Religious Education
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The first thing you need to know about me is, I am authentically Catholic. I stick to the truths of our Catholic Faith when I teach on any topic. I very much enjoy teaching youth about our wonderful Catholic faith, the sacraments, our Blessed Mother and about the love of Jesus. Another important thing to know about me is that I love organizing, I am a very social person and I am energized by working with people. It is an absolute priority for me to be dependable, organized and trustworthy.
I am praying for and working towards a position that will allow me to share my Catholic Faith and share my educational knowledge with others in order to promote and defend the Catholic faith. I am currently working for my parish as the DRE in DeSmet, South Dakota. I want to work for Our Dear Lord and His Catholic Church. Up until November of 2020 I held a position with St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salida, Colorado as the Religious Education, Youth and Young Adult Coordinator. I have been involved with faith formation in one form or another for the last 30 years. I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with many homeschool families in Pennsylvania over the last 25 years as a homeschool evaluator. I interview homeschool students in grades K -12 and review their portfolios. I am able to read and evaluate their work and write a letter to the school district on each student’s progress that year. This has afforded me the experience of helping parents learn to grow in learning and faith along side their children. Parents are the first and most important teachers of their children. It is my goal to help families learn how to joyfully fulfill this calling from God. In Colorado, I had been working in a supervisory position in our parish and a neighboring parish for over 6 years. This experience allowed me to coordinate with people of many ages, skills and abilities in a professional setting. It has been my privilege to be involved with leadership training on the diocesan level for youth. It has been a priority to participate in ongoing training for youth and young adult coordinators provided through the Diocese of Colorado Springs. I am a ready learner and I take instruction well with any new skills required to meet the needs any Catholic education endeavor. On a personal note homeschooling is dear to me and my family. Both of my older 2 children graduated from our homeschool program. We used various programs over the years to meet the needs of our children. I would love the opportunity to share my Catholic faith with the Homeschool Connections family. I believe that I could offer support to you in caring for the spiritual welfare of the all Catholic families.