St. Lucy Parish has a catechetical program beginning in September through May. This process seeks to open children/youth to the discovery of the goodness and beauty of God and to help them experience this world within the Catholic Christian community. Our goals are:

• ongoing conversion to Jesus Christ
• full participation in the life of the Catholic Church

We welcome the children and youth, baptized or not, to participate in the catechetical process. We offer:

Early Childhood Ages 4-5 on Sunday mornings during the 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Day Care Center. Our pre-school program is experientially oriented. We use "I Am Special" program which has a special curriculum for each of the two age groups. Music, art, prayer and gesture are an integral part of this program. Our pre-schoolers come to know our loving and gracious God.

Grades 1-5 catechesis is offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. This catechesis follows a sequential curriculum. We also prepare the children for First Eucharist and Reconciliation. Throughout the year the students gather for a variety of prayer experiences highlighting the liturgical year.

Grades 6 & Junior High catechesis is offered on Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 am. The curriculum for Junior High covers a series of real life mini courses.

Confirmation catechesis is offered on Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Retreat days are also part of the Confirmation program. Please contact Nancy Pontier at the Parish Office about Confirmation.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Children is also part of the catechetical program. This is a process by which we welcome young people ages 7-16 who have not been baptized or those who have been baptized but have not had any formal catechesis.

Registration forms for the next catechetical year are available at the office. For those already in our program, these registration forms are mailed to you each year in July. If you are interested or know someone who might be interested in what we have to offer, please contact Janet Ang at 379-5900.

Last, but not least, all of our catechists are volunteers from many and varied forms of life. They are people who have answered a call to minister to our children/youth and for whom faith is important enough to share. We are always in need of people to answer this call of teaching. Many of the catechists tell me that through working with children their faith grows and their relationship with God deepens.