(formerly Religious Education)

2008-2009 Registration for Faith Formation (Religious Education)

Registration materials were mailed to all current families in May.  Please get your registration forms turned in ASAP.

For new families:  registration forms can be picked up from the revolving display in the church vestibule, the Rectory office, printed from our website, or call the RE office at 847-244-9510 and forms can be mailed to your home.

Class session choices:

Sunday Family Faith Formation (meets twice per month) 10:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday Youth Faith Formation (meets weekly) K-4^th 4:30-6:00pm/5^th – 8^th 6:30-8:00pm

2008-2009 Tuition & Fees:

            1 Child ~ $90/year            2 Children ~ $120/year            3 or more Children ~ $150/year

            $20 Book & Supply fee per child paid at the time of registration

            $100 Out of Parish Fee – applied to those families not registered at St. Dismas

            Sacrament Fees - $35 First Eucharist               $40 Confirmation

Classes begin the fourth week of September.  All students/families must be registered prior to attending class. 

Faith Formation Student Enrollment Form

Family Enrollment Form

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Faith Formation programs of St. Dismas Parish is to invite participants of all ages to embrace the Gospel message, to better understand a sacramental and incarnation view of the world, to experience a faith community and to live a faith in response to the needs of others.

PROGRAM SCHEDULES

Adult Education Events are scheduled on Tuesday and Sunday
(Details are published in the weekly bulletin.)

Youth Education Events are scheduled on Tuesday and Sunday
(Registration for these programs are required.  Call Dismas North at 847-244-9510 for more information.  See detailed Calendars below.)

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

COMMISSION MINUTES

Catholic Education Commission - Meeting Notes

Some changes coming this year in the Faith Formation program were communicated to PPC.  We continue to expand the integration of Harcourt teaching materials into our St. Dismas programs.  This year we will utilize the books and teaching strategies in the RCIA program, in the Sunday Children's Liturgy, as well as in the Sunday Family Faith Formation sessions and the Tuesday Faith Formation classes.  Another change for this year is the introduction of Family nights on Tuesdays.  We are dedicating five Tuesday nights to include the parents as well as the students in a total family experience similar to the Sunday Family Faith Formation sessions.

CATECHESIS

Our parish response to the mission statement is experienced through Catechesis.  The process supports  the parish mission statement by emphasizing the personal and community faith life within parish ministry and personal experiences.  Catechesis is the process of sharing the Gospel, as the Christian community has received it, understands it, celebrates it, lives it and communicates it in many ways.  The whole parish is invited to make disciples, to help people to believe that Jesus is the Son of God...and to educate and instruct in this life and build up the Body of Christ.  See Catechesis Formation Process.

St. Dismas catechesis is relational.  We influence each other...formative, community centered, developmental, culturally diverse, evangelical, prayer centered, with mentor relationships.

PURPOSE

Catechesis is a process to guide our parishioners to a deeper knowledge and love of Christ and the Church and to a firm commitment to follow Jesus.  The process offers experiences to...

 See Catechesis Formation Process.