Catechists and aides are priceless and without their committment and willingness we could not carry out this most important of ministries: passing on the faith to the next generation.  Parents are the first and foremost formators of their child's faith formation and outside of that our parish catechists and aides help build up the community by sacrificing their time and generously giving of their talents to serve and draw our young parishioners into a greater knowledge and love of Christ and His Church.  

Please prayerfully consider being a catechist or aide at Ascension.  You can make a significant difference in the lives of our young parishioners.  We are always in need of catehcists and aides for our various programs.  Please give us a call for more information and we'd be happy to talk to you - 913-681-7683.  

Virtus Training - Protecting God's Children

Every volunteer in our program is required to be Virtus Trained.  Please go to http://virtusonline.org to register for a training session.

Here are the 3 documents that need to be filled out and returned to the SOR Office:

Policies and Procedures 

Ethical Standards Policy 

Harassment Policy

Catechist Resources

Below you'll find some valuable resources to assist you in your ministry.

Top 10 Resons to be a Catechist

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Bible Search

Religion Teacher Journal: Creative Catechist

Catechist Journey

Catechesis In The Third Millennium

Patron Saints

If Your Child Misses Class

As parents, you are the primary educators of your child's faith.  Our program makes it a priority to communicate with parents what their child is learning in class by sending out weekly emails. If your child is in 1st - 8th grade we ask that if they have to miss class due to an illness or some family emergency that you help your child make up the work they missed.  1st - 6th grade is to read the chapter they missed and do the activities in the book and then show it to their catechist or aide at the next class.  Year I and S&L students (usually 7 & 8 graders) are to write a one page paper on the topic they missed and how it relats to living our Catholic Faith.  Below is a syllabus for each grade (if not listed it will be soon):

Resources:

You want your children to be Happy and Holy - Right?

YES, We believe you want nothing more than to help your kids be happy and holy every step along their journey in life.  You as parents desire to do all you can to help them fulfill their dreams and come to be the person God created them to be and fullfill the plan God has for them. 

This page hopes to encourage you as parents and provide helpful tips, ideas, articles about parenthood and faith formation: 

Websites

Catholic Parents Online: http://www.catholicparents.org/

Faith and Family (Catholic Living): http://www.faithandfamilylive.com/

Parenting Tips/Articles

Raising Catholic Kids: http://lovingthechurch.com/2011/07/29/fatherhood-101-raising-catholic-kids/

from Dr. Ray Guarendi: http://www.drray.com/tips.htm

found in the 10 commandments: http://www.catholic.org/hf/family/story.php?id=20444 

How Eucharistic Adoration with your child can have a significant impact on your family's faith life: http://marccardaronella.com/2013/01/24/children-and-adoration/#comment-1944

For Dads

Great tips, ideas, articles and more for Dad's: http://www.dads.org/

Fathers for Good: http://www.fathersforgood.org/en/index.html

Articles on Fatherhood:

Fatherhood, Softball and the Greatest Lesson I Ever Learned: http://lovingthechurch.com/2011/06/16/fatherhood-softball-and-the-greatest-lesson-i-ever-learned/

Catholic Fatherhood: http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/catholic-fatherhood.html

To Be A Catholic Father (good list at the end): http://www.patheos.com/blogs/yimcatholic/2010/06/to-be-a-catholic-father.html