Registration is now closed for the 2024-25 Religious Education Year. 

Registration for 2025-26 Religious Education Year will begin in early June and end on July 31, 2025. Classes will begin in late August. Students will attend classes on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:15pm or on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:15pm.

All students must re-register each year, including those who have completed the first year of sacramental preparation classes. We offer catechetical instruction and sacramental preparation for all students from kindergarten through high school.

Special note for Fall 2025 Confirmation students: Students who are on track for Fall  2025 Confirmation MUST register and pay tuition for the 2025-26 school year-- your tuition fee pays for the classroom materials for the classes until Confirmation, the retreat fee, and the Confirmation Robe. Fall 2025 Confirmation is Saturday, October 25, 2025.

 

Why should we register if it's not a sacramental year?  Receiving the sacraments is a very important part of your child's religious journey, but the years in between First Communion and Confirmation are just as important. Just as children would struggle with math if they completed second-grade math and did not take another math class until sixth grade, the middle years of religious education give the children a stronger knowledge of the practices and reasons for the faith. Help them strengthen their faith throughout childhood by registering them every year!

 

*Special class placements:

• Family Faith Formation: Students in grades K-5 may choose the Family Faith Formation Option with one class monthly with a catechist and three home lessons per month led by the parent.
• SPRED: Students with special learning needs that cannot be met in a typical religious education classroom may choose the Special Religious Development (SPRED) Option, which meets two Saturday mornings a month.
• If interested in these programs, please get in touch with the Director of Religious Education.

 

 

There will be a mandatory parent information meeting in August covering communications, disciplinary rules, and attendance expectations. Parents must attend a parent info session prior to their student attending classes. The dates will be publicized in June.
WHY? All parents must be engaged and aware of the procedures and expectations of our program.

 

 

 

For more information, contact Lynn Jones, Director of Religious Education, 703-451-8576 or email ljones@stbernpar.org  . For help in Spanish, call Victor Mendez, RE Admin Assistant, 703-451-8576.