CCD CATECHISM CLASSES

Important Dates to Remember:

Online Registration Opens for 2010-2011 on:
• August 1 to 9, 2010 -
Priority period for CCD 2009/2010 returning students
• August 10 to September 4, 2010 -
for all students
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September 5, 2010 - Online Registration closes
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September 21, 2010 – First Term starts

CCD (Catechism for International Schools) will begin their First Term on:

• Tuesday September 21, 2010 (for Tuesday classes)
• Thursday September 23, 2010 (for Thursday classes).

Please note that space is limited. Acceptance is on a first-come-first-served basis. Final acceptance/enrolment depends on the availability of classes/teachers and the submission/receipt of required documents as indicated below or on our church website.

Online Registration Our new, on-line registration will open on August 1st and close on September 5th, 2010. The CCD registration will be found on the Church website - www.stignatius.org.sg. Please note that all registrations will only be accepted on-line.

Priority Period This is for children who were enrolled in CCD year 2009/2010. Please register early. Enrolment is on a first-come, first-served basis giving priority to returning students who have completed their registration by August 10th

Payments and Baptism Certificates Any payments (checks only) for sacramental classes should be mailed or dropped off to the Church office as directed on the website. A copy of your child's baptismal record is required to complete registration for the sacramental classes (First Holy Communion and Confirmation) only. In the event that you do not have a copy, please request a copy from the parish of baptism. For Confirmation, the certificate of First Holy Communion is also required.

Classes in 2010/2011
Due to renovations to the church building which houses the classrooms, CCD class offerings during the first term of the 2010/2011 year will be limited.

The Church Office advises that the new, air-conditioned classrooms will be ready by December 2010 and we can resume in January 2011 with as many classes that we have catechists and students for. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Please refer to Class Schedule below for September to December 2010.
  Tuesday Thursday Sunday   DOB (Date of Birth)
  3.45 to 4.45pm 3.45 to 4.45pm 4.00 pm to 5.30pm   between
  Weekly Weekly 2 sundays a month Cut-off age 1-Sep 31-Aug
Grade K       5 to 6 yrs old 2004 2005
Grade 1 X     6 to 7 yrs old 2003 2004

Grade 2 / First Holy Communion

 X X   7 to 8 yrs old 2002 2003

SHC

(Special Holy Communion)

 X X   8 to 10 yrs old
Children in Grade 3 to 5 who have not made their FHC		    
Grade 3 X     8 to 9 yrs old 2001 2002
Grade 4 X     9 to 10 yrs old 2000 2001
Grade 5 X     10 to 11 yrs old 1999 2000
Grade 6   X   11 to 12 yrs old 1998 1999

Grade 7 /

Pre-Confirmation		   X   12 to 13 yrs old 1997 1998
Grade 8 / Confirmation   X X 13 to 14 yrs old 1996 1997
             
X means Classes scheduled for 2010/2011


First Holy Communion
In Singapore, children receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion in Grade 2. First Holy Communion classes are offered on either Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Pre-Confirmation
Grade 7 is considered a Pre-Confirmation year and although it is not a pre-requisite for Confirmation, the preparation is highly encouraged to ready candidates for their Confirmation.

Confirmation
Grade 8 (Confirmation year - age 13 before September 1, 2010) are offered on either Thursdays or Sundays. The Sunday program consists of one-and-half hour sessions on alternate Sundays (4pm- 5:30pm).

Call to Faith Textbooks
Call to Faith textbooks (Harcourt Publishers) will be available for sale on the first day of class.

Volunteers
To help share the faith with as many children as possible, please consider teaching and planting the seeds of faith in our children. Volunteers and catechists make the program happen! Kindly return email to us ( CCDstignatius@gmail.com )if you are a confirmed Catholic and which class you are interested in teaching.

Bus Coordinators
There are bus coordinators for SAS, UWC, TTS and OFS. More schools will be added when more Bus Coordinators are available. From 1st August 2010, check Bus Coordinators on the church CCD website for latest updates. If your child is from another school and you would like to help organize a bus from that school, please let us know soon so that we can include you in the website posting.

Please refer to the Church of St Ignatius website www.stignatius.org.sg or Church Bulletin for more details closer to August 2010.

The CCD team Church of St. Ignatius

 

CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) is a faith formation program for Catholic children.  This program is organized for students in international schools in the archdiocese of Singapore and is run by parent volunteers.

Spiritual Director: Father James Tan, S.J.
Click HERE for more info on CCD Catechetical Programme