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DEAR PARENTS,
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING YOUR CHILD’S REGISTRATION TO THE CATECHISM PROGRAMME AND FOR COLLECTING YOUR CHILD’S BOOKS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIST FOR THIS FRIDAY / SATURDAY (17TH / 18TH SEPTEMBER) CATECHISM SESSION HAS BEEN CLOSED on 15th SEPTEMBER.
OUR CATECHISTS WILL DO THEIR BEST TO INCLUDE YOUR CHILD FOR THE SESSION TOMORROW THE 18TH SEPT.) BUT WE KINDLY REQUEST YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING IN CASE THE CATECHIST HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADD YOUR CHILD IN TIME FOR THE SESSION.
DEFINITELY YOUR CHILD WILL BE IN THE SESSION NEXT WEEK 24TH / 25TH SEPTEMBER.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU,
CCD TEAM -
RENEWALDear Parents of children of who have been in the Catechism Programme 2020-2021,
In continuation with our efforts towards making the annual registration process easier, we have a few updates for this year. Please follow the step-by-step-process in the below order.
Auto enrolment:
You should have received an email giving you all the details contained herein and informing you that your child has been automatically enrolled to the next year of Catechism. If you haven’t received this message, please check your spam. If it’s not in your spam, please contact our Helpdesk Support who will assist you on WhatsApp.
Grades Contact Person Contact Number 1 to 2 Ms. Felinda 050-2839073 3 to 4 Ms. Michelle 050-4539833 5 to 6 Ms. Sylvia 050-1587447 7 to 12 Ms. Astrid 1-437-7793125
After you have got this information, please proceed to the next step. If you do not know the child’s ID, give your child’s date of birth and request the Helpdesk for the ID on WhatsApp.
Book Collection:
The next step is to collect the workbook which isobligatory for Online Catechism Class. The timings to collect the workbook at St. Mary’s Church Gate 2, Room 1, CCD (Temporary)
Office from 2nd August 2021 until 15th September 2021 is:
Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays:
From 8.30am to 12.30pm and from 4pm to 6:30pm
Tuesdays:
Office is closed
When you come to collect the book for your child, please follow the social distancing rules. Wear your mask at all times. You will be given a slip of paper to fill in the details of your child. It. Once you have filled this in, hand it over to the volunteers at the gate who will give you a token number. You will be given the workbook shortly thereafter. While waiting please stay calm and serene as the police are on patrol. Please check that the token number written on the inside of the bag is the same as the one you have with you.
Book Fee: CASH ONLY
Grade 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 is AED100/-.
Grade 3, 4, SPE1, or SPE3 is AED140/-.
Unique Code:
A unique code will be generated immediately after collecting the workbook. This is the access code for online catechism classes and to record the participant’s attendance. The device that your child uses should allow the use of the Camera as this is essential for the Catechist to interact with your child during the classes.
We will be commencing ONLINE Catechism on Friday, 17th September 2021 and Saturday, 18th September 2021.
The session timings are as follows:Friday morning From 9:30am to 10:30am Friday afternoon From 3:00pm to 4:00pm Saturday From 10:00am to 11:00am
PROFILE Update
Please take the time and trouble to review ALL fields. Changes to the Child’s Name, date of birth, Gender, Parents’ full name can only be made on producing the Baptism Certificate.
You could make the changes to the Parent’s email and contact numbers. WhatsApp Number and Primary Email by clicking the link below:
LOGIN
The Primary Email and WhatsApp number fields are mandatory fields and must be entered.
We greatly appreciate the interest you have shown to pursue your child’s faith journey.
God’s blessings always!
Fr. Lennie J.A. Connully OFM Cap.
Parish Priest
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubai
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new registration
Dear Parent,
Welcome to the new online portal for registering your child to the Catechism Programme (2021-2022) of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubai.
Please use the information of the Baptism Certificate of your child to fill in the details.
Please ensure you have entered the exact details as given in the Baptism certificate and have used your child’s BAPTISM NAME as the FIRST NAME. If your child has received the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and / or Confirmation and you have different certificates for these, you are kindly requested to email these as well to catechism@saintmarysdubai.org. In the subject line please mention BAPTISM CERTIFICATE.
Sometimes in certain rites and depending on the Church, the Sacrament of First Holy Communion (Eucharist) and / or the Sacrament of Confirmation (Chrismation) are given at Baptism. This must be ascertained.
