Forming True Disciples

We are Catholic in all that we do at the Religious Education program in our Family of Parishes. As teachers we are working in cooperation with our parishes priests and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to catechize young people from kindergarten through 12th grade. Our classrooms shall be centered on the teachings and the life of Christ. Our catechists are the witness to our young people enrolled in the religious education program in the St. Joseph, Pillar of Families Parishes.

“Not only are the attitudes of teachers crucial for the success of Catholic education but also the attitudes of Catholic parents. Parents must set themselves very definite priorities, such as the determination to have schools in which their children’s faith will be respected, fostered and enriched; schools in which their children learn the value and beauty of the Church’s teaching. They must also see to it that their own homes are places in which these values are first fostered and lived. Parents’ own practice of the faith, their own love for Christ, is of course fundamental.” – Pope John Paul II

Sacramental Years

First Communion: 2nd Grade year
Children receiving First Communion should have successfully completed first grade Religious Education and are participating in the second-grade classroom.

Confirmation: 8th Grade year
Sacramental preparation for Confirmation begins with the 6th grade instruction.