“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

Religious Education Classes for grades K-8 are held on Sundays at St. Hilary Church from 9:10am to 10:15am. 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.  

Our 5th grade class is currently split into 2 groups (group 5a and group 5b) please reference the religious education calendar for the dates that each group will attend in-person.

7th grade is also up against our limit of attendance per class per week. If you are registering a 7th grader, I ask you to consider our online option.

In-person religious education will begin October 4th at St. Hilary School (320 Henderson Ave, Washington, PA 15301) and will be held from 9:10am to 10:15am. 

The program calendar contains all dates of religious education physical attendance. It also contains the dates of group attendance for split classes. 

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.

Congratulations to our newly Confirmed!
Both our religious education and JFK school confirmandi have, after much preperation, recieved the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

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

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

• 119 W Chestnut St, Washington, PA 15301