Religious Education

St. Catherine of Siena's Parish Religious Education Program is designed to help parents and guardians to pass on the gift of the Catholic Faith to their children, helping to form children and parents together in stronger discipleship.  Parents are “the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith,” as the Church prays at Baptism.  Our Religious Education program assists parents in that irreplaceable role. 

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated in Grade 2, and First Holy Communion is celebrated in Grade 3. (This year, 3rd Graders will celebrate both Reconciliation and First Holy Communion.) The Sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated in Grade 8.  Students are required to attend special workshops to prepare them for the reception of these Sacraments. Please note that St. Catherine’s requests two years of preparation in our program before Confirmation.

Our program would not be possible without our team of dedicated volunteers who are witness to the faith for the children in our program.  We are grateful to our Catechists and Classroom Aides who work directly with the children in the classroom, and to our Hallway Monitors who help in so many ways.  All volunteers receive tuition assistance for their children or grandchildren.  Please consider joining our team!

All Religious Education classes are held in St. Catherine of Siena campus buildings. 

For more information regarding the Religious Education program, please contact our Director of Religious Education, Lindsay Tristine at RelEd@stcatherinetrumbull.com.