“But Jesus called for them and said,
‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them;
for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. 
Truly I tell you,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,
will never enter it.”  Luke 18: 16-17

As parents and guardians, you are the primary catechist for your child. Our goal is to support you and to nurture and foster growth in the Catholic faith of your children.  This is accomplished with help from Catechists/volunteers of St. James Parish who give of their time and talents.  

A meeting for our online learners is scheduled for September 9th at 7:00pm in the St. Hilary campus hall. Please plan on attending. Instructions on how to complete online lessons will be given. This meeting will be geared towards parents.


Religious education will resume September 19th 2021 at the St. Hilary campus. Class will be held from 9am to 10:15am on Sundays.

Information on snow days/remote learning days goes out through email, our parish Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/stjameswashpa), and our parish app, which is hosted through the myParish app.

In-person religious education is held from 9:00am-10:15am on Sundays at the old St. Hilary School building (Religious Education Building)

The program calendar contains all dates of religious education attendance.

Please make sure to register under the "Religious Education Forms" tab on this website.

Our program is using the Spirit of Truth curriculum this year. The curriculum combines in-class learning and activities with online readings and activities. The program may also be implemented in an all-online format with catechist support.

Each child in our program recieves a username and password for the Sophia Institute curriculum, this way, remote learning may take place at any time. 

For online/remote learning, Sophia Institute also includes many resources to round out your child's religious education experience. These resources may be accessed here.

• Alana Garrison, Catechetical Administrator, Liturgical Coordinator
  • 724-225-1425 (ext 308)
  • stjparishreligioused@gmail.com 

• Monday - Closed
• Tuesday - Closed
• Wednesday - 10:30am - 4:00pm
• Thursday - 10:30am - 4:00pm
• Friday - 8:30am - 4:00pm
• Saturday- 10:00am - 6:30pm
• Sunday- 8:30am - 2:00pm

• 119 W Chestnut St, Washington, PA 15301