Simsbury, CT 06070
860-658-7627
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Contact Us
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Steve DiMottayouthministrystmarysimsbury.orgRel. Ed. Coordinator (Grades 9-10) & Youth Minister
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Grades 9 & 10
The Confirmation program includes small group classes and service hours. It is essential that students attend regularly. Students are also required to write an essay on the Saint whose name they have chosen.
The book used for this program is Chosen. Click on the links below to view the syllabus for each grade:- Grade 9 (2018-2019)
- Grade 10 (2018-2019)
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Teen Lures Prevention Program
This is a safety and self-awareness program that is a requirement of Office of Safe Environment at the Archdiocese of Hartford in response to the safe environment mandate from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
The USCCB expects that all, "churches, schools, and youth organizations must ensure that children and youth who worship, study, or participate in activities sponsored by a parish can do so in the safest and most secure setting possible."
The curriculum incorporates small group discussion and a newscast that was recently filmed by IGNITE Youth Ministry. The Catholic faith is consistently incorporated throughout the night highlighting the power of prayer and the work of the Holy Spirit which we often credit as our conscious. Our newscast even covers the question, "Why doesn't God prevent someone from using these lures?"
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Since the institution of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2002, "over 4.5 million children and over 98% of people who work with children have been trained to identify and prevent abuse through safe environment policies. [The Catholic Church] has administered over 2 million background checks...[making her] one of the safest institutions in the country."
Our catechists have been trained to meet these requirements. Parents and guardians, please join us as we continue to build a safe environment and an even safer community!