Saint Frances Cabrini Parish

Religious Education

Contact Information
Megan Chips, CRE
Lynn Simmeth, Secretary
724-774-4888

Catechesis imparts the doctrine of the faith in a systematic way with the view of making disciples of all people. Parents, catechists and the whole church community are responsible for this task.

Religious Education/CCD is important for children to learn about our Catholic faith and gain knowledge about what we believe. St. Frances Cabrini Parish offers Religious Education/CCD classes for children, kindergarden through eighth grade. Religious Education/ CCD Classes meet during the school year, beginning in September and ending in May.
Volunteers are needed as catechists, team-teachers, aides, substitutes, office volunteers and special topic teachers (that rotate from classroom to classroom to teach Liturgy, Vocations, Catholic Vision of Love or Opening Doors Curriculum). Other Programs include:

Good Friday for Children is held during Holy Week. This program is focused on the life, death and resurrection of Christ in language easy for children to understand.

Vacation Bible School is held for two weeks during the summer (one week for ages 3 to 5 and another week for grades K-5).

Liturgy of the Word with children is a worship experience. It is not a new or different type of religious education. This liturgy is intended to inform children in ways that are understandable to them. Liturgy of the Word is held during the Sunday, Noon Mass, beginning in October and ending in May.

Religious Education/CCD news is publishes a bi-monthly newsletter and also publishes special events in the bulletin. The parish bulletin is available online.

MEGAN CHIPS
COORDINATOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
LYNN SIMMETH
CCD AND PRESCHOOL SECRETARY
Sessions & Times:
Session A: Sunday 8:30-9:45AM
Session B: Sunday 10:30-11:45AM
Session C: Monday 6:00-7:15PM
Religious Education Facts and Figures

There are approximately 450 CCD students who attend classes regularly. We have 15 students enrolled in the local Catholic Schools, 2 who attend private School and 8 homeschool students.

St. Frances Cabrini has 6 permanent CCD classrooms and 2 classrooms that are shared with the Preschool.

Each classroom can hold 20 students comfortably.

St. Frances Cabrini has catechists with varied levels of experience.

Our grades 1-6 use the We Believe Series and the 7th & 8th grades use the Faith and Witness Series, both published by Sadlier. We encourage parents to reference the family pages available on their website http://www.webelieveweb.com/family.cfm

Do you know what CCD stands for?
Confraternity (society devoted to a religious cause)
of Christian Doctrine (church teachings in its many forms)

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