Spiritual Activities

• Sunday Night Faith Sharing
• Retreats
  • Salt and Light Service Retreat
  • Discovery Retreat -- 7th Grade
  • Quest Retreat -- 9th & 10th Grade
  • Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) for Seniors
  • Christian Leadership Institute (CLI) for 10th - 12th Grade
  • Confirmation Retreat
• Stations of the Cross
• National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) for High School Teens
• Middle School and High School Youth Rallies

Social Activities

• Ski Trip to Sundown  
• Super Bowl Party
• New Years Eve Party
• Great America
• Water Park
• Planet X and Ice Skating Party
• Movie Nights at the Bejarno's

Office of Catechesis
Paulette Canney, Sacramental Director, 393-4533
Jan Hunting, Sacramental Coordinator, 393-4533

Religious Education
Linda Van Etten, Associate Director of Faith Formation,
393-4533 ext. 210
Barb Miller, Faith Formation Coordinator, 393-4533 ext. 214

Goals
No matter which class students register for, we want them to...

• Come to a greater understanding and knowledge of their Catholic Faith.
• Experience/grow in their awareness of God's unconditional love.
• Grow in the awareness of their baptismal call in living out the Gospel.
• Grow in the awareness of their gifts and to use them to serve.
• Grow in the gift of prayer.
• Find identity and support among the peers and adults of our parish communities.

2009 - 2010 Elementary, Middle School & High School Registration Form

Each Sunday, the children gather during the 10:00 a.m. Mass beginning in September. There is a ratio of one adult to five children in the classes. Children have an opportunity to hear the Sunday gospel on their learning level. They also sing and participate in craft projects. Sunday school closes with all the children coming together for a prayer service.

Parents can bring their children to the school before they go to the 10:00 a.m. Mass and then come back to the school to pick-up their child when the Mass has ended.

For more information and registration form, see the Sunday School Brochure.

Adults enter the Catholic Church through a process formally known as The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. At St. Pius we simply say “Initiation.” Initiation is an easy-going process which introduces you to the Catholic Christian tradition. This faith journey occurs within a small, supportive community of searching adults. All questions are welcome and there is no pressure. Each person has a parish companion whose goal is to offer hospitality on behalf of the whole parish.

Unbaptized? Initiation was intended especially for you in the most ancient Christian rites. In this case, you would prepare for the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and first communion. Baptized in another Christian tradition? We treat your baptism into the Lord with reverence as you prepare for confirmation and communion in the Catholic Church. Baptized Catholic but without first communion or confirmation? We may be able to assist you with sacramental preparation.

How long is the process? A truthful answer is that it takes as long as it takes! Not infrequently, an individual will need a longer time to suit their personal and gradual deepening of faith. For many, gatherings that begin in September and continue for three weeks after Easter are a suitable time.

Sessions include gatherings on Thursday nights, Sunday Mass beginning in mid-November, two family potlucks, a Saturday retreat and ceremonies in church.

For further information please call Bette Niccolls at 373-1292.