Rev. 8/6/2019 st.corneliusore@gmail.com 562-420-7613

St. Cornelius Office of Religious Education

Registration Procedure 2019/20

NEW Participants

The following represents our anticipated meeting days for each age or session level:

Meet and Greet: Sunday, October 6, 2019, 11:00 AM (after the 10AM mass).

Meet with the teachers at coffee and donuts in the Pavilion.

Elementary Classes*: Thursdays, October 10, 2019 through May 14, 2020, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Junior High Classes**: Thursdays, October 10, 2019 through May 14, 2020, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM.

Early Childhood Classes+: Sundays, October 13, 2019 through May 17, 2020, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM.

*Mandatory Parent/Caregiver meeting, Thursday, October 10, 2019, 4:00 pm in the church

**Mandatory Parent/Caregiver meeting, Thursday, October 10, 2019, 7:15 pm in the small hall

Because of their lengthy nature, all packet materials may be filled out prior to registration.

Registration for a NEW participant Elementary/Middle School level: (There is a separate registration process for High School Confirmation.)

Please fill out one registration card for each NEW child to be registered.

Enclose a copy of each child’s Baptismal certificate (if child is not yet baptized, please notify office staff at time of registration, unbaptized children will not be refused admittance).

Fill out the Emergency Disaster release form (one per family).

Read the parent information handbook and glance over the master calendar. Keep them handy for future reference.

To assist you with keeping your child(ren) safe, enclosed is a copy of Protecting God’s Children, Teaching Touching Safety: A Guide for Parents, Guardians and Other Caring Adults. As mandated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to provide safe environment training, we will be conducting the Teaching Touching Safety program (consult the enclosed overview for information regarding the program). Please fill out the permission/opt- out form. The 2019/2020 training will take place between January 16 – 30, 2020.

Read and understand the Parent Pledge.

Fill out “Attention parents” form. Let us know if there is anything YOU need from us and/or if you are interested in sharing your gifts with our program.

Enclose Registration fee, Checks made payable to “St. Cornelius Religious Education”, $75 for one

child, and $40 for each additional child (early registration) OR $85 per student (fee after Sept. 15th)

Please return forms to the Religious Education Office by September 15, 2019 for early registration OR October 1, 2019 for late registration.

The personnel of the Religious Education Office will accept completed registration weekdays in the office, and Sunday mornings through October 1, 2019.

*Early Childhood registration consists of only a registration card, a baptismal record and the fee payment.

Student’s Last Name St. Cornelius

Office of Religious Education

Student Registration Form

Family e-mail address

“Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as

these.” Mark 19:14.

Cell phone

Alternate Cell Phone

Mother’s name (as it appears or will appear on child’s Baptismal certificate) (First, Last, Maiden) Religion Work Phone Number

Address Street City Zip Home Phone Number

Father’s name (as it appears or will appear on child’s Baptismal certificate) (First Last, MI) Religion Work Phone Number

Father’s Address (if different from above address) Home Phone Number

Please note if child is living with someone other than parent(s)

Name of Emergency Contact (other than parent(s)) address Phone Number

Student’s name (First, Middle, Last) as it appears or will appear on Baptismal certificate Date of Birth School Currently Attending

Date of Baptism Church of Baptism Address of Church

Date of First Communion Church of First Communion Address of Church

Date of Confirmation Church of Confirmation Address of Church

Conferred by: (name of bishop or priest)

Page over

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Grade/ Level Years of enrollment Amt. Paid Comments/remarks

pre 3

pre 4

TK

K

1

older: yes no

(circle one)

2 older: yes no

(circle one)

3 SP 1 SP 2

4

5

6

7

8

Page over

Does the child have any special conditions, food allergies, drug interactions or circumstance of which we

should be aware? Yes____ No_____ If Yes, please explain:

Empowering God’s Children and Young People© Safety Program / Year 3: Internet Safety

“Children’s Permission Slip”

TO: All Parents

FROM: St. Cornelius Office of Religious Education

SUBJECT: “Empowering God’s Children and Young People©” Safety Program

DATE: Fall 2019

We at St. Cornelius are committed to the safety and well-being of your children and in helping to

empower them to protect themselves from child sexual abuse.

