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St. Benedict’s Parish
521
M
C
C
OSH
D
R
.,
C
HESAPEAKE
,
VA
23320
August 9, 2020
Dear Parents,
The Catechism Program at St. Benedict’s Parish prepares children from K4 through 12
th
grade for reception of the
Sacraments and for adulthood. Each year, parents must register their children by completing a Catechism
Registration form that can be downloaded from the parish website as noted below.
Classes are offered from September through April, and meet from 8:45 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. (between the first and
second Sunday Masses). Students are allowed NO MORE THAN 5 unexcused absences during the year (see
attached schedule). There are five classes offered: Basic Catechism, First Communion Class, Post Communion
Class, Confirmation Class, and Post-Confirmation Class. Further information on these classes is provided in the
attached Catalog.
Students who will make their First Confession and First Communion or their Confirmation must be registered
members of St. Benedict’s Parish, and must have a certified copy of their Baptismal Certificate. The Baptismal
Certificate must be issued by the parish where they were baptized with embossed seal and dated WITHIN 6
months prior to reception of the Sacrament and turned into St. Benedicts NO LATER THAN THE LAST DAY
OF FEBRUARY BEFORE the child’s First Confession/First Communion, or Confirmation.
First Penance and First Communion normally are scheduled for the first weekend in May (the Sacrament of First
Penance followed by First Communion practice on Saturday).
Students who have not yet been confirmed are encouraged to participate in St. Benedict’s All Saints Day Fall
Festival and the children’s annual Christmas Pageant wearing the costume of their favorite saint. Signups for
these events start in mid-September.
Confirmation will normally occur in May or June.
Please pray for our catechists and our Catechism Program, that the Parish teachers may be docile to God’s Holy
Will in preparing for sainthood your precious treasure.
This letter, along with the Catechism Catalog is also posted on our website at:
http://www.stbenedictsparish.org/parish_life/catechism/
Please feel free to contact me with any questions on our Catechism program.
Yours in Christ, through Mary,
Father Neal Nichols, FSSP
NB: Catechism Program and Schedule subject to COVID requirements.
St. Benedict’s Parish
521 MCCOSH DR., CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
Basic Catechism Class
Students must be 4 years old by September 30th to enter this two-year program. The objective of the yearly
curriculum is to introduce the students to their basic prayers (Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary,
Glory be, and Apostles Creed); basic postures (folding hands, when and how to genuflect); items in the
sanctuary (sanctuary light, Tabernacle, etc) and Seven Sacraments, and the Ten Commandments. Focus of
the instruction is to prepare the children for the next stage of instruction, First Communion Class. Parent(s)
or responsible sibling (at least 12 years old) must come to the classroom to escort your child’s safe
departure. Notify instructor with any changes. All children must be properly attended.
Instructor: Mrs. Mary Macera; bride4anthony@aol.com; Phone: (757) 460-2980.
First Communion Class
First Communion Class provides a minimum of 2 years preparation by studying the lessons in the “New
Saint Joseph First Communion Catechism” book. Students must be 6 years old by September 30th to enter
this two-year program. The objectives of the yearly curriculum are designed to increase the knowledge of
each student to learn: (1) the purpose of man’s existence; (2) God and His Perfections; (3) the Unity and the
Trinity of God; (4) Original Sin; (5) actual sin; (6) the Incarnation; (7) Redemption; (8) the seven
Sacraments most especially Baptism, Penance, and Holy Eucharist; (9) Ten Commandments; (10) how to
make a good Confession; and (11) how to pray the Holy Mass.
At least the last four weeks of each catechism year are devoted only for those receiving the Sacrament of
First Confession and First Communion.
Requirements include the following: (a) parental assistance with student studying catechism and prayers at
home plus attending the Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form; (b) student satisfactorily completes periodic
verbal and written quizzes; (c) use of Sacramentals such as Rosary, prayer book, holy cards, and brown
scapular, additional requirements as provided by the teacher during the year.
Participants can expect the following class structure:
Practice each week the following prayers by reciting together in class:
Apostles Creed (opening prayer)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Angel of God, Act of Contrition
Recitation of the Ten Commandments
Individual recitation of prayers and demonstration of sign of the cross, genuflection, etc.
Catechism lesson (20 minutes); Holy Mass lesson (10 minutes); activities commensurate with lesson
may be scheduled like supervised visits to the church/Most Blessed Sacrament.
Closing prayer recited by all
Dismissal with Holy Card
Parent(s) or responsible sibling (at least 12 years old) must come to the classroom to escort your child’s
safe departure. Notify instructor with any changes. All children must be properly attended.
Instructor: Mrs. Rowanne Stephenson; whiteskirt81@yahoo.com; Phone: (757) 353-0670.
