Religious Education

PARENT/EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION (Part 1 of 4)

Mother's First and Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Mother's Maiden Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Mother's Phone Number REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a phone number.

Mother's Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.

Mother's Religion REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Father's First and Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

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Family's Parish REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Emergency Contact's First and Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

Emergency Contact's Phone Number REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter a phone number.

Emergency Contact's Relationship to Student REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.

STUDENT INFORMATION (Part 2 of 4)

How many students would you like to register? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
Student 1
- First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Student Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
- Student Phone Number Maximum 20 characters Please enter a phone number.
- Student Birthdate REQUIRED
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- Student Sex REQUIRED Male Female Please fill out this field.
- Grade in Fall 2024 REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- School REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Sacrament Requested? First Holy Communion Confirmation
- Year and Parish location of last religious education REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Date of Baptism REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Baptism Location REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- First Communion Date REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
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- First Communion Location REQUIRED
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- Student's special learning concerns, medical concerns or any other information you would like us to know about your child.
Student 2
- First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Student Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
- Student Phone Number Maximum 20 characters Please enter a phone number.
- Student Birthdate REQUIRED
  format MM/DD/YEAR
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- Student Sex REQUIRED Male Female Please fill out this field.
- Grade in Fall 2024 REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- School REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Sacrament Requested? First Holy Communion Confirmation
- Year and Parish location of last religious education REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Date of Baptism REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Baptism Location REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- First Communion Date REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
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- First Communion Location REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
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- Student's special learning concerns, medical concerns or any other information you would like us to know about your child.
Student 3
- First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Student Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
- Student Phone Number Maximum 20 characters Please enter a phone number.
- Student Birthdate REQUIRED
  format MM/DD/YEAR
  Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.
- Student Sex REQUIRED Male Female Please fill out this field.
- Grade in Fall 2024 REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- School REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Sacrament Requested? First Holy Communion Confirmation
- Year and Parish location of last religious education REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Date of Baptism REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Baptism Location REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- First Communion Date REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
  Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- First Communion Location REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
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- Student's special learning concerns, medical concerns or any other information you would like us to know about your child.
Student 4
- First Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Last Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Student Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
- Student Phone Number Maximum 20 characters Please enter a phone number.
- Student Birthdate REQUIRED
  format MM/DD/YEAR
  Please fill out this field. Please enter a date.
- Student Sex REQUIRED Male Female Please fill out this field.
- Grade in Fall 2024 REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- School REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Sacrament Requested? First Holy Communion Confirmation
- Year and Parish location of last religious education REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Date of Baptism REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Baptism Location REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- First Communion Date REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
  Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- First Communion Location REQUIRED
  If not yet received, type n/a
  Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Student's special learning concerns, medical concerns or any other information you would like us to know about your child.

SIGNATURES (Part 3 OF 4)

CLASS and MASS Attendance:

The Diocese of San Diego expects religious education students to attend at least 75% of all class meetings. Students who are preparing for First Communion or Confirmation are required to attend religious education for two years in preparation for their sacrament. Confirmation students are also required to attend a retreat each year for their class level. More important than any other requirement is to attend Mass regularly, as it is one of the Five Precepts of the Church. Students are also encouraged to participate in the Mass in a volunteer capacity. Examples of involvement include altar serving, lectoring, ushering, helping as a sacristan and serving coffee and donuts. Youth involvement in the Sunday Mass, especially in leadership roles, is the clearest indicator that our programs are bearing fruit. In signing up to be part of this program, you affirm that you are willing to make this commitment.

I understand and agree to abide by the above stated requirements.

I Agree Please select this field.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES

The Diocese of San Diego guidelines regarding religious education classroom discipline (DCM Guideline #22) requires that parents and students be informed of the parish's policy for behavior standards prior to the beginning of the school year. Please go over the following guidelines with your child. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Christine Avella, Director of Catechetical Ministry at 760-489-1242 or Justin Mora, Youth and Young Adult Coordinator at 760-300-1460.

1. Class Rules

Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. No teasing or swearing.
Electronic devices must be turned off & put away and may be used with instructor/Youth and Young Adult Coordinator permission only.
Follow directions and participate in class.
Possession and/or use of illegal substances will not be tolerated and will result in a call to the student's parent/guardian for immediate pickup.

2. Consequences for Broken Rules

First consequence: warning from teacher
Second consequence: meeting with teacher and/or Youth and Young Adult Coordinator
Third consequence: if the problem persists a conference with the parents will be called and if no solution can be found then suspension from the program will be warranted.

**The consequences listed above are cumulative throughout the course of the year.**

It is absolutely forbidden for any disciplinary measure to involve personal indignities, humiliation, indiscriminate punishment, sending students outside the classroom without adult supervision, or corporal punishment of any kind.

I understand and agree to abide by the above stated Disciplinary Guidelines.

I Agree Please select this field.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE

This letter authorizes St. Timothy Catholic Parish of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, its representatives, or volunteers, to photograph or record on audio and/or video (tape, digital, or online meeting platforms) my child, during Religious Education between September 2024 and June 2025. Photos, audio, or video may be used in printed materials and any other visual display or media.

I understand that such photos and/or video recordings will be used for Youth Ministry related purposes and will not be used for any commercial purpose whatsoever. I therefore hereby waive any kind and all rights I may have for remuneration of any kind that could otherwise accrue for the uses of such photos and/or audio or video recordings.

Revised: 8/2020

I understand and agree to the above stated Photo/Video Release.

I Agree Please select this field.

St. Timothy Confirmation Service Requirement (Confirmation Only)

The St. Timothy Confirmation program is centered around the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We therefore stress the importance of each student using his/her gifts to build the Kingdom of God. Students are required to complete 15 Hours of Service each catechetical year as part of the Confirmation program. All service needs to be completed through the parish (e.g. altar serving, lectoring, ushering, sacristan, helping with coffee and donuts, helping with lenten soup suppers, helping with a Knights of Columbus event, etc). Youth involvement in the Sunday Mass, especially in leadership roles, is the clearest indicator that our programs are bearing fruit. If a student is on the Parish Ministry Schedule, he/she has thereby completed their service requirement and does not need to keep track of these hours. Only students who are on the Parish Ministry Schedule will be considered for the Service Awards given at the end of the year.

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17)

Confirmation and religious education is not merely an academic endeavor, it is an education of the whole person. Therefore, it is important for students to develop friendships of virtue and be involved in the life of the parish with each other.

I understand and agree to the above stated Service Requirement. I Agree

PAYMENT (Part 4 OF 4)

How many children are you registering? REQUIRED

135.0 – One Student

185.0 – Two Students

235.0 – Three or More Students

0.0 – Request for Financial Aid Please fill out this field.

No active parishioner of St. Timothy's will be turned away because of financial hardship. Please indicate the amount you can contribute toward registration and explain hardship below. The business manager, Christine Avella, will contact you.