For this purpose, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has created “Empowering God’s Children and

Young People”© Safety Program. For the 2019 – 2020 school year, we will be presenting

Year Three: Internet Safety. Through these age-appropriate lessons, students will learn the

advantages and possible dangers of using the internet and how to be safe and responsible when

online. The foundation of these lessons are NetSmartz© and the Four Internet Safety Rules:

I will tell a trusted adult if anything online makes me feel sad, scared or confused.

I will ask my parent/guardian before sharing personal information online.

I won’t meet face-to-face with anyone from the internet.

I will always use good “netiquette” (manners) and not be rude or mean to anyone online.

Each lesson has a “Parent/Guardian Take Home Activity” to help you discuss this important topic

with your child.

Also included is a parent/guardian internet safety article that will provide valuable information on

ways you can help protect your child online.

If you have questions, need any additional information about the program or would like to review

any of the materials, please feel free to contact Evelyn Padian at (562) 420-7613.

Year 3: Internet Safety Permission Slip

“Empowering God’s Children and Young People” © Safety Program

(Please sign one form per child)

I give my consent for my child to participate in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles “Empowering God’s

Children and Young People” © Safety Program. I understand that I need to complete and return this

Permission Slip to the Religious Education Office by October 1, 2019

Child’s Name: Grade:

Parent or Guardian’s Name (Printed):

Parent or Guardian’s Signature: Date:

St. Cornelius Religious Education | 2019-2020 Program Calendar

2 Labor Day

8/15/22 On Site Registration

9 – 12:00 in the

Convent Garden

15 Catechetical Sunday

blessing at 10:00 mass

27- 29 Parish Fiesta

SEPTEMBER 2019

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MARCH 2020

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9 Level 2/Gr2/CC2 First

Reconciliation Celebration

6:30 pm in church.

17 St. Patrick’s Day

19 EDGE Night

26 Middle School meets in

Church, regular time

4 Blessing of the Animals

6 Meet & Greet, in the

pavilion after 10:00 am mass

10 First Day of Classes

17 EDGE Night

21 Level 2/Gr 2/CC2 Sac Prep

meeting, 6:30 in church

22/23 Parent Series, Guest

Speaker, 7:00 pm in church,

OCTOBER 2019

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APRIL 2020

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9 Holy Thursday

10 Good Friday

12 Easter Sunday

9 – 19 Easter Closure, offices

will be closed for the break

23 EDGE Night

25 Level 2/Gr 2 First

Communion Retreat/Rehearsal

1:30 – 4:30 pm, Large Hall

3 Level 2/Gr 2 Presentation

at 10:00 am mass

11 Veterans Day

18 Level 1/Gr 1 Sac Prep

meeting, 6:30 pm in church

21 EDGE Night

24 Family Advent Work-

Shop (details to follow)

28 Thanksgiving Day

NOVEMBER 2019

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MAY 2020

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2 First Communions, 5:00 pm

Mass, as assigned

3 First Communions, 10:00

& 12:00 mass, as assigned

10 Mother’s Day

14 Last Day of Classes -

Mass/Potluck(Elem) & EDGE

25 Memorial’s Day

31 Pentecost Sunday

1 Santa Pics

15 Early Childhood Prog

19 Las Posadas -

Celebrations for Elem

& M/S EDGE Night

25 Christmas Day

12/22 – 1/4/20 – Holiday

Closure, offices will be closed

DECEMBER 2019

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JUNE 2020

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21 Father’s Day

1 New Year's Day

9 Classes resume

20 M.L. King Day

23 EDGE Night

26 School Open House

and Pancake Break.