If the Baptism Certificate is in a language other than English, you are kindly requested to provide the exact translation of the certificate in English. Please also ensure that the certificate is an Extract from the Baptism Register and not a letter with incomplete information.
A guideline of the Grade that your child could be admitted to is given below. This is only for your information as the assignment of the grade and section will be done by the Catechism Office. In the event your child has had catechism in another Parish or from a Catholic School, you are kindly requested to email the letter / past record from that Parish / School stating the level of formation received, so we could assign the next grade according to our Curriculum.
Year of birth Age in years Grade Special Comments 2015 6 1 2014 7 2 2013 8 3 Sacrament of Reconciliation 2012 9 4 Sacrament of First Holy Communion 2011 10 5 2010 11 6 2009 12 7 1st Year of Confirmation Preparation 2008 13 8 2nd Year of Confirmation Preparation 2007 14 9 2006 15 10 2005 16 11 2004 17 12 Children who have not had Catechism before and are born in
* 2012-2013 will be admitted to SPE-1 (Bk 2 + First Penance + Bk 3 Notes)**
* 2011 AND EARLIER will be admitted to SPE-3 (Bk 5 + First Communion + Bk 4 Notes + First Penance notes)** The following year SPE-1 children will go to Grade 4SP*(Fri Morning: 4SPA/4SPB; Friday Afternoon: 4SPAA/4SPBA; Saturday: 4SPAS/4SPBS) You will receive a message from the Catechism Office assigning a Student ID, Grade and Section to your child. On receipt of this message please collect the workbook which is obligatory for Online Catechism Class.
The timings to collect the workbook at St. Mary’s Church Gate 2, Room 1, CCD (Temporary) Office from 2nd August 2021 until 15th September 2021 is:
Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays:
From 8.30am to 12.30pm and from 4pm to 6:30pm
Tuesdays:
Office is closed
When you come to collect the book for your child, please follow the social distancing rules. Wear your mask at all times. You will be given a slip of paper to fill in the details of your child. Once you have filled this in, hand it over to the volunteers at the gate who will give you a token number. You will be given the workbook shortly thereafter. While waiting please stay calm and serene as the police are on patrol. Please check that the token number written on the inside of the bag is the same as the one you have with you.
Book Fee: CASH ONLY
Grade 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 is AED100/-.
Grade 3, 4, SPE1, or SPE3 is AED140/-.
Unique Code:
A unique code will be generated immediately after collecting the workbook. This is the access code for online catechism classes and to record the participant’s attendance. The device that your child uses should allow the use of the Camera as this is essential for the Catechist to interact with your child during the classes.
We will be commencing online Catechism on Friday, 17th September 2021 and Saturday, 18th September 2021.
The session timings are as follows:
Friday morning From 9:30am to 10:30am Friday afternoon From 3:00pm to 4:00pm Saturday From 10:00am to 11:00am We greatly appreciate the interest you have shown to pursue your child’s faith journey.
REGISTER
God’s blessings always!
Fr. Lennie J.A. Connully OFM Cap.
Parish Priest
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubai -
CHILDREN'S CATECHISM IN ENGLISH
CATECHETICAL PLAN:
Grades 1-4 (Age group 6-10)
- Preparation to receive the Sacraments of First Confession and Eucharist (First Holy Communion)
Grades 5-8 (Age group 11-14)
- Preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Grades 9 -12 (Age group 15 -17) Youth Program
- Preparation to meet the challenges of life
Catechetical Year
Classes held every FRIDAY morning and afternoon and SATURDAY mid-day from SEPTEMBER to MAY.
NB: Children attending St. Mary's Catholic High School are exempted from attending the Friday Catechism, as they are taught catechism in the school.
Catechism Office
Phone No: 04-3352972
Email Address: catechism@saintmarysdubai.org04-3370087 Ext. 139
All days except Tuesdays from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm and additionally on Fridays from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.04-3352972
All days except Tuesdays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday to Thursday
8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Friday
8:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday
CCD Office is CLOSEDPlease also note that we have an additional temporary office by Gate 2, Room 1, to facilitate book distribution, FHC and Confirmation registrations and photograph collection.
ARABIC CATHOLIC COMMUNITYClasses conducted on Thursday evenings from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
Details may be obtained from office of the Arabic Community
Phone: 04-3376113