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Youth Faith Formation
Attention parents with children of preschool age or in public/private (non-Catholic) grade schools:
Please review the descriptions below because our parish offers a variety of models to meet your individual family’s needs. For more info, contact Jeannie Hohlefelder, Director of Faith Formation of Children, call 330-867-1055 ext. 213 or email jhohlefelder@sthilarychurch.org.
Preschool (age 3 to PreK) on Thursday mornings (9:00-11:00am), Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. CGS is a Montessori-based program which combines the teaching of Hebrew scholars, Scripture studies, and Roman Catholic Liturgy and doctrine. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd strives to cultivate the natural bond already between God and the young child and produce a life-long desire for them to draw near to God.
Kindergarten and grades 1-8 on Monday evenings (6:45-8:00pm), in our Traditional PSR (Parish School of Religion) program. Peer groups in grade specific classrooms explore the religion curriculum as articulated by the Diocese of Cleveland. By the witness of their own lives volunteer adult catechists and classroom aides share their love Jesus each week with the children. Training, resources, guidelines, and support provided by the parish staff.
Grades 3-7, on Sunday mornings at 10:10am (typically the 2nd Sunday of the month), Family Catechesis, our home-school study model with a once-a-month session for parents and children to attend together. Students use a textbook and online resources to complete grade level specific content at home with parents. As a family, they come in for thematic lessons/activities with the large group once a month.
Our registration forms are electronic. Email Meghan Tuck, Faith Formation Associate, mtuck@sthilarychurch.org for link and instructions to register.
Attention Current PSR Parents:
If your child was registered last year for class and you have not submitted your registration forms for the 2024-25 school year, please let the Religious Education Office know of your intentions. We need to determine how many more volunteers to recruit well before our first night of PSR, Sept. 9, Kindergarten and Gr. 1-8, call us or stop in today: 330-867-1055, ext. 211 or 213. Thank you. URGENT Need—Are you able to help? Catechists and classroom aide positions are available and need to be filled for elementary and middle grade levels. Adults and high school teens, please prayerfully consider volunteering! For more information, please contact, Katie McCarthy, Faith Formation Associate, in the Religious Education office at 867-1055 x211 or kmccarthy@sthilarychurch.org