Children’s Catechism.
A long established program designed to train children to receive their First Communion, offered when a parish child is of age to begin his First Communion preparation. The SJPC totally changed this program in summer 2005, the revised program was presented to and approved by the diocese in summer 2005. The new program is as follows:

• To offer diocesan approved teaching tools to the parents for them to prepare their own children, at home, for First Communion.
  
• For the parents and children to gather at least twice during each semester in the parish hall to receive a common instruction and for socialization. To take advantage of these gathering to present the children and their parents to the worshiping community. This aspect of the program emphasizes that Holy Communion is not a private devotion but a communal activity.
  
• To create opportunities for the children to begin assuming responsible roles in the St. Jude Sunday mass.
  

Objectives: The Children Catechism program has three objectives: 1. To prepare the children for their First Communion; 2. At the same time to offer an opportunity for the parents themselves to review basic data on the Eucharist; 3. To encourage an at home atmosphere for the parents freely to talk about religion with their children. This will facilitate the need for the parents to talk about ‘religion’ when their children become teenagers.

Reponsible Parties: Kari Weir and Rosemary Koenig.

St. Jude Pastoral Committee
A committee of the Sacred Heart, Emmett Parish Pastoral Council. This is an advisory committee. Its mission is to identify the pastoral needs of the St. Jude Station community and the means to meet those needs.

Obregon (Mexico) Children Refugee Ministry
See extensive information on this project by visiting http://www.angelitosdedios.org.

Responsible Parties: Ramon and Susan Encinas

The Pueri (Latin for "The Children")
Discussed by the SJPC in late winter / spring 2006, this program was formally initiated in summer 2006. As an outreach program, The Pueri is open to local home-schooled children of any religious affiliation, provided that the parents give their consent for their children to participate in the program. Parental participation is encouraged.

• It offers to parents and children opportunities to come together, socialize, exchange views, share some religious instruction.
  
• This program is regarded as a St. Jude School 'seed' project, to begin establishing a record to keep facilitating the eventual foundation of the St. Jude School Project.
  
• This program is offered three times a year: One summer week; Fall sessions, as scheduled; Spring sessions, as scheduled.
  

Objectives: This program was created particularly for the benefit of home-schooled children:

Responsible Party: Rosemary Koenig, Coordinator.