Religious Education Program 1st through 12th Grade . . .

 . . . is a process that was designed for children who have not yet received their First Reconciliation or First Holy Communion.  The parent’s Adult Education requirement is 40 hours (20 per year). The 40 hours must be completed before the child can begin their final year of preparation.

Domestic Church Catechesis . .  .

 . . . is a process that enables the parents to be the primary educators of their children as they prepare for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion.  This is a two-year process. A student must be at least in 3rd grade to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion.  The parents are required to complete 40 hours (20 per year) of Adult Religious Education. The 40 hours must be completed before the child can begin their final year of preparation.

Confirmation...

 . . . is a two year process that was designed for children, in 6th grade or higher, who have not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation.  During this process, the students are required to complete Community Service Hours.

Children's Catechumen Process . . .

 . . . is designed for children who are not Baptized and are entering 4th grade or above.  This is at least a two (2) year process.  This time frame is determined by the child's  readiness, to receive all three (3) Sacraments of Initiation; Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation. The parent’s have an Adult Education requirement of 40 hours (20 per year).

For Further information please contact the Parish Office (All St. Bernard emails are found @st-bernards.org. In an effort to slow the pace of virus e-mails that find addresses on websites, we've broken the addresses up in this way):

 

Director of Religious Education	Mary Reardon	835-4560 Ext. 128 maryreardon
Religious Ed.  and Domestic Church Catechesis Coordinator English/Spanish	Elvira Orozco	835-4560 Ext. 189 eorozco
Religious Ed. and Confirmation Coordinator, English/Spanish	Henry Correa	835-4560 Ext. 121 hcorrea