St. Joseph-St. Lawrence Religious Education Program

Religious Education for Children

The Religious Education program assists parents in providing for their child's religious instruction and formation. Active parent involvement and regular participation by young people are crucial to the success of the program. Sacramental preparation programs require the participation of young people in regular religious formation; this includes preparation for the reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Confirmation. All students in Grades K through 8 who are not enrolled in a Catholic school should be enrolled in Religious Ed classes at their own parish.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (CCD) UPDATE:

Grades K-5 - Begin classes, on Wed., Oct. 12, 2022. To ride the bus from PR, the bus permission form must be completed and submitted to either the school or Mrs. Heim by Oct. 10^th. Parents may pick up their child at 5:15 at SJV. Forms are in the back of the church or can be downloaded off our website (below). For additional questions, please contact Mrs. Heim at 913-306-8881. .

Grades 6, 7 & 8 will meet this Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, after the 9:00 am Mass at St. Lawrence. We are excited to begin our CCD program this year.

Please click links below to obtain registration forms

CCD Registration Form
CCD Enrollment Form 2022-2023-modified.p[...]
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School Bus Authorization Form
CCD Bus Form 10-3-22-modified.pdf
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Our CCD students welcome Pope Francis to America! Click here for pictures!

During the week of Pope Francis’ visit to America, the SJSL students in Faith Formation welcomed him as well. Each class had their picture taken with a large photo of Pope Francis. The elementary aged students made a puppet of Pope Francis and read about his life. The older classes discussed some Pope Facts and some of the places he visited and the Masses and ceremonies he did. Each church hall will have a framed collage of the pictures taken during this special time. They will also be available for viewing on our website.

St. Joseph of the Valley Hall Paintings

For many years, the Confirmation Classes of St. Joseph of the Valley would paint a work of art to decorate the SJV Hall and enhance the learn environmnet for the CCD classes held int he hall, under the artistic direction of Nancy Bauder. Tragically, due to a water leak and mold damage, the hall had to be renovated and all of the paintings were destroyed. We apprecaate the work of those students and the memories of such work of love. We were so very proud of your work! Thanks to the past students involved in the paintings!

To see more paintings, click here. A new window will open. Click on any picture. There will be arrows to the right/left to advance through the pictures.

Youth Group

ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOLERS: Our parish youth group’s first meeting will be Sunday, Oct. 9th, 2022 from 10:00-11:30am. We will meet in the basement of St. Lawrence Parish Hall. There will be opportunity for faith, fun, fellowship and service. Matthew Mason, a Benedictine College graduate student, will be the moderator of the group. For more information email him at: maso2688@ravens.benedictine.edu

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St. Joseph-St. Lawrence Religious Education Program

Religious Education for Children

Youth Group

Lifelong Faith Formation (Adults)

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