Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Mount Holly, NJ

One Bread, One Body

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Catechist/Volunteer Page - General Information

- Religious Education
Documents
Resources
Today's Readings
- Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
  
  Reading I Gn 3:9-15, 20
  Responsorial Psalm 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7
  Gospel Jn 19:25-34

Catechist Commitment Form for 2022-2023
The maximum number of form submissions has been reached. This form is currently not available.
- Please indicate below if you would like to teach for our 2022-2023 Religious Education program. Thank you and we look forward to working with our catechists and aides again this year! We will also need hall monitors, and we look forward to working with new volunteers, too!
- First Name Please enter valid data.
- Last Name Please enter valid data.
- Email Please enter valid data.
- Phone Please enter valid data.
- Please indicate below the program you'd like to volunteer in. Summer Program Fall Program
- Please indicate which volunteer position you'd prefer.
- Please indicate your first choice of grade.
- Please indicate your second choice of grade.
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Fingerprinting and Virtus

As part of the Diocesan safe environment program, volunteers are required to be fingerprinted and attend a Virtus workshop. This is a requirement for any adult - clergy, staff, and volunteers - working with children within a Catholic parish or school, including but not limited to Religious Education programs, CYO, etc. Information regarding these requirements as well as forms and Virtus scheduling, can be found here.

Catechist Certification

We encourage catechists and aides to pursue catechist certification through classes offered "in person" and online. There are two components to catechist certification process - methodology, i.e. the "nuts and bolts" of teaching Religious Education, and general theology.

For methodology, we will offer the 'Art of Catechesis.' This class normally takes place on a Saturday beginning at 9 am in the Sacred Heart Library; light breakfast is included and the class is free. *We will schedule 'Art of Catechesis' in 2020 and will communicate that date to volunteers when it is set. This class is also given at other parishes occasionally; if/when it is scheduled elsewhere we will let you know.

For the theology option, you can take 'Core Course: Introduction to the Catholic Faith' through Notre Dame STEP program. More detailed information and the registration link can be found here. The cost of this course is reimbursed to you by the parish following completion. Upcoming sessions are on the following dates: