RESOURCES - Use the links below for information on:

"How do Catholics Elect the Pope?"    Regulations for Fast and Abstinence    "Giving Something Up for Lent"       
JESUS prayer for Lent
Holy Days of Obligation    
The Liturgical Year       
Advent - Wreath and Colors     
The Meaning of the Candy Cane
Thanksgiving - "I am thankful for"       
Thanksgiving Prayer 1        
Thanksgiving Prayer 2
Halloween Info Resource     
Halloween: Witches, Ghosts & Magic  Halloween: All Saints & All Souls
Example of a "Textbook Scavenger Hunt" for the first day of class.

Confronting a Culture of Violence  (from the USCCB website)
Helping Children Cope with Terrorism - Tips for Families and Educators 
(from the NASP website)
Promoting Compassion and Acceptance in Crisis  (from the NASP website)

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS ON BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT :
Dr. Joseph White leads a presentation and discussion on behavior and the preschool child. Dr. White's ministry both as a Catholic child psychologist and author of Our Sunday Visitor's new early childhood program, Allelu!

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"We want a laity…who know their religion, who enter into it, who know just where they stand, who know what they hold and what they do not, who know their creed so well that they can give an account of it, who know so much history that they can defend it."                            - John Henry Cardinal Newman
 

Per the Diocese of Richmond, all volunteers who work with youth under the age of 18 must complete Safe Environment requirements. The VIRTUS training session is "Protecting God's Children", which is a child sexual abuse awareness training.     

• Diocesan Requirements
• Register for a VIRTUS training session - Register yourself online.
• Contact Kathy Boyer with questions.

Register for Pathways HERE.       
 
Check out the Diocesan "Pathways" page for more information on obtaining your Pathways Catechist certification.  It also has great information on exactly what Pathways is, who it is for, and how it can help you in your catechetical ministry.
 

"10 Tips for Maintaining Discipline" 

Click here to read Pope Francis' Address to Catechists

2019-20 Christian Formation Calendar
 

 Catechists: 
 
Please use the following links to access the Parent Pages and grade level curriculum from the Diocese of Richmond.  Scroll down each page to see the "Background for Catechists" including faith, physical, social/emotional, and cognitive development.

• Kindergarten   
• 1st Grade   
• 2nd Grade   
• 3rd Grade   
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade   
• 6th Grade   
• 7th Grade   
• 8th Grade   
• Prayers & Concepts

 
CLICK for the Grade level prayers to be used as part of your Christian Formation class.

NEW! A list of all DVD and VHS recordings in our Christian Formation VIDEO LIBRARY  for use in your classes.

2018-19 Dates to look forward to:

September 16 - Catechetical Sunday - Commissioning of catechists at the 9:00 Mass
September 16 - Catechist Workshop 5:00-7:30PM in Social Hall
September 23 - FIRST DAY OF CLASS
November 25 - No classes - Thanksgiving break
December 23 & 30 - No Classes - Christmas Break
January 6 - Classes resume
February 2 - PATHWAYS Catechist training at St. Andrew      
April 14 - Palm Sunday - an abbreviated class session follows the 9:00 Mass
April 21 & 28 - No classes - Easter break
May 12 - No classes - First Communion weekend
May 19 - Closing sessions for Christian Formation
May 29 - Catechist Appreciation Dinner; Mamma Maria's Restaurant in Salem; 6:30 pm
June 2 - CF Committee Meeting / Catechist closing session