“God is proclaimed through the encounter between persons, with care for their history and their journey. Because the Lord is not an idea, but a living Person: his message is passed on through simple and authentic testimony, by listening and welcoming, with joy which radiates outward.”
- Sacramental Preparation
- Religious Education
- Adult Formation
- Bible Studies
- Ultreya
- Parish School
- Catechism online
- Scripture online
EDUCATION: Formed in His Communion
CCD
The Religious Education program (CCD) is provided for children in grades 1-8 who are attending public and non-Catholic schools, or who are home-schooled. They are instructed about their Catholic faith on Sunday during the school year from 9AM-10:15AM in St. Francis Hall. Read the CCD Information Letter HERE.
Registration forms for 2020-2021 can be downloaded HERE.
CCD provides assistance and support to parents in preparing children for the reception of the sacraments of Penance, Holy Eucharist and Confirmation, as well as ongoing Christian formation.
To register your child, contact Mary Ellen Heinze, DRE.
Our CCD Teachers...
NEWS & EVENTS
Bulletin/Register
Register for the parish
Protecting God's Children
If you are a new volunteer, working with children or youth in the parish, you must be fingerprinted through the Archdiocese of Washington and attend the single-session workshop titled Protecting God's Children in order to to volunteer. You may visit the Child Protection Policy of the Archdiocese of Washington to find more information and a current schedule of workshop dates and times. Workshop sessions are offered in both English and Spanish. The Office of Child Protection Services may be contacted at 301-853-5328.
