It is with an awareness of the Catholic Church’s vision of my vocation as a  Catholic* parent, that I enroll my child at Immaculate Conception Catholic School.  In so doing, I acknowledge and accept my privilege and responsibility to be the primary religious educator of my children.  I understand that Catholic School is a way in which my Church seeks to share and assist me in my vocation.  However, I know that no matter how clearly and effectively the Catholic School communicates the truths of our faith, the primary responsibility lies with me.  My own witness is essential to the religious development and growth of my children. 

I understand this means I will:

Ÿ         Participate consistently and actively in the Sunday Eucharist with my family, especially at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church;

Ÿ         Actively commit to the parish stewardship program in terms of time, talent, and treasure;

Ÿ         Speak to my children about the things of God, and to make prayer an integral and important part of the environment of our home;

Ÿ         Participate and cooperate, as Immaculate Conception Catholic School requests,  in the religious education and especially the sacramental preparation of my children; 

Ÿ         Accept my responsibility to support the moral teachings of the Catholic faith in order not to contradict in my home what is proclaimed in the school;

Ÿ         Teach my children by word and example to have a love and concern for the needs of others, especially the poor;

Ÿ         Do my fair share in financially supporting Immaculate Conception Catholic School and parish;

Ÿ         Cooperate with the school in the education of my child and support the schools’ policies and handbook.

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* if you are not of the Catholic faith, please substitute “parent of a Catholic child/ren”

“They (Christian husbands & wives) are the first to communicate the faith to their children and to educate them; by word and example they train their offspring for the Christian and Apostolic life.”  Vatican II - Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity

“Since parents have conferred life on their children, they have a most solemn obligation to educate their offspring.  Hence, parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children.  Their role as educator is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their failure in it.”  Declaration of Christian Education -- Oct. 28, 1965