2019-20 REGISTRATION FORMS:
PreK-7th Grade Registration Forms -to come
Confirmation Registration Form
 
OTHER
 Service Hour Form
 Sponsor Testimonial for Confirmation

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
for PARISH CATECHETICAL PROGRAMS (PSR)

PreK-7^th Grade:

• If you have not yet registerd, please contact DRE Dr. Carlos Gamundi to set up an appointment. You may call the MHT office, or email him at cgamundi@mhtcc.net 

• The 2019 Confirmation was conferred on October 17. 
•  Dates for 2020 Confirmation and Confirmation prep classes will be posted as soon as they are known. Classes start in late summer and end in early fall.
• Class times/further information listed below.

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Recognizing that parents are the primary catechists of their children, the Parish School of Religion at Most Holy Trinity strives to assist parents in bringing their children up in faithfulness to Christ and His Church. Through catechesis, prayer and devotions, liturgical celebrations, and personal witness, we strive to communicate Christ’s love to PreK-11^th grade students.

Our Religious Education Department has been set up under the guidance of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Textbooks are approved by the Archdiocese and the USCCB, and our catechists are either certified or working toward certification. 

Special Education: Classes are offered to children with special needs whenever necessary.
RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children): Classes are offered, as needed, for children who have not received First Eucharist and Reconciliation by the second grade. Contact the Director of Religious Education for more information.

PreK - 7th Grade

In an effort to provide our teens with catechetical experiences that both educate their minds and move their hearts to a life-long relationship with Christ, Most Holy Trinity has formatted its High School Program (8^th through 11^th grades)  as follows:

• A 2-week, half-day, summer session at the beginning of the summer, for the upcoming school year.
  • This summer session consists of two grade-level catechetical sessions per day, along with daily ice breakers, daily activity time and prayer time, and opportunities for Mass and Confession during the two weeks. (Tentative dates for the 2020-21 school year are June 1st-12th, 2020.)

• Additional requirements to be met throughout the school year:
  • Attendance at one retreat throughout the year (World Youth Day, Abbey Fest, CCRNO Youth Retreat, etc.)
  • 5 service hours with theological reflection, due April 2020. (See form in this page’s sidebar.)
  • Periodic attendance at MHT Youth Group gatherings (Seven required over the course of the 2019-20 school year.) Youth Group schedule is available HERE.

Sacramental Preparation Information:

First Eucharist and Reconciliation

Children preparing for First Reconciliation and First Communion are required to receive at least two years of catechesis in our Parish School of Religion, as well as demonstrating faithful Mass attendance.  

Your child’s First Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion are a unique and intimate encounter with Jesus. You are the most influential person in your child’s life, and the reverence you model for the Holy Eucharist is the reverence they will learn to imitate. 

Draw your child more deeply into Eucharistic reverence by praying with them before and after you receive Holy Communion.Try to arrive for Mass a few minutes early and pray together. Saying a special prayer in this way will teach your child to reverence the holy moment of receiving Communion.

Always take your time when genuflecting to Jesus present in the Tabernacle. Show great love and respect for Jesus truly present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity there.

Confirmation

Preparation for Confirmation aims to lead Christians toward a more intimate union with Christ; a more lively familiarity with the person, actions, and gifts of Holy Spirit; and an awakened sense of belonging to the Catholic Church and the parish community. Confirmation is conferred in the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 11^th grade.
(Adults who have not yet been Confirmed are directed to the RCIA page HERE.)
 
Preparation includes: (See details below)

• Twelve hours of Sacramental preparation classes.
• Attendance at the Confirmation retreat. 
• Completion of five apostolic (service) hours with theological reflection. (See form in this page’s sidebar.)
• Interview with the pastor.
• Selection of a Confirmation sponsor to serve as a spiritual mentor. (Sponsor must be at least 16 years of age, Confirmed, and a Catholic in good standing. Sponsors must complete and turn in the required Sponsor Form. See form in this page’s sidebar.)

• Registration for 2020 Confirmation will begin in late spring. (see registration form on this page's sidebar)
• Cost $25
• Please provide a copy of Baptismal Certificate

• Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
• 2020 dates to be posted as soon as available. 

• Retreat information for 2020 will be posted here when available.

• Candidates must call the MHT office to set up interview.
•  Dates/times will be posted here when available

• Date: 2020 date wil be posted as soon as available
  • Candidates should arrive NO LATER than 6:30 p.m.
  • Sponsors should arrive no later than 6:45 p.m.
• Confirmation practice: Date to be posted when available.
  • Sponsors should accompany candidates. Parents can stand in at practice if sponsors are not avaiable.

• Date to be posted when available. Tentatively, sometimes in August, 2020

Beth Simon
Confirmation Coordinator
bsimon120@gmail.com