In Person Classes for Grade K-8

In Person CLASSES FOR STUDENTS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 8​   Our main catechetical program consists of weekly classes for children and youth, from the first week of October through the first week in May.  All participants in Grades 5-10 are required to perform/document at least 10 hours of Community Service each calendar year.

• NEW THIS YEAR ALL Classes for children from Kindergarten through Grade 8 are held on Sunday morning, from 10:15am -11:30am in the Southtowns Catholic School building.

2023-24 Faith Formation Calendar

Click on the subtext under your student's grade/teacher to see what was taught in the classroom that Sunday.

Grade 2 - Mrs. Lindstrom
9/24/23 - God Our Creator
10/1/23 - God Gives Us Jesus
10/15/23 - God Is Our Father
10/22/23 - The Ten Commandments
10/29/23  - Jesus Calls Us to Love
11/12/23 - Jesus Saves Us
11/19/23 - Ordinary Time
12/3/23 - Protecting God's Children Session &
                    Advent Lesson 
12/10/23 - Advent & St. Nicholas
12/17/23 - Christmas
1/7/24 - Reconciliation and the Church
1/21/24 - First Reconciliation
2/4/24 - First Reconciliation Parent/Child Session
​2/11/24 - Lent and Reconciliation
2/24/24 - The Liturgical Calendar/Colors of Church Seasons/What Priests wear
3/3/2024 - Rehearsal for First Reconciliation
3/17/24 - Prodigal Son, liturgical season,
                 Acts of Kindness
3/24/24 - Palm Sunday, Picture of Palm Craft
04/14/24 - Saints and Mass
4/21/24 - Temptation & Adam & Eve
4/28/24 - Sacraments and Church Tour
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Grade 3 - Miss Jessica
9/24/23 - First Day of Class
10/1/23 - Sub Mrs. Monaco, class learned about Our Lady of Fatima/Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Rosary
10/15/23 - Mary is Holy
11/12/23 - Prayers to know by 3rd Grade
11/19/23 - Sub Mrs. Ciuria, Thankful all the time
12/3/23 - Sub Mrs. Stoklosa, Protecting God's Children Lesson & Advent Lesson
12/17/23 - Crafts and Notes to Jesus
1/7/24 - Special Days in January, Baptism,
               Liturgical Calendar, Trivia
1/21/24 - Holy Spirit
3/24/24 - Parent/Child Session for 1st Holy
                  Communion
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Grade 4 - Mr. Pacillo
9/24/23 - Parent letter,  Covered Unit One - God Create the World Session 1
11/12/23 - Joseph and his Brothers
12/3/23 - Protecting God's Children Lesson &                     Church Tour
1/21/24 - The Church, Our Community in
                  the Spirit  - Sub/Carol Daruszka 

Grade 5 - Ms. Christen
9/24/23 - God our Creator and Father
10/1/23 - God Creates US
10/15/23 - God Saves Us
10/22/23 - God's Revelation
10/29/23 - God Directs Our Lives
11/12/23 - Celebrating Ordinary Time
11/19/23 - New Life in Jesus
12/3/23 - Protecting God's Children Lesson &
                  Meeting Jesus
12/10/23 - Meeting Jesus and Advent
12/17/23 - Meeting Jesus and Advent continued
01/07/24 - Baptized into Christ
1/21/24 - Holy Spirit - Sub/Lori Stoklosa
2/4/24 - The Church is One
2/11/24 - Called to Holy Orders/Domestic Church
2/25/24 - Annunciation and Assumption/ The New
                          Passover -   Sub – Carol Daruszka
3/3/24 - Celebrating the Eucharist
3/17/24 - Celebrating Reconciliation
3/24/24 - Jesus Saves Sub – Carol Daruszka

