Parish Religious Education
Aims to provide religious education and preparation to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Holy Communion and Confirmation for all primary age students not attending Catholic schools and any other children yet to make any of these Sacraments.
Catholic children who do not attend Catholic schools are prepared through the PREP to receive the sacraments at the appropriate ages.
While Catechists provide the teaching preparation for the sacraments (as do teachers in Catholic primary schools), the Church regards parents of paramount importance and seeks their involvement in their child’s sacramental journey: ‘Parents are the primary educators in the faith.’ (General Directory for Catechesis 255)
Sacraments are celebrated in the parish; and through the parish community, new members are welcomed into the much bigger community of the Church. All children who are sacrament candidates, whether they attend Catholic or other schools, are parish candidates.
The Archdiocese of Perth has a family-focused, parish-based, Catholic school and PREP-supported approach to the sacraments.
Tuesdays: 4-5:10 pm during term school at the Parish Centre, Sts John and Paul Parish, Pinetree gulley Rd, Willetton.
Schedule
Term 2 2026 starts on 21 April 2026.
Tuesday 31 March will be our last class for term 1. We will resume on Tuesday 21 April at 4pm. We highly encourage you to continue to bring your children to class as their catechists will be waiting for them.
Classes will be held every Tuesday during the school term. The PREP Team will be available on Tuesday 3 Feb from 4pm to 5pm to accept enrolment forms if you have not already enrolled your children for classes this year. We will also be available to have a chat with you about any concerns that you may have.
Download
The following forms and documents are available for download for parents of children attending the After School Parish Religious Education Program. Should you have any queries please feel free to contact the catechist on catechist@willettoncatholicparish.org.au
In the first instance please contact the Parish Office on 9332 5992 for further details. The Parish RE Coordinator, Luanna Bong and the Sacrament Coordinator, (to be disclosed) will be available on Tuesdays to see parents.
