Religious Education (Grades 1-6)

FREP Kickoff is September 15th!

Grades 1-6

Graded class groups (1st-6th grades) gather Sunday mornings following the 10 am Mass and meet from 11:15 am – 12:15 pm with all major holidays and school breaks observed. Adult volunteers teach and assist using Pflaum’s Gospel Weeklies curriculum. Snack is provided by families on a rotating basis. Parents are encouraged to volunteer as teachers of the faith. Consistent attendance is important for a fulfilling classroom experience.

FREP Calendar for 2024-2025

Date	Day	Class/Event	Notes
September TEACHER ORIENTATION	Saturday	Teachers meet @ 10:30 am	3^rd Floor Seminar Room
September 15 YLM (Youth Liturgical Ministry Mass)	Sunday	FREP Kick-off Liturgy 10 am Mass Community Coffee in Auditorium	*Confirm. Team Building off-site and then at PC.
September 22	Sunday	1^st FREP Class: All Classes – 11:15 am – 12:15 pm Confirmation Class*** (Intro & Fr. Rick)	Parent Orientation with Teachers in 6th-floor classrooms. Children in Auditorium.
September 29	Sunday	FREP Classes 1^st Reconciliation Gathering (Parents)	1st Week of Religious Education Classes
October 6	Sunday	All Classes Service Project (HELP HANDS) Confirmation Class***
October 13	Sunday	OFF – HOLIDAY	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
October 20 YLM	Sunday	Intergenerational Class – Auditorium Confirmation Class***	Immigration Advocacy Group (IAG)
October 27	Sunday	FREP Classes	1st Reconciliation Workshop @ 12:30 pm (Parents & Kids)
November 3 YLM	Sunday	Intergenerational Class – Auditorium	Norm-Liturgical Ministry Roles
November 10	Sunday	OFF – HOLIDAY	VETERAN’S DAY
November 17	Sunday	FREP Classes Confirmation Class***
November 17	Sunday	12:30 PM – Sacrament of 1^st Reconciliation	Chapel
November 24	Sunday	FREP Classes Confirmation Class***
December 1	Sunday	OFF – HOLIDAY	THANKSGIVING
December 8 YLM	Sunday	Advent Family Social Confirmation Class***	Auditorium
December 15	Sunday	FREP Class	Christmas Concert
December 22	Sunday	OFF – HOLIDAY	CHRISTMAS BREAK
December 29	Sunday	OFF – HOLIDAY	CHRISTMAS BREAK
January 5	Sunday	FREP Class Confirmation Class***
January 12 YLM	Sunday	Intergenerational Class-Auditorium	Racial Justice Advocacy Group (RJAG)
January 19	Sunday	OFF-HOLIDAY	MLK, JR. DAY
January 26	Sunday	Class Confirmation Class***	1^st Communion Mtg (Fr. Rick @ 11: 30 am)
February 2 *YLM	Sunday	Class	Rite of Enrollment 1^st Communion
February 9	Sunday	All Classes Service Project Confirmation Class***
February 16 & 23	Sundays	OFF-SCHOOL VACATION	WINTER BREAK
March 2	Sunday	Class Confirmation Class***	1^st Communion Mtg
March 9 YLM	Sunday	Lenten Family Social	Auditorium
March 16	Sunday	Class Confirmation Class***	Parent Listening Session Grades 1-6
March 23	Sunday	Class	SAFETY SUNDAY (Empowering God’s Children)
March 30	Sunday	Class Confirmation Class ***
April 6 YLM	Sunday	Intergenerational Class-Auditorium	Creation Care Ministry
April 13	Sunday	Class Confirmation Class***	1^st Communion Seder
April 20	Sunday	OFF – HOLIDAY	EASTER
April 27	Sunday	Class Confirmation Class***
May 3	Saturday	FREP Kids Volunteer	Annual Auction Fundraiser
May 4	Sunday	Walk for Hunger	End of Year FREP Party – Auditorium
May 11	Sunday	FREP CLASSES OVER	Mother’s Day (Back up date for 1^st Communion. Date confirmed in Jan.)
May 18	Sunday	Sacrament of 1^st Communion Last Confirmation Class***	1^st Communion Reception
June 1	Sunday	Confirmation Rehearsal – Chapel	11:30 am -12:30 pm
June 7 – DATE TENTATIVE! TBA	Saturday 5 pm Mass	Sacrament of Confirmation	*Waiting on date & time confirmation from Bishop Reed

*Some dates are potentially subject to change as the year progresses.

** No formal Sr. High Youth Group due to Teen Confirmation Class .

***Teen Confirmation Class only meets on these designated dates.

Key: No FREP Programming

FREP Classes

Alternate programming, i.e. Intergenerational FREP Sessions, Socials, Sacraments

Let the children come to me