Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome to the 2022- 2023 Catechism year!

It is with great joy to serve your child/children. Our focus this year is to enhance the knowledge of the Catholic Faith to your child/children. After all you are the first and for most educator in the life of your child/children including spirituality.

Parents/Guardians are encouraged to participate in the classroom through observation once a month.

We would like to remind you of the following:

• Attending class is of great importance.
• Class starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday’s, starting August 21, 2022.
• If at all possible your child’s/children religious education should come first before all extracurricular activities.
• Children receiving First Holy Communion must bring a copy of their Baptismal Certificate. Students in the Confirmation program must bring a copy of their Baptismal and First Holy Communion Certificates.
• Please remind your child/children of their obligation to respect their classmates, teachers and teacher assistants.
• Some teachers are requiring parents to sign in and sign out their child from the classroom.
• Any person going to the classroom, other than students and teachers, must get a Visitors Pass from  or the church Office.
• All grades will be required to attend the10:00 am mass on the first Sunday of each month. Please refer to the CCD calendar for changes CCD/Confirmation Calendar.
• Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy. (Fourth Commandment).

Thank you for your cooperation and support. If you have any questions or concerns please direct them to your child/children’s teacher. You may also contact, April Ortiz 575-342-8955.

April Ortiz, Director of Religious Education
K - 1st Grade – Olga Sarli and Eva Maldonado
2nd Grade – Rosemary Martinez and Sandra Quinteros
3rd Grade – Marisol and Judith Delgado
4th thru 6th Grade – Julie Dunning-Farmer and Amy Potts
Pre-Confirmation – Antonio & Stephanie Jacquez
Confirmation – Rebecca Benavidez and April Ortiz

To register for CCD please print and fill out the Religious Application form and return to the office, located at 420 W Market St, Silver City, NM 88061.