12 – 31 Safe Environment

Trainings, all levels

JANUARY 2020

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JULY 2020

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4 Independence Day

17 Presidents Day

20 – 23 Religious Education

Congress, no sessions,

offices closed.

25 Family Mardi Gras

Celebration, 7:00 pm, large

hall. Bring a dessert to share.

26 Ash Wednesday

FEBRUARY 2020

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AUGUST 2020

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17 2020/21 Registration

begins

Calendar Template © calendarlabs.com

3. First Name Last Name Grade Birth date Male Female (circle One)

Health problems, allergies, other issues

4. First Name Last Name Grade Birth date Male Female (circle One)

Health problems, allergies, other issues

Emergency Care Information

Health Insurance Carrier Name Group Number Subscriber Number

Doctor’s Name Phone Address

Dentist’s Name Phone Address

List people, other than parent(s) to whom we can release the child(ren)

(in case of emergency)

Consent for medical treatment: I understand that the St. Cornelius Office of Religious Education does not assume responsibility

for payment of physicians. However, in an emergency, the office may choose a physician. In an emergency, I give the office personnel

permission to have my child receive medical treatment by professionals, i.e. Paramedic or EMT and transport to hospital if necessary.

Parent signature: Date:

Name Relationship Phone

Name Relationship Phone

Name Relationship Phone

For Office Use Only

Disaster Release Information

Children: (names)

Were/Was released to: date time

Location where child was taken Staff person releasing children

Family Last Name St. Cornelius Office of Religious Education

Emergency—Earthquake–Disaster Information

Home Phone Home address City Zip

Mother’s Work Phone Cell Phone Call 1st 2nd

Father’s Work Phone Cell Phone Call 1st 2nd

Children Live with _____Both Parents _____Mother Only _____Father Only _____Other

(Please Check One)

_____Grandparents _____Guardian _____Mother and Stepfather _____Father and Stepmother

Mother’s Name Mother’s Maiden Name

Occupation Hours of Employment Work Days

Employer Work Address

Father’s Name

Occupation Hours of Employment Work Days

Employer Work Address

Children’s Information (Please Complete for Each Child)

1. First Name Last Name Grade Birth date Male Female (circle One)

Health problems, allergies, other issues

2. First Name Last Name Grade Birth date Male Female (circle One)

Health problems, allergies, other issues

Arrival Time

All Elementary level sessions will

meet in the church at 3:45 PM. The

children are to sit with their

teacher/catechists*. Signs mark the

pews with the appropriate level. At

4:00 PM the children walk to their

meeting rooms accompanied by their

teacher/catechists and aides. Sessions

will end at 5:00 PM.

*Please note, instruction begins AT

3:45 PM with community time lessons.

Middle School sessions meet at

7:00 PM in rooms 6, 7 & 8 in the

annex building across from the main

school building. Instruction ends at

8:15 PM.

Arrival Procedure

For your child’s protection, it is

recommended that the parent or

caregiver accompany each child

(levels 1 – 5) into the church*. Please

don’t drop students off before 3:35

pm. *Children have sometimes been

dropped off/left on days when no

sessions have been scheduled.

Dismissal Procedure

For the safety of all our children,

parents or caregivers are required to

pick up the children at the meeting

room door. Children will not be

dismissed to the parking lot. This

pertains to Middle School participants

as well.

Children will not be released early

from the session unless there is a

written request from the parent.

The parent/caregiver must come to

the Religious Education Satellite

Office (Small Hall) to sign out the

child. A staff member will retrieve the

student from the classroom because all

doors to the main school building

remain locked while the children are

present.

Absentee policy

We realize that illnesses in children

are very common. Because our time

with the children is limited, a Religious

Education Administrator will contact

the parent of any child who has more

than three unexcused absences. If

your child is ill, please call the office

for an excused absence.

Emergency Procedures

Please make sure we have all current

emergency information. An

Emergency/earthquake card is in the

registration and re-registration packets.

Please return the completed card at

time of registration.

