Middle School Religious Education

Grades 6 to 8

St. Thomas More provides an opportunity for Middle School students to grow in faith by developing a meaningful relationship with Jesus, a better understanding of our Catholic tradition, and help to plant roots for the adult years. 

Middle School students have the following options for class:

• Attend in-person class on Sunday evening from 6:15-7:15 pm (note the time change.) There will only be 10 students in each classroom. Masks will be required for all students and catechists and we will follow all CDC guidelines for sanitizing and social distancing. There will be no large gatherings of all students as is previous years. There will be a limit of 20 students per grade for in-person classes.
• Attend Virtual classes, via Zoom, on Sunday evening from 6:30-7:30 pm. Attendance will be taken at all virtual classes, just like in-person classes.
• Do a Self-paced Home Study program. This is a separate online program that students can complete at their own pace, at a time that is convenient for your family. See the paragraph below for more information.

Middle School Self-Paced Home Study

This will be a separate program that students can do online at home.  We will be using the 'My Catholic Faith Delivered' program.  This program allows students to work through each lesson at a pace and schedule that is convenient for them. As a student completes each lesson, updates will be sent to the Faith Formation team.  Once registered, we will send you a link to get started. The fee is $25/student.

We need teachers!

Even though we will have a limited number of students in each classroom, we are still required by EIM guidelines to have 2 adults, EIM certified, in each classroom or Zoom Virtual classroom. We need more volunteers to step up and help teach Middle School. Contact Andrea for more information.
 

For more information on any of our programs please contact our Middle School Coordinator, Andrea Cochran, 512-258-1944 x-228, or andrea@stmaustin.org.

Older Student Sacrament Preparation (OSSP)

If your child is in 3rd grade through 8th grade and has not received their sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, or Eucharist) please call Cynthia Jordan at 512-258-1944 x222 or email cynthia@stmaustin.org to schedule a meeting date for all details going forward.