"To hand on to your children the faith you received from your parents is your first duty and your greatest privilege as parents. The home should be the first school of religion, as it must be the first school of prayer." - Pope John Paul II
Our Parish School of Religion, also know as PSR, provides religious education classes to children and youth in first through tenth grade who do not attend a Catholic School. Since the Diocese of Baton Rouge requires religious education before preparing for First Eucharist and the Sacrament of Confirmation, our program allows your child to be eligible to celebrate those Sacraments.
Here at St. Patrick, we have a two week summer intensive PSR program. The dates for this summer are June 2 - June 13 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. The cost is $50 per student.
You may have heard that the Confirmation age is changing in our Diocese to 7th grade. This is a very exciting time as we begin to transition to this younger age for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Learn more at https://diobr.org/confirmation-guidelines.
St. Patrick Confirmation Transition Plan
Students entering 9th, 10th and 11th grade for the 2025-2026 school year will begin preparation for Confirmation in the fall of 2025 and will celebrate Confirmation in January 2026.
Students entering 6th, 7th and 8th grade for the 2025-2026 school year will begin preparation for Confirmation in the fall of 2026 and will celebrate Confirmation in early 2027 .
Students entering 5th grade for the 2025-2026 school year will begin preparation for Confirmation in the fall of 2027 and will celebrate Confirmation in early 2028.
Throughout the year we have Youth and Family Ministry opportunities available through Youth Group, Bible Study, service projects, Family Potluck and Prayer, and Sacramental Preparation.
Volunteers are needed in various areas: catechists, co-catechists and small group leaders.