PreK-8th Grade

Classes will resume Sunday October 6, 2019.

To register, click HERE

Questions? Contact Laura Scheibert at 687-5657 ext. 2 or laura.scheibert@ourladyofgracemi.org

Volunteers are needed in the classrooms. If you feel God is calling you to this ministry, please contact Laura

For Sacrament Preparation information, click HERE.

2019/2020 class meeting dates:

October 6, 13, 20

November 3,10,17

December 8, 15

January 12,19

February 9, 16

March 1, 8, 15

PARENTS YOU MATTER

Parents …you are the single greatest influence on the spiritual and religious life of your children. Nothing else even comes close. If you live the faith inside and outside of your home, your children have the greatest opportunity to do the same. In the spiritual and Religious development of children, parents are more important than anything else, including peers and media. We are committed to supporting parents and families in living their faith inside and outside of their homes.

Grade Level Information

From Kindergarten through 8th grade we encourage all children to know and understand the following for their grade level as well as the previous grades' material.

Classes meet between masses on Sundays from about 9:30am to 10:45am

PreK & Kindergarden is using the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program

Catechist: Laura Finley

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori approach to the religious formation of our children in younger grades. The program is rooted in Sacred Scripture, Liturgy, and respect for the child’s rich relationship with God.

Central to the catechesis is the Atrium, a room containing beautiful materials that focus the child's attention on key scripture passages or liturgical moments.After an introduction by the catechist, the children are invited to work with material on their own to continue their meditation.

You may be wondering how these materials help the religious life of children: if an adult hears a beautiful passage from the Bible, the adult might take a Bible, find the passage, and read it slowly again and again. He or she may think deeply about the words and perhaps speak to God in a thankful or hopeful prayer. But a little child, too young to read, needs another way. CGS provides that alternative.

Prayers to learn:

  • Sign of the Cross
  • Lord's Prayer
  • Hail Mary
  • Glory Be to the Father

1st Grade

Catechist: Katy Becker

Prayers to learn:

  • Grace before Meals
  • Act of Contrition
  • Rite of Penance
  • Order of the Mass
  • The Seven Sacraments
  • The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

2nd Grade

Catechist: James Winkler

Prayers to learn:

  • Grace before Meals
  • Act of Contrition
  • Rite of Penance
  • Order of the Mass
  • The Seven Sacraments
  • The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Sacrament Prep Information

Grade 3

Catechist: Dawn Mayer

  • Apostles Creed
  • Hail, Holy Queen
  • How to Pray the Rosary
  • Confiteor

Grades 4 & 5

Room 7

Catechist: Kelly Warner

  • Precepts of the Church
  • Joyful Mysteries
  • Memorare

Grades 6, 7 & 8

Rectory Basement

Catechists: Britt & Jamie Vanchura

  • Prayer of St. Francis
  • Luminous Mysteries
  • Nicene Creed
  • Sorrowful Mysteries
  • Corporal Works of Mercy
  • Spiritual Works of Mercy
  • Psalm 23
  • Holy Days of Obligation
  • Glorious Mysteries
  • Cardinal Virtues
  • Capital Sins