Religious Education for ages 6 - 114                                                                                             (updated August 2009)

Religious Education for ages 6 - 114

RCIA  (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

If you want to deepen your catholic faith or interested in seeing what is involved in joining the Catholic Church, RCIA classes will be 7-9pm September-April.  Contact Fr. Robert for more information.

    Scripture Study  

Adults are invited to explore one book of the Bible on Wednesday morning from 9-10am in the parish office.  This scripture group is a personal journeys to deepen the meaning of your faith.  Previous experience or a Master in Theology is not required. 

Teens meet in small groups at our church. Preparation for this Sacrament is a seventeen-month program beginning in the middle of their freshman year and teens will be confirmed in the spring of their sophomore year.  Registration will be held in November. 

Middle School students will use the "THE EDGE" by Life Teen, Bible, Talk Sheets and other books to become involved and excited about discussing important issues so they may grow in their faith. Some of the topics discussed are:  Why Go Mass, Friendship, Overcoming Peer Pressure, Family Matters, and Parents Are People too. They will meet on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from noon-1:30pm.

Grade School

Children in grades 1-6 meet weekly on either Tuesdays (6-7:15pm) or Wednesday (5-6:15).  Grades 1-5 will use the Faith First - Legacy Edition.  The children are taught about Scripture and their Catholic Faith.  At the end of each chapter are questions asking the children: ‘What does this (what I learned) have to do with the Catholic Church?  and ‘What does this (what I learned) have to do with me?’ The last page of each chapter is a lesson to do with their family.  Faith First has an interactive website for students and excellent information for adults www.faithfirst.com. Sixth grade students engage in a beginner Bible Study focusing on the Old Testament using the Break Through Bible and workbook.

The program at St. Margaret of Scotland is viewed as a balance to and not a substitute for the Christian formation of children by parents in the home.  Parents agreed to this duty at their child’s baptism.

For grades 1-8 the fees for Religious Education for the 2009-2010 school year is:  one child - $45.;   two children - $90.;  family (three or more) - $110.    Registration weekend is August 22 and 23 following all Masses.  Registrations after August 30 are subject to a $20 late fee. No child will be denied religious education because of family financial difficulties.

RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation of Children) 

Some children over the age of 7 have not been baptized.  These children and their families take part in a special formation process which prepare them for the celebration of the Sacrament of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, and in some cases Confirmation).