Children’s Religious Education
Children’s Religious Education (CRE) Classes for Kindergarten through 9th grade are held at Holy Family’s Educational Building Sunday mornings during the regular school year from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
We are very proud of our teachers and of course, the children that we see come through our program each and every year. We teach from the latest books: “Which the AD HOC Committee to oversee the use of the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found the catechetical series, to be in conformance with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
We are also in compliance, under the direction of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, with the Safe Environment Program.
Child Safety Tip: Counter Grooming
Predators often groom victims by making them feel embarrassed or complicit in bad behavior. Parents and responsible adults can counter this directly by telling their kids “If anyone, especially someone older, ever makes you feel weird or confused, that’s not your fault. You can always tell us. You will never get in trouble or it if you tell us. We can protect you no matter what they say.” Normalizing talk about these important topics helps children reveal important information about potential dangers.
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to foster the study of Christian Doctrine and Spiritual Development of the Children’s religious education students and to enrich Holy Family Parish with a living faith environment. We have a very dedicated and knowledgeable teaching staff, who have not only had their own children go through these classes, but we are now seeing their grandchildren in attendance.
Child Safety Tips: Social Media
Addiction
1. Delay and Discern Platform Use as long as prudently possible.
2. Use Parental Controls: Enable built-in controls. Set time limits. Disable in-app purchases and restrict app downloads.
3. Clear Family Technology Norms: No devices in bedrooms overnight, during homework, family time, meals, including restaurants. Parents must know all passwords.
4. Teach Digital Literacy: Nothing online is truly private; never share personal images to strangers; images are often manipulated; comparison culture harms mental health.
5.Foster Real-World Anchors: Maintaining a fulfilling real world life - family meals, real friendships, activities, and volunteering - helps protect from social media harm. A strong sense of identity, belonging, and purpose makes kids less likely to seek validation online.