St. Rita in the Desert Catholic Church

The parish religious education program is designed to assist parents in their duty to nurture their children in the Catholic Faith.
18 mos - 4 yrs Sunday, 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. - 12 noon (August - April)
Kindergarten: Sunday, 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (August - April)
Elementary, grades 1 - 5: Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (August - April)
Junior High Youth Group:  Sunday, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. (August - April)
High School Youth Group:  Sunday, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. (August - May)
Adult Education:  Check bulletin or Parish Office for Adult Education opportunities

Pre-K and Kindergartenis intruduced to age-appropriate lessons, stories, games, crafts, and music to help children explore God's gifts of creation, family, church, and tradition.

Elementary Education consits of age-appropriate lessons in exploring God's gifts, traditions, sacraments, and teachings.

Level I Certification Classes are weekly certification classes to assist in the professional development of our catechists.  However, information presented including Sacraments, Morality, and Church Teachings are beneficial to any adult interested in life-long learning.

Scripture Classes: St. Rita's Fellowship of Catholic Men meets on Saturday mornings. The Women's Scripture class meets Wednesday mornings at 9am and 7pm. Child care is provided at the 7pm meeting.

Adult Discussions take place periodically, also.  We focus on a wide variety of topics concerning the 21st Century Catholic