Religion

All students of St. Catherine of Siena participate in daily prayer. Grades 1 through 7 attend Mass every week. The children are actively involved in the Mass planning and contribute by acting as lectors during the Mass. The student body has the opportunity to be a part of the Living Rosary, Reconciliation, Stations of the Cross, Celebration in the Oaks, Live Nativity, Grandparents' Mass, retreats, May Crowning, and Mass on Holy Days of Obligation. Each year a Christian theme is chosen which the entire school embraces. The faculty and staff encourage all St. Catherine students to use Jesus as their role model by loving and respecting each other.

The SCS Middle School Religion Teachers are a Catholic faith community who eagerly embrace and welcome every middle school child as a part of this community, a community where each person, be it student or teacher, is treated with great love and great respect. As Catholic educators, we encourage students to explore, formulate, and articulate their core Catholic beliefs. Our ultimate goal is to encourage each and every student to pursue a more intimately relationship with our God, resulting in the greatest spiritual journey of their lives.

In the pursuit of intimacy with our God, we engage each student’s heart, mind, soul and strength as follows:

• Mind:

Students read and study  the “Christ Our Life” textbook , watch videos, consider the lessons learned from parables, and participate in discussions, including “Who do people say that I am?” and “Ask The Experts.”

• Heart:

Students reflect on Christian and secular music, participate in songs, join in meditations, express their faith in art forms, and log their insights in journals.

• Soul:

Students discover the depth of their relationship with God through personal and communal prayer, participation in the sacraments, and through prayer journeys.

• Strength:

Students are given opportunities to put into practice their faith by reaching out to others in their school, church, and local communities.