Sacrament Requirements:
The First Communicant must:
7 years old by September 30
th
of the Fall prior to reception
successful completion the aforementioned two-year program
o demonstrated knowledge of the curriculum
Attire for First Communion: Girls wear white dresses with veil and white shoes (a white purse and white
gloves will be supplied by St. Benedict’s); Boys wear a dark suit (or dark blazer) with a white shirt, arm
St. Benedict’s Parish
521 MCCOSH DR., CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
band and a white tie (tie and arm band are supplied by St. Benedict’s). First Communicants will be inducted
into the Confraternity of the Brown Scapular the same day they make their First Holy Communion, a Brown
Scapular will be provided for each child by St. Benedict’s.
Post Communion Class
The Confirmation preparation catechism class (junior level) is appropriate for children who received their
First Holy Communion and are 7 years old by September 30
th
to enter this two year program. Baltimore
Catechism book Number Two is the primary textbook for the course, and half the book will be covered each
year over the two years. The Post-Communion Class objective is to take the main point of each lesson and
to show how it is illustrated or exemplified in some event of Sacred Scripture. The concrete picture
language of the Bible will serve as a big help to the child in better understanding the main truths presented
in the more abstract language of the question and answers of the official Baltimore Catechism. This
textbook presents the class material in three major parts: (1) basic Catholic doctrine as summarized in the
Apostles Creed, (2) the Ten Commandments of God and the Six Commandments of the Church, and (3)
Sacraments and prayers. Since the class incorporates reading and writing assignments, the children are
expected to have these basic skills. Minimum requirements for advancing to the Pre-Confirmation Class is
age 11 years old and proved mastery of the class curriculum.
Instructor: Mrs. Elaine Franco, leadtheway321@gmail.com; Phone: (757) 424-0315.
Confirmation Class
The Confirmation Class provides a minimum of 2 years preparation teaching the “why” behind the ,content
of the Baltimore Catechism book Number Two. Students must be 10 years old by September 30
th
to enter
this 2-year program. During the class, in addition to reviewing the material of the Post Communion Class,
the focus will be on the explanation of the Church’s teachings for these topics. Students are expected to
answer a variety of questions based on the material already covered.
At least the last four weeks of each catechism year are devoted for those receiving the Sacrament to the
study of the “Preparation for Confirmation” book, which is based on the Baltimore Catechism and focuses
exclusively on the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Instructor: Fr. Eric Krager, FSSP; mailto: frkragercatechism@gmail.com; Phone: (757) 382-0471.
Sacrament Requirements:
a two-year preparation
preferred that student be at least 12 years old to receive this sacrament
qualified sponsor
one day recollection at St. Benedict’s
Post-Confirmation Class
The Post-Confirmation Class is designed to prepare young adults fo
r their college and adult years.
Students must be 14 years old by September 30
th
to enter this 4-year program. Students will learn how the
Church is not based on the Bible, but how the Bible is based on the Church, and has always been an integral
part of the Catholic Church. They will learn how, “ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” – St.
Jerome. They will learn how they are, as St. Paul states, “an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, and written
not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in the fleshly tables of the
heart.” (2Cor3:3)
Students will learn how to, “Evangelize all the time, and sometimes use words” (St. Francis Assissi).
Students will learn to, “...reverence the Lord Christ in their hearts, and always have an answer ready for
people who ask them for the reason for the hope that is within them. But, to give the defense with courtesy
St. Benedict’s Parish
521 MCCOSH DR., CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320
and respect and with a clear conscience, so that those who slander them when they are living a good life in
Christ may be proved wrong in the accusations that they bring.” (1Pt 3:15). They will learn how their prior
catechism instruction that required them to, “learn their catechism by heart,” instead of, “memorize it,” was
designed to tune their heart and ear to the Shepherd’s voice, for He said, “My sheep hear my voice: and I
know them, and they follow me” (Jn 10:27).
This class will use the famous High School Catechetical series by Fr. Laux. Chief Truths of the Faith (Book
1), Mass and the Sacraments (Book 2), Catholic Morality (Book 3), and Catholic Apologetics (Book 4). “It
is an "incredibly popular and series. A year will be spent in each book so that, at the end of the four-year
program, the student will have completed the series. The series will delve into the historical background of
virtually everything people find hard to understand about our religion, such as priestly celibacy, sacred
images, the Church and the Bible, the Primacy of Peter, communion under one kind, invocation of the
saints, etc.” The class will also refer to a variety of books in electronic format that will help your child build
a solid library that is indispensable at college and handy throughout their life.
Prep time needed: 1 hour/week. Students will be expected to complete the assignments and be prepared to
discuss the assigned reading in class.
Prerequisites: Students should have received the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Instructor: Mr. John Bauer; jbauer@regent.edu; Phone: (270) 484-8222.
Adult Catechism
People aged 18 years old and up may enroll in the Adult Catechism program offered for converts, adult
Catholics who need the Sacraments, and those wanting to review their faith. The class is offered by our
priest which meets weekly beginning in the Fall. Date and time will be announced in the church bulletin
and on the church website.
St. Benedict’s Parish
CCD Schedule
Aug 2020-May 2021
1
Date L
esson
9 Aug
19
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Catechism Registration Forms
available
NO CLASS
16 Aug
11
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Catechism Registration Forms
available from parish website.
