{"id":2381,"date":"2013-01-29T18:46:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmaryofsorrow.org\/?page_id=2381"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:03:51","slug":"religious-education-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmaryofsorrows.org\/?page_id=2381","title":{"rendered":"Religious Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2381\" class=\"elementor elementor-2381\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d3ffd05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d3ffd05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2029dccd\" data-id=\"2029dccd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b2329 eael_simple_menu_hamburger_disable_selected_menu_no eael-simple-menu-hamburger-align-right eael-simple-menu-link-full-width eael-hamburger--tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-simple-menu\" data-id=\"72b2329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-simple-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n                        @media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {\n                            .eael-hamburger--tablet {\n                                .eael-simple-menu-horizontal,\n                                .eael-simple-menu-vertical {\n                                    display: none;\n                                }\n                            }\n                            .eael-hamburger--tablet {\n                                .eael-simple-menu-container .eael-simple-menu-toggle {\n                                    display: block;\n                                }\n                            }\n                        }\n                    <\/style><style>\n                        @media screen and (min-width: 1025px) {\n                        \/* Left aligned horizontal menus lay out with `float: left` on the\n                           items, so their list stays `block` - forcing flex here would\n                           take the items out of flow and break the row. 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HS, Sacraments, Confirmation<br \/><\/em><em>(703) 978-4141 ext. 129 | <\/em><a href=\"mailto:aidaw@stmaryofsorrows.org\"><em>aidaw@stmaryofsorrows.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Patty Case<br \/><\/em><\/strong><em>Registrar | <\/em><a href=\"mailto:Pattyc@stmaryofsorrows.org\"><em>Pattyc@stmaryofsorrows.org<\/em><\/a><br \/><em>(703) 978-4141 ext. 128<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sr. Theresa Kareng, SNDS <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sacrament Coordinator | <\/em><a href=\"mailto:SrTheresa@stmaryofsorrows.org\"><em>SrTheresa@stmaryofsorrows.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>YOUTH MINISTY INFORMATION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jonathan Rosato:\u00a0<br \/><\/em><\/strong><em>Director of Youth Ministry | <\/em><a href=\"mailto:Jonathanr@stmaryofsorrows.org\">Jonathanr@stmaryofsorrows.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mary Catherine Brooks |<\/strong> <\/em><a href=\"mailto:Marycb@stmaryofsorrows.org\">Marycb@stmaryofsorrows.org<\/a><br \/><em>Youth Ministry Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: var( --e-global-color-4833d83 );\"><b>Religious Education Program Mission<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-4833d83 ); font-size: 14px;\">The mission of the Religious Education program is to proclaim the Gospel and bring people into communion with God. \u201cJesus Christ is at the heart of catechesis. It is only through Jesus that we can love the Father in the Spirit and share in the life of the Trinity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Our aim is to hand on the message of Jesus Christ to our adults and children by professing, living, and celebrating the Faith in liturgy and prayer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>(National Directory for Catechesis)<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The goals of the Religious Education Program are to support and assist the <i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">parents as the primary religious educators of their children<\/span>.<\/i> The home is the domestic Church and the place where a child first experiences the love of God.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The Religious Education Program of St. Mary of Sorrows works in partnership with parents to assist them in their God-given role as educators of the faith for their children. This program should merely complement, <i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not replace<\/span><\/i>, the catechesis children receive in the home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission | Calendar | Registration | K-8 | Sacraments Hamburger Toggle Menu St. Mary of Sorrows Faith Formation For registration information, see the Registration tab above. 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