Religious Education

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (CCD) PROGRAM

Kacey Carey - Director of Religious Education
Teresa Navarro - Spanish CCD Coordinator
Telephone: (650) 398-0853

Welcome to the children’s and adults catechism programs. We offer K – 7th grade in English and K – 6th in Spanish.

Confirmation and RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) are both in English.

CCD Program - Our Elementary and Middle School children receive Catechism lessons on Saturdays between 9:00am – 11:00am.

Parents are required to participate in parent training classes throughout the school year as well to reinforce what the children are learning in Catechism.

Confirmation Program – starts in 8th grade with actual Confirmation in 9th grade. This is offered in English only. The program is held on Tuesday nights starting with 6:00pm and following with class until 8:00pm. There are 3 mandatory parent meetings.

Students also need to complete 25 community service hours and 10 liturgical hours to be able to pass the year.

RCIA for adults – covers all those who need any of the sacraments who are 18 years of age and older Classes are held on Thursdays at 7:00pm in the upper room of the parish hall. The entire program takes about one year with most people receiving their sacraments at Easter time (except confirmation, which would be received in May together with the Confirmation program).

PROGRAMA de EDUCACIóN RELIGIOSA

Bienvenido a los programas de catequesis de los niños y de adultos.

Ofrecemos K – 7to grado en Inglés y K – 6to en Español
Confirmación y RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos) ambos en Inglés.

Programa CCD - Nuestros niños de Primaria y Secundaria reciben clases de catecismo los Sábados de 9:00am – 11:00 a.m.
Los padres están obligados a participar en las clases de capacitación para padres durante el año escolar y para reforzar lo que los niños están aprendiendo en Catecismo.
Programa de Confirmación - comienza en octavo grado y recibiendo la confirmación en noveno grado. El programa se ofrece sólo en Inglés. Las clases son los Martes por la noche comenzando con la misa de las 6:00pm y después clases hasta las 8:00pm. Hay 3 reuniones de padres obligatorias.

Los estudiantes también tienen que completar 25 horas de servicio comunitario y 10 horas litúrgicas para poder pasar el año.

RICA para adultos - abarca todos aquellos que necesitan alguno de los sacramentos que tienen 18 años de edad y mayores las clases se llevan a cabo los Jueves a las 7:00pm en el salón de arriba del salón parroquial. El programa completo dura alrededor de un año con la mayoría de las personas que reciben sus sacramentos en tiempo de Pascua (con excepción de la confirmación, que será recibida en Mayo, junto con el programa de confirmación).

Our Spanish CCD Teachers

Yolanda Ojeda, teacher of the CCD Spanish class, with more than 20 years of faithful service. Yolanda, originally from Peru, is married to Nicolas with whom she has
two sons: Nicolas Jr. & Sergio.

Our Spanish Confirmation Teachers

Delmi Castillo has been a teacher for more than fifteen years. Her husband Ramiro is the Spanish RCIA director. Their children Isaias, Anahi & Moises were altar servers; the youngest, Isabelle Gabriela is already in the CCD class.

Hermie Geere Pastrana, she is a first-year
confirmation class teacher; also a lector
and a former member of the
Singles for Christ (SFC).
Hermie is married to Douglas, and the
couple are celebrating their first wedding
anniversary next month.