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8th Grade Religious Education

Updates & Calendar Information

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  • Confirmation Contacts 

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  • Service Hours: Service projects may include but are not limited to school sponsored Fish Frys, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, church Cantor, church altar server, Vacation Bible School volunteer, Beaver County Humane Society volunteer, or local library volunteer. Please contact Miss Dickie or Deanna Stacho for more information or specific questions.  

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  • Parent Meeting: FAll 2026

  • Sacrament Application w/Sponsor Eligibility form (if non-MACH 1 member): Due tbd

  • Retreat: Winter 2027

  • Confirmation Practice: tbd

  • Sacrament of Confirmation: tbd

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       Welcome! The theme for the 8th Grade academic year is on faith communities and preparing for Confirmation.  Jesus is our source for our mission, faith ministries, and also the sacraments. Students will have greater exposure to the teachings of Jesus, thereby living out the Gospel values. 

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Religion Texts:

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  • Sadlier's Catholic Identity Series Edition: Spirit of Truth for Grade 8

    • Focus​ Unit 1 (Faith)

      • Responding to God's Love

      • Moral Decision Making

      • God's Laws

      • Loving God & Others

      • Honoring Life and Creation

      • Respecting All People

    • ​​Focus Unit 2​ (Church History)

      • The ​Early Church (A.D. 300)

      • Christians of the Roman Empire (to A.D. 500)

      • Christians of the Middle Ages (to A.D. 1100)

      • Christians of the High Middle Ages (to A.D. 1300)

      • The Church in Crisis and Change (to A.D. 1500)

      • People of Reform & Renewal (to A.D. 1600)

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  • Decision Point  Confirmation Series 

    • Focus

      • Life Choices​

      • Truth and Happiness

      • Who is Jesus?

      • The Prayer Process

      • The Bible 

      • Relationships

      • The Eucharist

      • The Holy Spirit: Fruits of the Spirit

      • The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church​

      • Confirmation Process

      • Finding Your Mission

      • The Path to Holiness

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