TO COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS, WE ASK THAT YOU COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
• Register in the Parish, if you are not already a member.  This can be done by seeing one of the parish priests
        after any of the weekend masses or contacting the rectory at 636-441-7503.
• Baptismal certificates are needed from all Kindergarten and new students.
• Complete the Parish School of Religion Registration Form.  Your family has the option of our Traditional PSR
        classes on Monday evening from 6:15pm – 7:30pm, our Family Catechesis program once a month on
        Sunday mornings from 10:45am – 12:15pm, Sunday 8th Grade program that meets weekly from 6:00pm -
        7:15pm.
• Read and sign the Student Emergency Information Form and the Family Witness Statement.
• Provide the $30.00 Registration fee (include with tuition payment).  
• Provide the $25.00 Sacramental fee for 2nd grade, 8th grade, and Sacramental Preparation classes only.
• Pay tuition with a check or using an Online Giving account.  To pay online, go to
        https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/1195 and pay in full using the Quick Give tab to make a one-time
        payment.  If you have a 3- or 5-month payment plan, you will need to create an account.  Be sure to use the
        drop down tab under funds and click on PSR.

KINDERGARTEN ONLY - $110.00 + $30 registration fee
1 CHILD TUITION          - $195.00 + $30 registration fee + ($25 for each child in 2nd, 8th, or Sacramental Prep.)  
2 CHILD TUITION          - $275.00 + $30 registration fee  + ($25 for each child in 2nd, 8th, or Sacramental Prep.)        
3+ CHILD TUITION        - $340.00 + $30 registration fee  + ($25 for each child in 2nd, 8th, or Sacramental Prep.)  

• Mentor Program.   Host families will receive a $25.00 discount on their tuition.
• Referral program.  If your family refers a NEW family to our PSR program, you will be given a $20.00 discount
        on your tuition once that family has registered.  The new family must write your name on their registration
        form, register, and pay.
• Registration is considered complete after we receive:
• Completed Registration Form,
• Completed Student Emergency Information Form,
• Signed Family Witness Statement,
•      Completed Media Authorization Form,
•      Completed Flipgrid Permission Form,
•      Completed Asthma Inhaler/ EpiPen Permission Form (If Applicable),
•      Copy of child's IEP (If Applicable)
• Registration fee and Sacramental fee (if applicable), and at least a partial payment.
• Return this completed registration form and payment by June 1, 2021.  A payment can be dropped off at the
        PSR Office or mailed to:

Rose Wieschhaus
Director of Religious Education for Children
Sts. Joachim & Ann, 4112 McClay Road, St. Charles, MO 63304

Financial Assistance Forms are available in the PSR office and online at stsja.org.  Families needing financial assistance should fill out and return a Financial Assistance Form by August 1, 2021.
Please don’t wait to register because of financial hardship.  

Parish School of Religion – Weekly Classroom Setting Mondays 6:15-7:30pm
Our PSR classroom setting is offered for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  Children attend weekly sessions from 6:15-7:30pm from mid August until May.  Students will participate in weekly prayer, Scripture reading and stories, skits, crafts, games, small group discussion and hands on activities.  Parents are invited to grade level Parent Child Activity Night as well as School Prayer Services throughout the year.
Parents Expectations:
• Attend any weekly Saturday evening or Sunday morning Mass with your family.
• Pray for and with your children, teaching the basic prayers of our Catholic faith.
• Review the weekly chapter or lesson with your child and have your child complete any homework
        assignments.
• Read the virtue and saint of the month with your child.
• Talk about God with your child in your daily living and throughout the week.
• Be a positive example of their Catholic faith for their child.
• Attend Parent Meetings for your child’s specific grade.
• Attend Parent Child Activities and Prayer Services within PSR, if you are able.

Family Catechesis Program-Monthly Program Sundays 10:45am-12:15pm
Our Family Catechesis program helps parents grow in their own faith while they guide their children in core faith formation. This program nurtures faith and helps build community. Finding God Family Catechesis combines parish-based group meetings and grade-specific instruction by trained catechists with at-home sessions guided by parents.
Families gather together for group prayer with the Director.  Parents stay with the leader for catechetical preparation, while children attend class with catechists to complete the first session of the month.  Parents are given materials each month to catechize their children at home using parent-friendly materials.  They return for another group meeting the following month to prepare for the next unit and the children are tested over what they have learned.
Parents Expectations:
• Attend weekly Saturday evening or Sunday morning Mass with your family.
• Attend monthly group meetings with the Director. (missed session will need to be made up with the Director)
• Pray for and with your children, teaching the basic prayers of our Catholic faith.
• Teach the three weekly chapters with your child and have your child complete any homework including the
        online chapter review for grades 1-7.
• Read the virtue and saint of the month with your child.
• Talk about God with your child in your daily living and throughout the week.
• Be a positive example of your Catholic faith.

Sacramental Preparation
First Reconciliation and First Communion A child needs to have completed 1st grade religion class (PSR, full time school or home school), in order to be placed in 2nd grade PSR.  Parents of children preparing for their sacraments should be attending weekly Saturday evening or Sunday morning Mass with their children and teaching them their prayers. Children who are in 2nd grade but have not completed the first grade materials will need to speak to the Director to determine if they can catch up over the summer.  Children in 3rd grade or above will be place in their grade level for the first year and then be place in a sacramental prep class in their second year of PSR.
Confirmation preparation is a two year program beginning in 7th grade.  Students who have not completed any of the grades leading to 8th grade will need to speak to the Director to determine their knowledge and where they will be placed in class.