on the link below to go to the assignment.Assignments are due by the end of the month.
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ASSIGNMENT ARCHIVE
SEPTEMBER:
Talk: Paul Kim
OCTOBER:
Movie: Paul
Talk: Jason Evert
NOVEMBER:
Movie: Padre Pio - Miracle Man
Talk: Jesus is ... Fr. Mike Schmitz
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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CLASS CALENDAR - UPDATED 10/25/20
In the effort to help you with your personal schedules the following class schedule for the year is below. As a reminder you will need to sign in for each class.
October: 28
November: 4, 11
December 2, 9, 16
January: 6, 13, 20
February: 10, 17, 24
March: 24, 31
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PARENT INFORMATION
Parents, we believe that you are the first and primary teacher of your children. We that in mind we are working to provide you with information and resources to help you share our rich Catholic faith with your children. In this section we will be providing weekly parent letters and resources to start the onversartions.
In addition we are working on a parent group to help parents with the wonderful "teenage years" and how that effects their personal faith. We will post that information here once it is ready to start.Weekly Parent Letter:
September 23, 2020
September 30, 2020
October 7, 2020
October 28, 2020
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SPONSORS
Thank you in advance for saying "yes" to be a sponsor for Confirmation. Your role is to spiritually walk with the candidate during the preparation for the sacrament. You will be assisting the young person in being a true witness and disciple of Jesus, and representing the community when you present your candidate to the bishop.
During this preparation process we ask that you spend time sharing our beautiful Catholic faith with your candidate through talks, answering questions and working together through the assignments that will be listed here soon.
UPDATE: The first set of discussion questions will be posted here soon.
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Confirmation Requirements
The number one question we get every year is; "What are the requirements for youth Confirmation?" Listed below are the minimum requirements.
- High school student
- Two years religious education prior to preparation for Confirmation
- Monthly participation at Sunday 5pm Mass (attendance will be taken)
- Participation in Religious Education nights, {students with less than 80% participation will be asked to wait another year.}
- Participation in 2 retreats in the 2-year process. {one must be the Confirmation Retreat}
- Complete and log 40 hours of community service
- Complete and turn in all assigned assignments
- Read, understand and follow the "Confirmation Liturgy Dress Guidelines for Candidates and Sponsors"
- Know and understand the "Study Guide for Confirmation"
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confirmation documentation
In this section we will be adding the documentation that you will need for Confirmation, study guides, reflection materials and much more. Stop by often to seee what has been added.
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Weekly Youth Group
In addition to religious education we offer our weekly youth group. This is a time where we get together and build community, share our faith, build on what is discussed in class, and have a lot of laughs. All high school youth are invited to attend if they are in class or not, so invite your friends.
We meet in Grace Hall from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Come to 5 pm Mass and stay for Youth group! -
Join youth group
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