8/24 Update
Registration for 2020-2021 CCE and Sacramental preparation will open on August 17^th, and classes will begin on October 14^th. Registration is available by paper (found in the "CCE Documents" sidebar here) and online (click here). Due to local restrictions regarding COVID-19, the following changes to the program have been made:

• Only Sacramental classes will be on campus on Wednesday and Thursday nights. This includes:
  • 2^nd Grade First Holy Communion, year 2
  • 4^th-9^th Grade First Holy Communion, year 2
  • RCIA for Children year 1
    • RCIA for Children year 2 will be a live virtual class done on Thursday nights during the regularly scheduled time of 6:30-7:45 PM.
  • $75 for one student, $85 for two, $100 for three or more
• All other classes will be offered exclusively online:
  • Includes 1^st, 3^rd – 8^th
    • Kindergarten is now offered.
  • $40 for one student, $70 for two, $90 for three, $100 for four or more.
• Pre-Confirmation Encounters for first and second year high school Confirmation students are postponed until 2021. Click here for more details.
• High school students who have completed 2 years of pre-Confirmation Encounters are on track to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Monday November 30th, 2020. All students needed to be registered by August 31st. A letter was mailed with registration instructions and immediate preparation class dates. Please email Cindy Smolik (cindy@st-bart.org) if you did not receive one.

Updates will continue to be posted on the website, in the bulletin, and through Flocknote messaging. We are very excited for another year of formation!

Thank you and God Bless!
 

• Solo las clases sacramentales estarán en el campo los miércoles y jueves por la noche. Esto incluye:
  • 2o Grado Primera Comunión
  • 4o-9o Grado Primera Comunión, año 2
  • RCIA para niños, año 1
    • El año 2 de RCIA para niños será una clase virtual en vivo que se realizará los jueves por la noche durante el horario regular programado a las 6:30-7:45 PM.
  • $ 75 por un estudiante, $ 85 por dos, $ 100 por tres o má
• ​​​​​​​Todas las demás clases se ofrecerán exclusivamente en línea
  • ​​​​​​​Incluye 1o, 3o - 8o Grado
  • Kindergarten ahora se ofrece
• Los encuentros de confirmación se posponen hasta 2021. Las inscripciones se realizarán en enero.
• Los estudiantes de secundaria que hayan completado 2 años de Encuentros previos a la Confirmación están en camino de recibir el Sacramento de la Confirmación el lunes 30 de noviembre de 2020. Todos los estudiantes deben registrarse antes del 31 de agosto.  Aquellos programados para recibir la Confirmación este noviembre han recibido una carta por correo con instrucciones. Póngase en contacto con Cindy Smolik (cindy@st-bart.org) si no recibió uno.

Please sign up for Flocknote communications to receive updates, and follow this link for home education resources until we return: https://www.st-bart.org/home-catechesis

Faith Formation Update May 2020

Hello CCE Parents,

Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and understanding during this unusual time.

I am sure there are many questions you have been waiting patiently to ask, and we will do our best to answer them as we transition back. For now, the following three directives have been given from Father Christopher:

1. A return to all Sacraments is the parish’s top priority.

2. Everyone who was on track to receive their Sacraments WILL receive them, though the date of reception may change.

3. The parish leadership team is working on a re-scheduling plan for any Sacramental events that have been cancelled. We will let you know any updates as soon as we can.

Please pray for us as we discern the best path forward for the CCE program in the timeliest manner we can accomplish.

In Christ,

Dan Guido
Director of Religious Education
St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church

 

Elementary Faith Formation (CCE) (1st - 5th)
The Elementary Faith Formation program is dedicated to assist parents with raising their children in the Catholic faith. We offer a traditional program with weekly classes on Wednesday and Thursday at 6:30 pm-7:45 pm.

Middle School Faith Formation (CCE) (6th - 8th) 

The Middle School Faith Formation program is designed to help teens form a relationship with God, learn about the traditions of the Catholic Church, and prepare for sacraments. Weekly classes for junior high are Wednesday and Sunday evenings at 6:30 pm -7:45 pm.

High School Faith Formation (9th - 11th) 
At St. Bartholomew's, Confirmation is usually offered to students in
the 11th grade. The candidates must be enrolled 2 years in the high school Encounter program prior to Confirmation prep in 11th grade. The
Pre - Confirmation Encounter program meets 4 times a year on Saturdays from 10:30 am  and concluding with 5:00 pm Mass.

Youth Ministry (All Youth) 
Click on this link to get to our Youth Ministry webpages.
Youth Ministry includes all youth from the womb to graduated senior.  Through the family and the parish community, our young people are protected, nurtured, empowered and drawn, as they develop, to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community.  As church, we accompany young people in their faith journey, and we are the church that calls them to the commitment that changes their entire life. Youth ministry is comprehensive in that  it makes our youths lives complete. 

Volunteer Opportunities
St. Bartholomew provides weekly faith formation to over 1,000 children, teens and adults through various programs (Faith Formation, Youth Ministry, and RCIA).  Volunteer (gift of your time) opportunities vary and include CCE teachers and aides, small group leaders and other youth ministry leadership roles, behind-the-scenes help and special events. 

For more information, contact Dan Guido at:  dan@st-bart.org

(REMINDER: All volunteers who work with minors are required to attend online CMG training and fulfill requirements for Safe Environment certification.)










TRAINING FOR ADULTS
PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED VIRTUS TRAINING

If you have completed VIRTUS training in the past 5 years, do not create a new account in CMGConnect. 

You will log-in with your previous personal user id from VIRTUS and enter the password 1234. Once you log into your CMGConnect account, you will be able to change your password. 

If you do not remember your VIRTUS user id or are unable to log-in, please contact your local Safe Environment Coordinator, Janice Romero – mailto:Janice@st-bart.orgor Daphne Woods for log-in assistance at 800.228.6108 ext. 2375 or dwoods@catholicmutual.org.

NEW USERS (NEVER ATTENDED A TRAINING BEFORE) 

If you have never attended VIRTUS training in the past or never taken the Safe Haven online training, please register to create a new account via CMGConnect at https://GalvestonHouston.CMGConnect.org. 

IMPORTANT NOTES 

You will be required to complete a criminal background check as part of the registration process. Failure to complete the criminal background check in its entirety will delay the approval process for volunteer service. 

Please make sure you enter your legal name as it appears on your Government Issued Id (Driver’s License, State-issued Identification card, Passport, Matrícula Consular).