Parents are the primary faith teachers for their children.
The Catholic faith simply cannot be taught in a weekly one-hour
class, and that is not the task of the parish religious
education program. As a faith community, the parish is there
to support and expand that primary teaching that takes place
in the home.
St. Jude hosts two parent meetings for each Year of Confirmation,
one in September and one in January. Parents will receive
a Confirmation Folder containing pertinent forms and information
pertaining to your student's level of preparation at the
September meeting.
Parent Pages
In addition to the parent meetings, Parent Pages (condensed
versions of the weekly lesson plans) will be available to
parents. An e-mail reminder of when each week's Parent Pages
are available will be sent to those parents listed in our
e-mail distribution (see "Get Connected"). Parents
can download these Parent Pages each week and stay up-to-date
with what their students are learning. This allows parents
to be "in-the-know" and ask specific questions
of your student and what they are learning. We believe that
helping the parents to be involved in the religious education
of their student is an important aspect of our program.
Regular Mass Attendance
As the first precept of the Church, regular Mass attendance
is a requirement for all, especially those preparing for
Confirmation. Parents, as the primary teachers of the faith
for their children, set the tone and example of how to live
out our Catholic faith.
"Holy Communion augments our union
with Christ." (Catechism of the Catholic Church,
1391)
"The more we share the life of Christ
and progress in his friendship, the more difficult it is
to break away from him by mortal sin." (CCC,
1395)
"Those who receive the Eucharist
are united more closely to Christ." (CCC, 1396)
"This is my body, which will be
given for you; do this in memory of me." (Luke
22:19)
Attending Mass is the most important aspect of being Catholic,
and especially so for those preparing for the Sacrament
of Confirmation.
GET CONNECTED!
Weekly PARENT UPDATES are sent via e-mail by the
Youth Director. This is your avenue to up-to-date information
about Confirmation, and all youth activities in the parish.
To sign up for these weekly updates, please send an e-mail
to Brenda
Farmer. Please be sure to include the parent name, student's
name AND student's grade in the e-mail.
