Registration is now open for the 2025-26 Religious Education Year, Grades K-12.

Registration for 2025-26 Religious Education Year will end on July 31, 2025. Classes will begin in late August. Students will attend classes on Tuesdays or 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 materials for the meetings until Confirmation, the retreat fee, and the Confirmation Robe. Fall 2025 Confirmation is Saturday, October 25, 2025. Fall 2025 Confirmation students will NOT attend classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; there will be two seminar learning evenings on Sundays, a Penance service, the Confirmation interviews, and the rehearsal prior to the Confirmation. Full schedule will be available by the end of June.

Special note on sponsor forms for Confirmation: The sponsor must request a sponsor letter directly from their home parish office. It needs to be signed and sealed with the parish seal. The requirements for sponsors state they must be a Catholic who has received Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation; if married, have a valid Catholic marriage; be a practicing Catholic; intend to fulfill responsibilities of the role of sponsor; be age 16 or older. If the sponsor attends Saint Bernadette, they should contact the parish office to complete the form as their signature must be witnessed by a member of the parish staff.

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 click on the highlighted options to get to the Family Faith Formation and SPRED Information pages.