Religious Education
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 4:
[T]he name catechesis was given to the totality of the Church's efforts to make disciples, to help men believe that Jesus is the Son of God so that believing they might have life in his name, and to educate and instruct them in this life, thus building up the body of Christ.
St. Adalbert Parish provides religious instruction to its day school students (preschool - 8th grade) at the Academy of St. Adalbert and to its public school students (1st - 8th grade) through the Parish School of Religion (PSR) on Monday nights from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. The Religious Education Program at St. Adalbert Parish has as its primary goal the formation of students as people of faith.
The program disseminates religious doctrine in a progressive succession using a variety of methods. Students use the Faith First Legacy Edition series published by Resources for Christian Living®. This religious education program helps students understand both what Catholics believe and how to live out those beliefs. Faith First has a wonderful website with resources for parents and students. The web address is http://faithfirst.com/ or click here. Students also attend and participate in liturgical and paraliturgical worship services, and partake in a variety of service activities.
The Pastor of the parish takes an active role in the religious education of the students. Students attend and participate in regular weekly liturgies in church, usually on Friday mornings. The Pastor also provides opportunities for students to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation in September and during Advent and Lent.
The program seeks to reach the student as an individual person and attempts to provide a unique experience of faith community. In so doing, it seeks to involve the parents as partners in the child's religious education. Parent programs are organized prior to the children's reception of the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. It is important for parents, as the primary educators of their children, to affirm and to practice the teachings of the Catholic faith, thereby modeling Christian living for their children.
Eucharistic Devotions
The entire student body of the Academy of St. Adalbert participates in the Procession and Mass at the opening of the annual Eucharistic Devotions or "Forty Hours" on Friday morning of the week before Thanksgiving. Academy students and PSR students are expected to participate in the Procession and Mass for the closing of Eucharistic Devotions on Saturday afternoon.
Marian Devotions
Special honor is given to Our Lady through the Crowning of Mary in an evening in May during an all-school May Procession followed by recitation of the rosary. All students are expected to participate in this traditional and beloved devotion. All family members are invited and encouraged to attend.
Lenten Devotions
Children should attend the Mass of the Last Supper on Holy Thursday. All students in grades three (3) and four (4) participate in the evening procession and Mass of the Last Supper at St. Adalbert Church.
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