Our Family Catechesis program is for children in pre K through 7th grade. Pre K through 1st grade are part of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). Family sessions meet on the 2nd Sunday of the month between the 9:00 and 11:30 masses. While children go to their separate classes, parents and other adults of the parish meet in the multi use room for teaching, discussion and prayer. These sessions are required to attend if your child is going to receive sacramental prep and religious education at St. Mary.
We will have additional sessions one Thursday a month at 6:30. These classes are for children only and are designed to help them grow in their relationship with God and live as disciples of Christ in the world. The dates for those classes are: 9/24, 10/22, 11/19, 12/17, 1/28, 2/25, 3/18, 4/22, 5/20
As part of Family Catechesis we will also have “Family Life Days” that meet 4 times a year and help us enter into the Liturgical Year. The first will be on Saturday, October 3rd, from 2:30-4:30pm. Families that register for catechesis are expected to attend these days.
There will be a mandatory Parent Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 6:30.
To help cover the costs of our expanding programs this year, there will be a faith formation tuition of $50 per child or $100 per family for the year. We have financial assistance for those families that request it, as we do not want this to be a hindrance to your child’s education in the Faith. For payment please go to our website: https://giving.parishsoft.com/app/giving/stmarypinckney and choose “one time” and “faith formation fund.” You can also drop off a check at the parish office.