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REGISTER FOR 2025-26 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
FOR CHILDREN & YOUTHOur parish offers two options for children in Kindergarten - Grade 8:
Option 1: “Classroom model” supporting families with in-person classes taught by volunteer catechists:- Elementary (Kindergarten-Grade 5)classes offered at two session times: Sunday 9:20-10:35 am and Monday 4:45-6:00 pm. Classes begin September 14 and 15, 2025.
- Middle School (Grade 6, 7 & 8) classes offered at two session times: Monday 6:45-8:00 pm and Tuesday 6:45-8:00 pm. Classes begin September 15 and 16, 2025.
- Classes for children and youth with special needs meeting on Sunday afternoons 3:30-4:30 pm. Classes begin September 14, 2025.
Option 2: “Homeschool model” offering parents the opportunity to teach their children at home with textbook resources and support provided by the parish, including online parent meetings and additional events (in-person and online) for students and families. Program begins September 2025.Our parish also offers Youth Ministry opportunities and a High School Catechesis class for students in grades 9-12.
Registration fee:
Form received by Aug 15
Form received after Aug 15
1 child
$125
$150
2 children
$230
$275
3+ children
$310
$375
If payment of registration fees poses a financial hardship,
please contact us and allow us to assist you.Register for the 2025-26 Religious Education program and sacramental preparation using the forms found at the links below.
Completed forms can be mailed to the parish, dropped off in person at the Rectory Office (Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm), or returned as digital copies via email to [email protected].Click here for 2025-2026 Registration Form
OR pay by check payable to “St. Francis of Assisi Church”
with note “2025-26 RE” on the memo line.
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Information Regarding Sacramental Preparation for 2025-26Including sacramental preparation for Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, and full initiation in the adapted RCIA for children and teens seeking Baptism
Since preparing for a sacrament involves formation in addition to grade-level catechesis, sacramental preparation at St. Francis is not grade specific and children are expected to have participated in religious education in the year prior to preparing for a sacrament.
Families requesting sacramental preparation for their child are asked to indicate this when registering for religious education so that additional information can be provided. Please note that there is a separate materials fee for sacramental preparation programs.
Learn more about the preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist
Learn more about the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation
Learn more about how children and teens (age 7 and older) prepare for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist in a process modeled on the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
Questions? Call the Religious Education Office at 301-258-9193 or email [email protected].
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
Our parish Religious Education program supports parents who are the first to give witness to the Christian way of life to their children. Together, we share the faith in hopes that children:
experience a personal relationship with Jesus and know that they are God’s special and unique creation
realize that they are immensely and unconditionally loved by God and that the Trinity dwells in them
understand that they are made to live in community, and have a responsibility to live moral lives, and to also continue Jesus’ mission by communicating God’s love to others
Our parish presents a full program of faith formation following the Archdiocese of Washington's
Forming Disciples Religion Curriculum.Families are encouraged to have their children participate in Religious Education each year.
Would you like to volunteer and teach our children? Learn more.
Questions? Contact Susan Anderson, Director of Religious Education, 301-258-9193