Youth Religious Education

2024-2025 Religious Education Program at St. Mary Catholic Church



Available classes:

For grades 2 through 8: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) based program on Sundays from 1:00 to 3:30 pm

There will be two mandatory parent meetings before classes for the children begin. They will be held on:

• Sunday, September 15, English: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. This is a basic orientation to the program that I require all parents to attend each year.
• Sunday, September 22, English: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This is the safe environment training required by the Archdiocese of Denver for all the employees and volunteers who work with children. You are required to take this class once every five years, so it’s mostly applicable to the parents of first year students. Since I require parents to volunteer some time in the classroom throughout the year, all

parents need be current with this training.

• To register for this training, you must create a profile on the VIRTUS website. Please visit the link above and download the document titled How to create a profile on VIRTUS and follow the detailed instructions.

Classes for the children begin on Sunday, September 29. The complete schedule of classes is below.

Walk in registration dates: You may walk in to register your children for RE classes on Tuesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 PM beginning July 9 all the way to August 27 with this caveat: since Cheri sometimes goes on vacation, it is advisable to call her ahead of time at 970.834.1609 to check if she will be there on the Tuesday that you wish to come in.

Please call on a Tuesday from 1 to 3 so that she is there to answer the phone. If those times do not work for you and you’re unable to register online, please email RE@stmarysault.com or text 719.394.7770 to make an appointment.

If this is your child’s first year with us, please come prepared with certificates for all initiation sacraments your child has previously received. The baptism certificate is the most important. Everyone, please also come prepared to pay the registration fee when you come in to register.

Registration fee:

• $75 per student if registered before August 31st
• $100 per student if registered after August 31st

Schedule:

September 29

October 6, 13, 20, 27

November 3, 10, 17, 24

December 8, 15

January 19, 26

February 2, 9, 16, 23

March 2, 16, 23, 30

April 6, 13, 27

May 4

Please note these days on your calendar once you register your child. I send text messages out if anything changes (such as cancellations due to inclement weather) but I do not send out reminders of what is on the schedule.