Religious Education (CCD)
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Our Program
Join in the great adventure of learning and experiencing our Catholic faith through Religious Education classes at St. Bartholomew.
Our program is open to children in 1st through 8th Grade who attend area public schools or private, non-Catholic school.
Classes are held from 8:15 AM – 10:30 AM (including the 8:30 AM Mass) on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of the month. Classes run from mid-September through May.
Parents: join the community and attend the 8:30 AM Mass! Let us know if there are strategies that help your child have a positive learning experience. If you have comments, let us know on the registration form or talk with your child’s teacher.
God has blessed us with a team of parishioner volunteers who teach the Archdiocese of Washington's religious education curriculum.
All grades attend Mass and use the Bible in class, integrating their knowledge with personal and communal prayer and worship.
The St. Bart’s Religious Education textbooks are:- 1–8th grade: RCL Benziger.
- 6–8th grade: St. Mary's Press and Loyola Press.
The full calendar for 2024-2025 can be found below.2024-25 calendar
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Register for Religious Education
Registration can be completed on-line by clicking below.register HERE.
New families: Please provide a copy of your child(red)'s Baptismal Certificate with eh mailing address of the Baptismal Church if it's not visible on the certificate. Please submit via email to Cathy Mills [email protected]First Holy Communion
Information for First Holy Communion preparation can be found through the links below.
Overview of Parish Requirements
Reconciliation Review for ParentsConfirmation
Information for Confirmation preparation can be found through the links below.
Confirmation Overview
Saint Report Form
Sponsor Form
Service Hours FormNon-Parochial Catholic Schools
Does your child attend a non-parochial Catholic school and want to receive First Communion or Confirmation?
While non-parochial schools like The Woods Academy, Stone Ridge or The Heights offer some sacramental preparation for First Communion and Confirmation, the parish—not the school—is the ordinary place where these sacraments are received.
If your child:- Attends a non-parish-based Catholic school, and
- Will be in 2nd or 8th grade this fall, or
- Needs to catch up on a missed sacrament,
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cancellation and Emergency Closure
St. Bart's CCD follows the Montgomery County Public School calendar. Whenever there's a need to cancel class due to inclement weather or an emergency, families will be notified via Flocknote.
Attendance and Make Up
Lesson builds on previous week’s learning and experiences.
When a child will be absent, it’s helpful and appreciated if the child's teacher is email ahead of time. Students in 3, 4, 5 and 6 Grade (not in preparation for a sacrament) can make up a missed class by bring in a parish bulletin from the Mass they attended between class weeks. Students in 1 and 7 Grade (Pre-Sacrament years) and 2 and 8 Grade (Sacrament years) please email your child’s teacher for missed content.Promptness
When students and teachers have time to arrive and start class together it build a sense of community, classroom routine, and the ability to move through material smoothly. This year, teachers have discretion to hold their class past dismissal, if tardiness in a grade starts take away from instruction time. If this is the case in your child’s class you'll be notified by Flocknote.
Classroom Environment
We strive to create and maintain classroom environments that are instructive, enjoyable, and safe for all CCD scholars and teachers. If your child has strategies that help with their learning, please let the teacher know ahead of time. Everyone has rough days. If an issue arises in class, please talk or email your child’s teacher or the director.
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