Our Lady of Lourdes Religious Education Program includes our Youth Ministry
Every two years, the Youth Ministry choose among themselves, representatives for the National Catholic Youth Conference Convention. Various fund raising activities assist in providing for these trips.
The Our Lady of Lourdes Religious Education Program
is comprised of:
Age/Level:
Texts:
Publishers
Pre-K and Kindergarten
“Share the Joy”
Benzinger
Gr. 1-6
“This is your Faith”
Silver Burdett
Middle School
“Discover”
St. Mary’s Press
High School & Confirmation
Miscellaneous Texts and Topics referring to Youth & Confirmation
Teachers in the Religious Education program are all volunteers. As per the Religious Education Department of the Diocese of Wilmington, all catechists are to work towards Certification. There will be four levels of certification, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced I, and Advanced II.
R. C. I. A. RCIA is an acronym for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It's a year long process for those interested in full incorporation in to the Catholic Church. Some have never been Baptized. Some have been searching for a spiritual home, and their search has brought them to us. Others were Baptized, but feel the hunger to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. Each candidate is accompanied by a sponsor during the period of preparation. Ordinarily, the process begins in early September. It involves regular meetings of the candidates, sponsors and a priest, along with other members of the Parish RCIA team, who accompany them on their journey of faith.
