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Our School >> Religion & Service Program
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Religious truths and values are integrated across the curriculum as the students move daily from subject to subject. Truth, honesty, justice, peace, and respect are values that are constantly encouraged throughout each day. Teachers have many opportunities to remind their students of the need to live the Law of Love as well as the importance of the Commandments, as they interact with each other each day in trying to solve their daily conflicts and problems. They are also encouraged to keep the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy ever before them as they are challenged to make decisions that affect the lives of others. The Benziger Family Life program is presented in all grades. Materials/texts are in accord with Catholic teaching. HIV education is a component of the Family Life curriculum. |
Faith Experience
School Eucharistic celebrations are scheduled each month. These liturgical celebrations include special feast days of Mary, St. Joseph, the Saints, Advent, Lent and Easter, First Holy Communion, graduation and the opening and closing of school. The students participate by creating banners, role-playing the gospel story, singing in the choir, lecturing, leading Prayers of the Faithful, bringing up the gifts during offertory and altar serving.
Students are encouraged to be an active part of the parish life by attending Sunday Mass, acting as greeters and lectors, leading prayers of the community, participating in certain liturgies for the church year, performing in the Children's Choir at Mass and acting as altar servers (starting in the 5th grade).
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