St John the Baptist Church
CCD Programs for 2016-2017
There are three programs offered in the parish for children in grades K through 8.
Sunday weekly program:
This program is based on the Sunday readings with doctrine taught in addition to working with applying the scriptures to our everyday lives. Children receive a book to take home and weekly bulletins.
September 18, 2016 through April 30, 2017 classes begin with Mass at 10:00 AM. Parents sign their children in on the way into Mass. The children go to Liturgy of the Word for Children during the Mass. After Mass ends the children are dropped off at the Parish Center to continue instruction for an additional 40 min. Dismissal is 11:40 AM.
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Family Home Study program:
At an initial meeting on September 12 at 7:00PM, parents receive their children’s books, Alive in Christ by OSV, with the schedule of lessons to be completed at home and gathering dates once a month from October through April.
The gatherings are lessons taught by the Pastoral Associate and other catechists to parents and children who sit together. At least one parent is to be with their child for each gathering. Homework is collected and previous work done is returned after the initial gathering.
Grade 2 Children are asked to be enrolled in either the Sunday or Summer program due to the preparation for First Communion.
Mass attendance is part of the program and one Mass a month during the year at 10:00 am is assigned for Home Study students and parents.
Junior High Special – A Home Study option for Grades 7 and 8
Our 7th and 8th graders are given an option for Home Study. They may come separately 4 times during the year as scheduled with a parent for a review of one of the books with follow up homework. There are seven books in the Junior High program with the seven themes found in the K-8 Alive in Christ program. This year all Jr High students in the Summer and Home Study will be taking the following topics: Revelation, Trinity, Jesus Christ.
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Summer Program:
Children from K-Gr 8) come the last week of June from June 27 to July 1 for 3hr and 15 min. of classes each day. There are two sessions: mornings from 8:30AM – 11:45AM and afternoons from 1:00 – 4:15PM. Parents choose one of these.
The books are Alive in Christ by OSV, there are 15 out of 21 lessons taught in the week of summer. The remaining chapters are taught over 8 return sessions scheduled for Sunday mornings from 9:00 AM to 9:45AM beginning in September and ending in April. One Sunday is for the morning session and another for the afternoon sessions.
Masses for CCD are scheduled at 10:00 AM on the return dates of the summer program. Parents pick up their children from school and sign in on the way into church. Mass attendance is part of the program.
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Parish Expectations for families enrolled in CCD
at St. John the Baptist, Hillsdale, NJ
The following expectations are essential to the successful evangelization and education in faith of our young people and lead our families to grow in becoming true disciples of Christ in the Catholic tradition. All four components together form the core experience of our life as Catholics.
- Weekly Sunday or Saturday evening Mass attendance with attendance at Masses designed for CCD community
- Faith Formation for Adults – continued education on the part of the parents that are educational in nature.
- Service within the parish and beyond as families and individuals.
- Community social experiences – attending events sponsored by the parish such as Sunday coffees, play, dinners etc.
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