Grade 7 - Mr. Kurek
9/24/23 - First Day of Class - New TYPED copy
10/1/23 -  Holy Trinity - Next Week Poster for Display -
                        New TYPED COPY
10/15/23 - Part 1    &    Part 2   - New TYPED copy 
10/22/23 - Hold Your Eyes on God - New TYPED copy
10/29/23 - St. John Paul II - Rosary
11/12/23 - Catholic Social Teaching
11/19/23 - St Bernadette & Mysteries of Miracles
12/3/23 - Protecting God's Children & Advent
12/10/23 - Advent
12/17/23 - Advent continued
01/07/24 - Why Am I Catholic, God's Laws,
​                   Breaking Promises
1/21/24 - Stations of the Cross
2/4/24 - Season of Lent
2/11/24 - Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday
2/29/24 - Bible Readings
3/3/24 - Quiz on everything learned this
                    year
3/17/24 - ​Get ready for Parents and
​                 Grandparents on May 5th at 10:15am
3/24/24 - Palm Sunday/Holy Spirit
4/21/24 - Jesus Saves

Grade 8 - Mrs. Bradfuhrer
10/22/23 - Martyrs and Saints
10/29/23 - Catechumenate, Baptism & Confirmation
11/12/23 - Church Calendar
12/3/23 - Protecting God's Children
1/7/24 - Spread the Faith
2/25/24 - Great Cathedrals 
3/7/2024 - Eucharist
3/24/24 - Protestant-Catholic Church
4/21/24 - Making Moral Decisions

What your Child Should know regarding their Faith by Grade Level

Prayers your child should know/learning:
   K/1    Sign of the Cross
   K/1    Glory Be
   Gr.1   Hail Mary
   Gr. 1  Blessing before Meals
   Gr. 2  Our Father
   Gr. 2  Act of Contrition - Modern Version
   Gr. 2  Guardian Angel Prayer   
   Gr. 3  The Apostles Creed
   Gr. 3  The Rosary - how to pray basics
   Gr. 4   St. Michael the Archangel
   Gr. 4   Stations of the Cross
   Gr. 5  The Rosary - the Joyful, Sorrowful, Luminous and
             Glorious Mysteries
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Scripture stories:
   K/1     Creation (Genesis 1:1-31)  Video link
   K/1     Birth of Jesus (Luke 2:1-20)  Video link
   Gr. 1   Story of Noah (Genesis 6:5-9:29)  Video link
   Gr. 1   The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
              (Luke 23:26 & Luke 24:12)   Video Link
   Gr. 2   Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7) Video Link
   Gr. 2  The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) Video Link
   Gr. 2   The Resurrection-appearance to the Disciples
              (John 20:19-23)
   Gr. 2   Feeding of the Five Thousand (Luke 9:10-17) 
   Gr. 3   Cain and Abel  
   Gr. 3   Moses and the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)
              Video Link
   Gr. 3   Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:29-37)
   Gr. 3  The Last Supper (John 6:1-12)  Video Link
   Gr. 4   Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19)
   Gr. 4   The Greatest Commandment (Luke 10:25-28)
   Gr. 5   Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17)
   Gr. 5   Miracle of Loaves and Fishes (Mark 6:34-44)
   Gr. 6   Old and New Covenants (Hebrews 8:7-12)
   Gr. 6   Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
   Gr. 7   The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)
   Gr. 7   Parable of the 2 Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)
   Gr. 8   Pentecost:  the Coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-13)
   Gr. 8   The Good Shepard (John 10:1-18)

Saints:
    K/1    The Holy Family   Video Link
    Gr. 1  Saint Joachim & Anne
    Gr. 1  St. Patrick
    Gr. 2  St. Padre Pio
    Gr. 2  Kateri Tekakwitha
    Gr. 2   Dominic Savio
    Gr. 3  St. Peter
    Gr. 3  Mother Mary Lange
    Gr. 3   St. Francis of Assisi
    Gr. 3   St. Rose of Lima
    Gr. 4   St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
    Gr. 5   St. John the Baptist
    Gr. 6   St. Maximillian Kolbe
    Gr. 7   St. Josephine Bakhita
    Gr. 8   St. Philip Neri
    Gr. 8   St. John Paul II