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To help our children to know, to love, and to serve God, which is to say, to enter into a personal communion with the Most Holy Trinity. Thirty-five parishioners, of all ages, volunteer their time and talents to help parents – in their role as primary educators of their children – by providing a systematic and structured weekly religious education program using the Faith & Life series.
The Religious Education classes meet as follows:
Monday Evening, 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
RCIA - Adult Formation Classes
Meet in Hannan Hall
Teach by the parish priests
Tuesday Evening, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Kindergarten – 8th Grade Classes
Including Sacramental Preparation Class
Meet in Queen of
Saturday Afternoon, 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. + 7:00 p.m. Mass
Classes are bilingual – English and Spanish
1st Grade – High School Classes
Including Sacramental Preparation Classes
Meet in Queen of
Our program Kindergarten – 8th grade program consist of 32 classes at 1 hour and 15 minutes each, which means we will have 40 hours of religious education instruction. This surpasses the diocesan requirement of 30 hours.
Religious Education Registration
Registration will be accepted for the 2010-2011 school year by filling in a registration form for each student and submitting it to the rectory or by mailing it by May 2010.
To print a copy of the registration form, click here.
Registration Requirements
1. - Parish Registration
2. - A copy of the baptismal certificate for all students who will be new to the program or begin preparation for the sacraments of First Holy Communion or Confirmation
3. - payment Fee
4. - Fill our the CCD Registration Form
All the registration documents have to be together when you summit them to the Religious Education Office
Tuition
$65 for the first child, $95 for two children, and $125 for three or more children
To view the printable form of
this
year’s calendar,
click
here.
First and Second Grade: First Holy Communion
First Penance and First Holy Communion are received in second grade but we require first grade in addition to second grade to prepare the children adequately for this most holy sacrament. If your child is already enrolled in second grade and you would like to know important upcoming dates, please check our calendar or click here for a hard copy.
Seventh and Eighth Grades: Confirmation
Both seventh and eighth grade attendance are required in order to receive the holy sacrament of Confirmation in eighth grade. If your child is already enrolled in eighth grade and you would like to know important upcoming dates, visit our calendar or if you need any of the necessary forms please click here.
Sacramental Preparation for
Any Missing Sacraments
If your child is
past second grade age (past 8 years old) and is missing any or all of the initiation
sacraments (baptism, first holy communion, and confirmation) or has not made
their first confession, please contact the
Religious Education Office at your earliest convenience.
We have a special program so that your child may “catch up.”
Religious Education for Adults (RCIA)
This program is for baptized and non-baptized persons 18 years
or older who would like to enter the Catholic Church. Classes are also
open to those who would like to refresh their knowledge of the Faith.
We offer two RCIA programs:
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One begins in September and ends at Easter
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The second begins in March and ends in August
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For more information, contact the Religious Education
Office
Continuing Religious Education for Adults
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Various Guest Speakers
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Bible Study
The Diocesan Child Protection Policy
has a few simple requirements:
Background
Check Paperwork
All new catechists and assistants will need to complete the
following forms:
The Questionnaire,
the Code of Conduct signature page, and the Acknowledgment of Receipt form.
(The background check paperwork will need a notary).
Please return all the forms to the Religious Education Office.
Virtus Seminar
The Arlington Diocese requires all employees and volunteers to
attend a Virtus seminar on child protection.
Go online to
www.virtusonline.org
,
create an account and register to a session.
Thank you for your love and service to the Church and Her
children.
Director of Religious Education – English & Spanish
Miss Marielisa Puigbó
Telephone: 703.354.8711
ext 22
Email:
m.puigbo@queenofapostles.org
Fax: 703.354.0766
Address:
