Elementary Faith Formation: Grades 1st - 5th

Due to the guidelines and restrictions in place during the pandemic, our 2020-2021 year will run from October 2020 through May 2021 and will meet online for one weekly 30 minute session along with family faith formation activities/assignments in the home. Sessions will be offered on Monday, Tuesday OR Wednesday afternoons. Sessions begin the week of October 19th.

Family Formation at Home: Our weekly online sessions will be supplemented with family faith sharing activities and assignments.

Parent Faith Formation: In response to these uncertain times, we will be offering Parent Sessions to support and guide our parents in this new and challenging time of remote online sessions. We affirm that parents are the first and most important witnesses of the faith and teachers of a child’s faith and are here to partner with them.

Please note that during the registration process, you will be required to select a day and time for your child’s online sessions.

(You may refer to the Virtual Sessions Guide found under our Calendar tab prior to registering to see the offered day and times.)

Required Registration Items:

• Registration Form (see link below)
• Baptismal Certificate
• First Communion Certificate (if applicable)
• Parent/Guardian Noncommercial Release for Minor (found under the FORMS tab)
• Empowering God’s Children Acknowledgement Form (found under the FORMS tab)
• Payment of Registration Fee (see PAYMENT tab)

Registration Fee:

1 child: $75 / year

2 children: $135 / year

3+ children: $175 family max

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Mills, Director of Religious Education, susan.mills@stlm.org at 310-316-4460.

 

The 2020-2021 RE Registration Fee for Elementary Faith Formation for Grades 1-5:

1 child – $75 / year

2 children – $135 / year

3+ children – $175 family max

Fee includes online session programming, materials and parent sessions.

Click here to pay registration fee online.

PAYMENT BY CHECK – If you would like to pay the registration fee by check:

• Make check payable to St. Lawrence Martyr and indicate Religious Ed on your check.
• Please mark envelope to the attention of Susan Mills | Office of Religious Education
• Drop off or mail check to the SLM Parish Office: 1940 So. Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

EMPOWERING GOD’S CHILDREN

St. Lawrence Martyr is committed to the safety & well-being of our students. There are daily reports of child abuse and we recognize the importance to “empower” our children with the knowledge to protect themselves and others from harm. In February, we will be presenting the Empowering God’s Children and Young People Safety Program, provided by the Archdiocese of LA. It is a way to teach children through classroom activities the different ways to maintain personal safety. The lessons given are based on principals of catechesis so students remember they are always loved by God.

Please download and return a signed original copy of the Empowering God’s Children Permission Slip to the St. Lawrence Martyr – Office of Religious Education. Forms may be dropped off or mailed to:

St. Lawrence Martyr

Attention: Susan Mills | Office of Religious Education

1940 So. Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Empowering God's Children Permission Form

PARENT MEDIA RELEASE FOR MINOR (NONCOMMERCIAL)

In following the guidelines and restrictions in place during the pandemic, our elementary faith formation sessions will be online. In order to lawfully allow children (image of the children) to appear in any of these online sessions, the parish of St. Lawrence Martyr must receive the written permission of the parents. Please download and return a signed original copy of the Parents’ Noncommercial Media Release form to the St. Lawrence Martyr – Office of Religious Education. Forms may be dropped off or mailed to:

St. Lawrence Martyr

Attention: Susan Mills | Office of Religious Education

1940 So. Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

2020-2021 Religious Education Calendar

2020-2021 Virtual Sessions Guide

Our parish offices are currently closed to visitors but we are available for you. If you have any questions regarding Elementary Faith Formation for children in Grades 1st – 5th or the Sacrament of First Holy Communion for your child, please contact:

Susan Mills | Director of Religious Education

Office of Religious Education

Direct Number: 310.316.4460

Email Address : susan.mills@stlm.org