SJN's Children's Liturgy & Children's resources

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

***   Protecting God's Children for Adults (training & information) ***

 SJN Youth Group Page....(Registration form)

3yr-old co-op Registration form       4yr-old co-op Registration form

Religious Education News

SJN's Youth Group meets weekly on Sunday nights at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall.  All rising 9th to 12th-graders are invited to attend.  Come on — we need you to make this our best year ever!  Click here for a Youth Group Registration form...

SJN WELCOMES ALL OF GOD’S CHILDREN into our programs. Sue Rebich, a Special Needs professional and catechist, works with parents and children to incorporate persons with disabilities into Faith Formation programs best-suited to individual needs. Please call Sue, at (704) 545-0242, or the Religious Ed office, (704) 535-4197, to inquire about how to register your child.

     NOTE: The Diocese of Charlotte and SJN require that sacramental students must attend religious education in a recognized Catholic institution (parish or Catholic school) for two years prior to the year of celebration of the Sacrament. This applies to the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. This means a student must attend Kindergarten and first grade before entering the SJN Second Grade, and a student must attend grades 6 and 7 before entering into the SJN Confirmation year. All SJN students (including Catholic school students) must attend ALL classes and related activities for both Eucharist (grade 2) and Confirmation (grade 8 and older).

     Religious Education : 3 & 4-Year-Old Co-Op Program Details
Volunteer coordinators are in place for the 3-Year-Old Co- Op and 4-Year-Old Co-Op, for the upcoming school year. The classes are held during the 10 a.m. Mass, and parents take turns teaching the group. To register, complete a registration form, include a $30 check (payable to St. John Neumann Church, to help with the cost of classroom materials), and return both to the Religious Education Office. Forms are available in the Gathering Area and at the Religious Education Office.
 If you have questions, call the Religious Education Office, at (704) 535-4197 or for questions about the
 4-year-old program, call Ann Henderson, (704) 573- 4767. And if you have questions about the 3-year-old program, call Mary Chickoree, (704) 821-3684. Please note that the registration for for the Co-Op program is different from the primary Religious Education form.
** Registration forms also can be downloaded here >>  3-yr-olds    4-yr-olds
 NOTE: Registration for 3– and 4-year-olds is separate from the registration for other Religious Education classes.

HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS are needed to help serve as hosts of the monthly SJN Junior Youth Social.   If you can come one Saturday night a month and hang out with our 6th-8th graders, please call Irene Kilzer, (704) 545-4590. Parents also can help out.

  SJN Youth Group Registration
We have one of the most active Youth Groups in the diocese for students in grades 9-12, so don’t miss the opportunity to make a difference in your life and the life of your church. There is a separate registration form for Youth Group which is not part of the primary Religious Education program available in the Gathering Area, in the Religious Education office, or by clicking here....
The fee is $25 per teen. Call (704) 535-4197 for details.

“Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks your for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and reverence … “ (1 Pet 3:15-16)

Here are two important policies regarding the St. John Neumann Religious Education program:

Attendance at Classes
    To assure quality faith formation, the Diocese of Charlotte and St. John Neumann Church require that students enrolled in non-sacramental years attend at least 80 percent of the total number of classes offered. That means students in SJN Grades K, 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 may have no more than four excused absences.
     The requirement for sacramental years (Grades 2, 7 and 8, and CIC) is 100 percent attendance, unless a student is excused for illness, family emergency or unusual circumstances.   Excessive absences in sacramental years will necessitate the student having to wait until the following religious education year to re-enter the process. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Drop-Off, Pick-Up
     For students from Preschool-Grade 6 (and RCIC and Special Needs): A parent (not a sibling) must bring his/her child to the classroom and sign the student in. A parent must come to the classroom to sign the student out. If a parent needs a sibling or another parent for drop-off or pick-up, the parent must submit in writing a request to do so — and that person must sign the student in and out. The teacher keeps the written request.   No child can be dropped off or picked up without a signature.
     For Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation:
    Pick-up is “carpool” style, at the front doors of the Church.  Teachers will escort classes to the front doors. Students may NOT walk to a parked car. Parents may come inside the building to get the child. To release students to anyone other than a parent (in carpools), the name(s) must be submitted by the parent in writing to the teacher.

   "Protecting God’s Children"
The Diocese of Charlotte requires all volunteers 18 years and older who work with children, teens and/or the elderly to attend “Protecting God’s Children,” a workshop on prevention of sexual abuse. This includes all Vacation Bible School volunteers, coaches, scout leaders who meet in a church setting, catechists (teachers), assistant catechists, and office volunteers, nursery wo0rkers, Co-Op parents, and those who visit the hospital.

For more information, please contact the Human Resources Office of the Diocese of Charlotte, (704) 370-3338. Due to the sensitivity of the subject, children should NOT attend, and there is NO child care provided.  If you have not attended a workshop, please do so, as soon as possible. The workshop is excellent for anyone who works with children and teens, or is a parent. Advance registration is required.

You can register in any of three ways:
  >> Contact the host parish.
  >> Register online at  www.virtus.org and click “Registration”.
  >> Contact the Diocese of Charlotte’s Human Resource Dept at (704) 370-3338, or visit the diocesan Website www.charlottediocese.org.

>>  For follow-up informational 'training' bulletins on relevant topics of abuse and discrimination,  instructions can be found in this attached document after Diocesan approval.  Prior seminar participants can sign-up at www.virtusonline.org.
 

IMPORTANT SAFETY REGULATIONS NOTE FOR PARENTS Safety is a major concern for everyone, including the St. John Neumann community.   The SJN Religious Education department has the following policy outlined for child safety:      *Parents will need to sign their children in and out of class.      *A teacher can NOT accept or release a student without a parent’s (or designated person’s) signature.        *The sign-in sheet will be on a clipboard in your child’s room.      *The parent is to indicate on the sheet if a person other than the parent will be picking up the child. A driver’s license will be requested to match the designated person, if other than the parent.       *The parent should enter the classroom to sign the sheet, to avoid congestion in the hallway.

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