Welcome to St. Mary's Berea Religious Education Office Registration Page
Fee schedules for 2016-2017 are as follows:
$75.00 per child
Sacramental Fee: $30.00/child (in addition to Registration fee)
2018/2019 Registration Letter
The above letter explains the various programs offered by the REO.
NEW or returning students should return all THREE (3) forms below. Completion of these forms is required for registration!
2018-19 Registration Form
2018-19 Medical Form
2018-19 Permission/Authorization Form
REO Registration Form provides the required personal / sacramental information for our office & church records;
Medical Information Form provides emergency contact information; and
REO Permission/Authorization Form is a two page document requesting:
- Photo Authorization (put your child(ren)'s picture on any publication or on the internet)
- Email Address (for communication purposes)
- Absence Reporting Form (authorization whether to call or not if child(ren) is absent)
- Handbook Review (link below) verification (have read the policies & procedures).
Below is a general instruction for completing the registration form:
Choose a Ministry - Across the top of the form are a group of checkboxes. Select the box that represents your desired ministry. Based on the selection, complete the following sections:
If you select "PSR", "High School Program", "Confirmation", "SMS Student" or "Home Schooled" complete the following Information sections:
General Information. This portion of the Registration Form contains basic data about the individual. Name, address, phone & email address are the data elements required in this portion of the form.
Family Information. This section contains data about your parents. This data is used to verify Parish Registry information. We ask for "full" baptismal names in order to verify these records.
Student Information. This portion of the form requests birth & school data. Student email & Student Cell Phone is intended for those high school & confirmation students as another way to contact the student.
Sacramental Information. This section requests the specific data about the students Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation, if applicable.
When returning your registration document(s), please be sure to include the following:
1. Registration Form. This form should be completed (or updated), signed and dated including the medical authorization. This form is on the reverse side of the Registration or page 2 of above form.
2. Copy of Baptism Certificate. This certificate is required for ALL Confirmation Candidates and new PSR/Teen Faith Students.
3. Fees paid in full (*).
In addition to the above forms/fees, Confirmation Candidates are required to provide the following:
4. Sponsor Selection Form. Each Candidate must identify at least one person who agrees to be your guide, your support, your catholic friend, throughout your Catholic life. The form requests a name, address, phone, email and Parish.
Confirmation Sponsor Information Form
5. Sponsor Paragraph. Each Candidate is required to explain why he/she has chosen the person they did.
6. Confirmation Name and Explanation. Each Candidate is required to choose a name and write a paragraph explaining their choice.
8. Sponsor Certificate. Each Sponsor is required to provide proof that you are a member of a parish and practicing Catholic. This certificate can be obtained by contacting your church's parish office.
Return all completed forms/fees to the Religious Education Office. All checks should be made out to St. Mary's Church.
(*) It is the policy of St. Mary’s Church that no child/candidate is refused instruction on the basis of need, but texts and materials are expensive. Therefore, if fees cannot be paid, parents or guardians must contact the Pastor of the Parish or the Director of Religious Education prior to the registration deadline.
Home Schooling
To obtain an explanation of our policy for parents teaching students from home follow the link below:
St. Mary PSR Home School Procedure