Required Religious Activities

Service to others and our community has always been an integral part of our religion program.  Students, grades Pre-K through 8, are required to participate in our Spiritual Acts of Stewardship.  By using the stewardship model of time, talent and treasure, we feel the program will teacher the children that “stewardship” is a way of life and not just once a nine weeks.

The component of time will focus on having our students spend time in pray with Jesus.

Talent will focus on having the students use their talents to give service to others.

Treasure will focus on having the students give up a portion of their available money or anything of value to them for Jesus.

Stewardship is time and effort freely given to home, community or church that provides help and joy to someone in need.  This requirement (our lived religion) is to be recorded on the given Stewardship sheet, signed by the parents and turned in as specified by the teacher.  Portions of the Stewardship sheet are to be completed by the student.  The gospel reflections and Stewardship sheet will count as 50 points of the religion grade for each nine week period. Stewardship sheets must be completed in there entirety and turned in by the due date to receive full credit.

Requirements for Grades Pre-K through 2^nd:

1. One hour of Time, Talent and Treasure Stewardship hours.

Requirements for Grades 3^rd through 8^th:

1. Two hours of Time, Talent and Treasure Stewardship hours.
2. As Catholics, we are taught the importance of keeping holy the Lord’s Day. Regular attendance at mass on weekends is a Church law.  Therefore students (grades 3-8) are required to fill out the Gospel Reflections side of the Spiritual Acts Of Stewardship sheet each quarter.  Non-Catholics are required to do the assignment as well as using the scripture studies in their church.

Spiritual Acts of  Stewardship are due to religion teachers on the following dates:

October 9, 2009

December 18, 2009

March 11, 2010

May 13, 2010