PSR is for all public school children in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. This program instructs the children in the Catholic faith and enables them to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion (2nd grade) and Confirmation .
Please contact the parish office at 877-3300 if you wish your child or children to paticipate,
All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity." All are called to holiness: "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Mt 5:48) In order to reach this perfection the faithful should use the strength dealt out to them by Christ's gift, so that doing the will of the Father in everything, they may wholeheartedly devote themselves to the glory of God and to the service of their neighbor. Thus the holiness of the People of God will grow in fruitful abundance, as is clearly shown in the history of the Church through the lives of so many saints.
Spiritual progress tends toward ever more intimate union with Christ. This union is called "mystical" because it participates in the mystery of Christ through the sacraments, "the holy mysteries," and, in Him, in the mystery of the Holy Trinity. God calls us all to this intimate union with him, even if the special graces or extraordinary signs of this mystical life are granted only to some for the sake of manifesting the gratuitous gift given to all.
The way of perfection passes by way of the Cross. There is no holiness without renunciation and spiritual battle. Spiritual progress entails the ascesis and mortification that gradually lead to living in the peace and joy of the Beatitudes: He who climbs never stops going from beginning to beginning, through beginnings that have no end. He never stops desiring what he already knows.(CCC #2013-2015)
All of our efforts are directed to helping us achieve this goal. Spiritual growth directs and encourages us to be transformed into Christ so we can truly say with St. Paul, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal 2:20).
RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is the process by which persons become fully initiated Catholics. RCIA is for adults:
Parish School of Religion (PSR) is our "school" for youth and young adults in our parish who do not attend a Catholic school. It is our way to help provide education and formation in our Catholic faith and support the work of the parents as the primary formators of their children in the home. Through PSR, we also help to prepare students who don't attend a Catholic school for the Sacraments of Initiation. If you know of a Catholic youth who does not attend a Catholic school, please be sure to help us ensure they are part of our PSR program. Read more about PSR