Announcements & Upcoming Events
Deadline for RE registration: Aug.15, 2011
Registration for Religious Education is currently underway for the 2011-12 school year. Please bring in your registration form and payment to the school office or church rectory. Office hours are Mon-Thurs 9-4pm, Fri 9-11:30am.
You need to come in-person so you can get the new calendar and revised handbook for the school year and then sign the required paperwork. If you are unable to swing by during our office hours, email Mr. Hoyt at dre.stmarynativity@yahoo.com.
All registrations taken after Aug.15 are assessed a $40 late fee.
Religious Education Home
Our Religious Education program here at St. Mary Nativity is a place where children come together to pray, to learn about the faith they profess and to experience Christian values in a caring environment. All families who belong to St. Mary Nativity Parish or to another Catholic parish in the Joliet Area and who wish their children to learn about the Bible, the beliefs, and the traditions of the Catholic religion, are welcome to attend.
The main reason for these classes is our faith in Jesus Christ and all that his life and works teach us. As believers we learn to respect ourselves and others as God's creation. Our response is to pray to God and serve God in one another and to pass these beliefs to our children. In order to ensure a safe, orderly and respectful environment, families are asked to cooperate and support these policies and procedures.
Program: The textbooks used in our program are:
K-6: "Blest Are We", published by RCL Benziger. 7th grade: Call to Faith, a thematic series focusing on Jesus Christ, Morality and the Sacraments by Harcourt/Our Sunday Visitor. 8th grade: Visions, by Pflaum, covers the teachings of the Church by focusing on the Sunday Scripture readings.
RE Office: This office is also the school office, which is located along the south wall of the rectory, next to the playground. It is staffed by a full-time director and two school secretaries. Regular office hours are 9am to 4pm during the school year. Visitors are encouraged to call before stopping in (815-726-4073) to set up an appointment.