In the event of fire or

earthquake, the parking lot will be

barricaded to all cars and the

children will be dismissed from a

checkpoint. Children will be

dismissed only to an adult designated

on the emergency card.

Other registration information

You will be given an informational

Parent pledge. Please keep the pledge,

master calendar and this parent

information booklet in an accessible

place for easy reference.

Tuition fees are: $75 for the first

student then $40 for each subsequent

student/family member, before

September 15, 2019. Fee is $85 PER

child thereafter.

Families will NOT be turned away

for inability to meet tuition fees.

Medication, food allergies,

special needs

We want your child’s experience of

our program to be positive.

Please notify the catechists if your

child is currently taking any

medication, has any food allergies or

has other special needs.

Classroom Management

Teacher/catechist and child

will handle any disruption

first.

If negative behavior continues,

child will be sent to the office.

If necessary, the parent will be

called.

If negative behavior continues,

the parent will be asked to

attend the sessions with the

child.

Removal from the program

will result only if all other

means fail or if there is a threat

to the well-being of other

children.

Curriculum The program currently uses the

RCL Benziger curriculum, Blest Are

We – Faith in Action, in levels one

through six. Level seven and eight use

Benzigers The Story of Jesus and

History of the Church.

Level two uses the family oriented

Sacramental preparation supplemental

texts “God’s Gift, Eucharist” and

“God’s Gift Reconciliation.”

Religious Education Parent

Association (REPA)

Upon your child’s enrollment, you

automatically become a member of the

Religious Education Parent

Association. There are neither dues

nor meetings to attend.

We do invite you to lend your time

and talents to the St. Cornelius

Religious Education Program. There

are many areas where your help is

necessary. Please fill out the volunteer

form enclosed with the registration

packet or come into the Religious

Education Office to see what

opportunities are available.

Fundraisers In order to offset the costs for the

Sacramental preparation process,

catechist updating and the materials

and supplies used in the Religious

Education program, we hold two (fall

and spring) fundraisers a year. For the

fundraisers to be successful, active

participation by each family is

needed. You are offered the option of

“opting out” of fundraising by giving a

direct donation of $30.00, per family,

for the year.

Safeguard the Children Program

Volunteers in the St. Cornelius

Religious Education Program are

required to fill out an application form,

attend the VIRTUS Child Sexual

Abuse Awareness Workshop, and be

fingerprinted through the Archdiocese

of Los Angeles’ Live Scan system.

Teaching Touching Safety Additional copies of the parent

manual from the VIRTUS sponsored

program of the same name are

available in the Religious Education

Office. (Copies were distributed or

offered for download to all families

upon registration).

Safe environment training sessions will

be offered by St. Cornelius Religious

Education. The sessions are held

during regular session times and are

scheduled for the weeks of January 16

- 30, 2020. Permission forms are

included in all registration packets.

New permission forms are required

each year. We strongly encourage

attendance on the days of the

presentations. The Office is required to

submit statistics regarding attendance

and absences on presentation days.

Picture Policy

Upon registration, picture

release/non release forms were signed

by each family. Please check with

office personnel before taking any

pictures (phone or conventional

camera) as some children may not

have permission to be photographed.

If you do need to document with

pictures, please be prudent when

taking pictures of your own children

only. Take care that there are no other

children captured in your pictures.

In order to protect our children, we

ask that if pictures are taken, you

refrain from posting likenesses of the

children and the premises on social

media or the internet.

Parent Information Handbook

2019 - 2020

St. Cornelius Office of Religious Education

3350 N. Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, Ca 90808

562-420-7613 St.corneliusore@gmail.com

Mission Statement:

The Office of Religious Education is committed to facilitating an

encounter with Jesus Christ through catechesis and evangelization. We are

called to serve the families of our parish and form lifelong habits of

faith through worship, prayer, community, and service.

