Religious Education Information
Religious Education - page currently under construction (June 2025)
Welcome!
This page includes information about St. Mary’s RE programs. It is currently under construction as program details and calendars are being developed for the 2025-2026 religious education year. Most of our programs follow the school year but we have other events and opportunities to join our community and participate!
When registration sites for each program go live online links will be posted here, but if you don’t see registration links, you can email Rusty at rbang@stmarysboise.org with your name, phone number, email, and programs that you are interested in, you will be sent an email when those registration pages are live!
Becoming Catholic for Adults (also known as Order of Christian Initiation for Adults/OCIA):
START DATE: TBD
Class Time: TBD
Location: St. Mary's Parish Office
We are preparing our OCIA program for this year, which will be presented by a team led by a combination of Deacons, Priests and Laypeople! If you need to receive baptism, first communion, or confirmation or know anyone who wants to join the Catholic church please contact Rusty by email at rbang@stmarysboise.org or at the parish office at 208-344-2597x207!
Becoming Catholic for Children and Families (also known as Order of Christian Initiation for Children/OCIC):
START DATE: Sunday, date TBA
Class Time: 9:00am - 10:30am
We will gather in St. Mary’s School Gym on Sundays to prepare Children and Families who want to become Catholic to be fully initiated and receive Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation. OCIC also helps Catholics who may have missed receiving their sacraments at the ordinary time can also prepare for them! Participants will be fully initiated into the church at the Easter Vigil Mass!
If you have any questions, or need to receive baptism, first communion, or confirmation or know anyone who wants to join the Catholic church please contact Rusty at the parish office at 208-344-2597x207 or by email at rbang@stmarysboise.org!
Confirmation Preparation:
START DATE: Sunday, dates TBA
Class Time: Sundays, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: St. Mary's School
If you have questions or are unsure about the requirements for Confirmation preparation, please reach out as soon as you can if you want to prepare for Confirmation at St. Mary's this year!
Also, please reach out to Rusty at the parish office at 208-344-2597x207 or rbang@stmarysboise.org.
First Communion Preparation:
START DATE: Sunday, date TBA
Class Time: 9:35am - 10:35am
Location: St. Mary's School
To prepare for First Communion, youth from 2 nd -4 th grades can come to Sunday sessions each Sunday in between our two morning Masses. This means that families can attend Mass before or after first communion classes! Youth will learn Catholic prayers, practices, and be prepared to receive the sacraments of both Reconciliation and Eucharist. They will make their first confession during the year of preparation and receive First Communion at the celebration of a Mass just for them in May of the school year when they’ve begun to prepare in September.
For more information and to be contacted with additional details please reach out to Rusty at 208-344-2597x207 or rbang@stmarysboise.org!
Volunteering/Becoming a Catechist:
START DATE: Contact Rusty Any Time!
These programs (especially Whole Family Religious Ed) will need teams to help foster a vibrant community. If you are interested in serving the St. Mary’s Community, please let Rusty know!
Thanks for your interest in Religious Education, and if you would pray for our programs, the people who will lead and participate in them, and everyone here at St. Mary’s, we’d sure appreciate it!
