Grade 1: Meets on Tuesday from 11:30 - 12:45at MBS, Sundays 9:55AM-10:55AM at OLGC. Students are introduced to Jesus as their special friend. Through Jesus they learn about our loving God. This year they will hear Bible stories. Prayers: Our Father, Glory Be to the Father, Grace before Meals

Grade 2:  Meets from 1:00 - 2:00at MBS,Sundays 9:55-10:55 at OLGC . Students learn about Gods forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Jesus gift of Himself in the Eucharist. By studying the Ten Commandments, adapted for their age and grade, they begin to learn the difference between what is a sin and what is a mistake or accident. Prayers: Act of Contrition.

Grade 3: Meets Monday from 2:00- 3:00 at MBS, Sundays 955-10:55 at OLGC . Students learn about the Catholic Church. They talk about belonging: to a family, a Church, and a Parish. They also talk about how the Parish prays together at weekly Mass. Prayers: Morning Offering, Glory Be to the Father.

Grade 4: Meets Monday's from 3:15-4:15, Sundays 9:55-10:55 at OLGC. Students learn about Creation and Gods Covenant. They review the Commandments and learn about the liturgical life of the Church, liturgical seasons and colors. They also spend weeks studying the Mass as a whole and the parts of the Mass. Prayers: The Memorare, Apostles Creed

Grade 5: Meets Monday's from 4:30-5:30 at MBS, Sundays 9:55-10:55 at OLGC . Student's explore the faith of the Christian community, professed in the Creed, celebrated in the Sacraments, and lived out in Christian witness. They will look at the Nicene Creed, adapted for their age and understanding, and will be introduced to the phrase Kingdom of God. Grade 5, studies the Sacraments and sacramentals, and emphasizes the obligation of all Catholic Christians - even fifth graders - to be active participants in the Christian community. Prayer: Prayer to the Holy Spirit.

Grade 6 :  Meets Tuesday's from 4:15-5:15at MBS.  Students explore the books of the Hebrew Scriptures, the Old Testament. This is the Scripture that Jesus studied and prayed. Here they will see the roots of our Catholic faith. Sixth graders, preparing for the big adjustment to junior high, are introduced to different forms of prayer, including meditation. Prayers: Beatitudes

Grade 7 : Meets Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 at MBS. Students focus on Jesus Christ - his life, his teachings, His continuing presence in the Church. This year offers the students an opportunity to really study the New Testament. Students look at Jesus through the eyes of history, through Scripture, through the Church and sacraments, and through their own experience. Seventh graders are ready to take on greater responsibilities and the curriculum this year emphasizes the responsibilities that come with being a follower of Jesus.

Grade 8:  Meets Tuesdays from 6:45-7:45 at MBS. Curriculum focuses on the Church and offers a detailed look at how the followers of Jesus approach the ultimate questions of life. This is our last opportunity before Confirmation to study the rich and at times tumultuous history of the Church. This is a year of both faith and history. With the dual goals of formation and information, grade eight is a very important part of developing Catholic literacy in our students. We introduce them to the Church of the past, and help them to understand better the Church of today.

GRADE 9 & 10 - Please check the Confirmation page for dates that we meet each month.

ALL CONFIRMATION CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT THE MBS PARISH HALL

Grade 9 Curriculum is about moral decision making - applying Catholic Christian principles to ethical dilemmas This material is key to the well being - moral, spiritual, psychological, even the physical well being - of our teens. We will deal with questions such as How do I decide what is morally right or wrong? On what should I base my decisions? What can help me act according to those decisions?

Grade 10: Spends the year preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation. Students at this age are trying to find their way from childhood to adulthood. We try to treat them as the young, "rookie" adults they are.  Building on language and experiences that teens understand,  brings students to an awareness that faith is woven into our life experiences. In making this connection, it is our hope that students will develop or deepen their personal relationship with Jesus. Confirmation is about discipleship - choosing to follow Jesus. Students are reminded that the decision to be confirmed is theirs, a decision made in faith and prayer with their parents. Confirmation is not something "to get out of the way" - a response we often hear when we ask Why are you in this program? We encourage students who really do not want to be with us - and whose attitude reflects this - to discuss with parents or guardians the possibility of delaying Confirmation. This is our last year of formal, classroom instruction. We try very hard to make this year spiritually productive, informative, and fun for the students.