Rev. August 6, 2019

St. Cornelius Office of Religious Education

Parent Pledge (Concerning the Faith Formation of my Children)

I/We the parent(s)/caregiver(s) of:

Pledge that, because the Eucharistic celebration is central to (the source and summit of) our Catholic

Faith, we will make regular attendance of the Sunday celebration of Mass our family priority.

Understand that as a parent/caregiver, I am the primary religious educator of my child(ren), and will

do my best to support Catholic Christian doctrine within the home and will do my best to take advantage

of chances provided to update my own faith journey. Faith formation is an ongoing process and not

limited to Sacramental preparation.

Pledge to support and re-enforce the faith themes introduced by the catechist (teacher). If there is

confusion about what has been discussed, I will make an appointment with the catechist or speak to the

Director of Religious Education. (I understand that sessions are not to be disturbed.)

Pledge that my child will show courtesy and respect toward the catechist and other children and will

cooperate to the fullest of their ability. If there is a continuing problem with my child’s conduct, I

realize I may be called upon to attend sessions with my child until the problem is resolved.

Pledge that my child will attend sessions regularly and call the Religious Education Office if there is an

absence. If there are excessive absences, I understand I will be contacted and my child may have to

repeat the year in which the absences occurred.

Understand that it is required to attend parent meetings, especially those concerning the Sacramental

Preparation of my child(ren).

Understand that our family is part of a parish community and that the community relies on

volunteers. I will pray about a ministry that I may fit into, that calls on my gifts, and let the Holy Spirit

guide me into service.

Have read the accompanying parent information mini-handbook and understand what is required

of me and my child(ren) as part of the St. Cornelius Religious Education/Faith formation Process.

Pledge that I will pray for my child(ren) every day that, through the Holy Spirit, they will

continue growing strong in faith and in their relationship with God. That I will lead by example

and encourage prayer, whether at mealtime, bedtime or spontaneously while beholding God’s

amazing creations. That my child will always know they are loved by our Father above and by us,

his/her parents.

Throughout the course of the Religious Education Process,

pictures of the children may be taken during activities, etc.

Photos may be posted to the parish website, Instagram or

Facebook accounts, or placed on craft projects or posters. In

this day and age of instant media sharing, due to circumstances

beyond our control, we cannot guarantee the pictures will NOT

end up on a shareware site. If you do not wish your child’s

picture to be shared in any form of media (parish website,

posters, cd’s, shareware, craft projects etc.) please indicate

below.

I DO allow OR I do NOT wish for (Please circle choice)

my child’s picture to be displayed in ANY way.

Child’s name:

___________________________________________________

Parent Signature date

“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level.” Psalm

143:10

2019 - 2020 Attention Parent(s): We are looking forward to another year of growing in faith within the St. Cornelius parish community. In order to provide our children with the best opportunity for spiritual growth and religious formation, both the Office of Religious Education and the parents must work together to form a necessary partnership. We invite you to lend your time and talents to the St. Cornelius Religious Education Program. There are many areas where your help is necessary. Just a few of those areas are listed below. Please fill out and return the completed form with your registration. Name(s) Phone # Student(s) name(s) Grade level School your child(ren) attend(s) e-mail address I am able to volunteer with: (please check all that apply):

Catechist (teacher)* Classroom volunteer(teacher aide)*

Substitute catechist* Set-up/clean-up for functions

Musician/singer* Sponsor a needy child’s tuition Or offer:

Goods donations: i.e. postage stamps, ream(s) of copier paper, Sam’s Club/Office Depot/Staples/Office Max gift cards, etc. (see Wish List for goods donations)

I already volunteer in the parish as a: (i.e. Lector, EM, choir member, etc.)

What can we do for you? We are here for you, the parents, as well. Do you have any special

needs? (i.e. marriage validated in the Catholic Church, completion of sacraments, Conversion instruction, special needs child requiring Religious Education). Please let us know how we can help!

*You will be required to: fill out an application, attend the Safeguard the Children Workshop, and have your fingerprints on file with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

*Full time volunteers will be reimbursed their tuition fees at the end of the term.