NO CLASS
23 Aug
12
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Catechism Registration Forms
available from parish website.
NO CLASS
30 Aug
13
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Catechism Registration Continues
Parent’s Meeting
NO CLASS
6 Sep
14
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Catechism Registration Continues
Labor Day Weekend
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
13 Sep
15
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Catechism Registration Closes
CLASSES BEGIN
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
20 Sep
16
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
27 Sep
17
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
4 Oct
External Solemnity of Our Lady of
the Rosary / 18
th
Sunday after
Pentecost
11 Oct
19
th
Sunday after Pentecost
(Columbus Day Weekend)
Annual Eucharistic Procession on
Boardwalk
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
18 Oct
20
th
Sunday after Pentecost
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
St. Benedict’s Parish
CCD Schedule
Aug 2020-May 2021
2
Pos
t-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
25 Oct
Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the
King
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
1 Nov
All Saints Day/ 22
nd
Sunday after
Pentecost
(Set Clocks back 1 Hour)
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
8 Nov
23
nd
Sunday after Pentecost
Veterans Day (Military Mass)
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
15 Nov
6
th
Resumed Sunday after
Epiphany
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
22Nov
24
th
Sunday & Last Sunday after
Pentecost
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
29 Nov
First Sunday of Advent
Thanksgiving Weekend
NO CLASS
06 Dec
Second Sunday of Advent
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
13 Dec
Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete
Sunday) (Christmas Pageant)
NO CLASS
20 Dec
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
27 Dec
Sunday within the Octave of
Nativity
NO CLASS
3 Jan
St. Benedict’s Parish
CCD Schedule
Aug 2020-May 2021
3
Feas
t of the Holy Name of Jesus
NO CLASS
10 Jan
Feast of the Holy Family
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
17 Jan
2
nd
Sunday after Epiphany
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
24 Jan
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
31 Jan
Septuagesima Sunday
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
7 Feb
Sexagesima Sunday
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
14 Feb
Quinquagesima Sunday
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
21 Feb
First Sunday of Lent
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
28 Feb
Second Sunday of Lent
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
7 Mar
Third Sunday of Lent
(Set Clocks forward 1 Hour)
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
14 Mar
Fourth Sunday in Lent
(Laetare Sunday)
(NO Class)
Triduum
St. Benedict’s Parish
CCD Schedule
Aug 2020-May 2021
4
21
Mar
Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion
Sunday)
Basic Catechism:
First Communion:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
28 Mar
Palm Sunday
NO CLASS
4 Apr
Easter Sunday
NO CLASS
11 Apr
Low Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday
Basic Catechism: No Class
First Communicants:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
18 Apr
2nd Sunday after Easter
Basic Catechism:
First Communicants:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
25 Apr
3
rd
Sunday after Easter
Basic Catechism:
First Communicants:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation:
Apologetics:
Sat, 1 May (First Confession) First Communicants:
Sun, 2 May Fourth Sunday after
Easter
1
st
Holy Communion/May Crowning
NO Class
Only Confirmation classes continue
until Confirmation
Basic Catechism:
First Communicants:
Post-Communion:
Confirmation: Classes Continue each Sunday until Confirmation
Apologetics:
1
St. Bene di c t’ s Pari sh
Catechism Registration Form
Date:
FAMILY NAME Registered in Parish: Yes: No:
If your child is receiving a sacrament for the first time this year, you must be registered in the Parish
STREET Home Phone
CITY, STATE, ZIP Work Phone Cell:
Email address
Family Marital Status:
FATHER
MOTHER
LastName:
First Name:
Title
(Mr., Dr, Rank, etc.):
LastName:
First Name:
Title
(Mrs., Ms, Dr, Rank, etc.):
YES Where were your children enrolled in Religious Education Classes last year?
Were
your children enrolled in a Catholic School ? Yes No
Please state the name of the parish and city where located:
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY
SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY
SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Y
es No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
(OVER for Parent/Guardian Signature and Date)
NO
2
St. Bene di c t’ s Pari sh
Catechism Registration Form
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY
SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BAP
TISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BA
PTISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED? Yes No
W
here:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
CHILD’S FULL NAME: M F
BIRTH DATE MM/DD/YYYY SACRAMENTS RECEIVED
BA
PTISM: Yes No
PENANCE: Yes No
EUCHARIST: Yes No
BAPTIZED?
Yes No
Where:
SCHOOL:
Grade Entering:
Confirmation: Yes No
Are there any special needs / concerns that you would like us to know about (any of) your child(ren)?
(e.g., physical /learning disability)
Please indicate in which way you might help by checking the space below.
Instructor:
Assistant Classroom Helper: Substitute
Date
of Virtus Training:
I have read the Catechism Catalog, and agree to the requirements for each grade level, and will comply with the necessary
sacramental requirements for my child.
Parent/Guradian (Printed Name):
Return to: m.sottung@gmail.com
Date:
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