Parish School of Religion

The mission of OLPH’s Religious Education program is to bring the “Good News” of God’s love to all children and their families and to call them to commit their lives to Christ. Religious Education  is available for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Students from 9th grade through 12th are under the instruction of the High School of Religion.

We request parents to be parishioners of OLPH when registering students for Religious Education. Census forms can be obtained from the Parish Office during regular business hours, in the library of the church or register online.

Starting this year our PSR program is divided in two parts. Family Faith Formation is the "academic" part with the textbook discussed at home as a family. Our Encountering Engaging Events are a chance to come together as a community to worship together, do crarfts, or engagae in traditional events like our Nativity Play and Living Way of the Cross. 

These are some YouTube links of the songs we sing at our PSR assembly and Masses.  

PSR Assembly Song links 

10,000 Reasons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E

Adoration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezey-F-Ay-w

All in All https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVn1BEAWqcc

All The People Said Amen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUSjU0jJZI

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbe7OruLk8I

Beautiful One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOdWLDl9kzU

Blest Are They https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwSkmzw8dY8

Christ Is Risen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IExdrZGQVeI

Come, Now Is the Time to Worship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPWq8eM4lu8&list=RDNPWq8eM4lu8&start_radio=1&t=33

Every Praise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuZMg6NVeA

Forever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks86XlVKaB8

Go Light Your World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVqR6kTu8lE

Go Make a Difference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjQEoItGzQ

Go Ye Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d-FCrtg_ZY

God of Wonders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2scxkUPlCk4

Good Good Father https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ak0OoFBw3c

Hail Mary Gentle Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RERoQ1biLdE

Hallelujah Is Our Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRaTXP7Ltyo

Here I Am To Worship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKCThJB5w0

How Great Is Our God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKLQ1td3MbE

Holy Is His Name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StFAiPzHflY

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEL0WpeH088

I Will Choose Christ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_ECM8W7wA&list=PLYGaGS4KN1QVi73Ce1Je8N22ARk-vYDkK

Lord I Lift Your Name on High https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tWSu9NAFIk

Lord I Need You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuvfMDhTyMA

Oceans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GGFb6LcX3U

On That Holy Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsrF9-VI54U

Open My Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idQ1n3cdgfo

Open the Eyes Of My Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idQ1n3cdgfo

Open The Eyes of My Heart, Lord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idQ1n3cdgfo

Our God is Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhsXYw3evv4

Redemption Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RH4e6pMp7A

Remembrance (Communion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVk7jhvhrLY

Sacred Silence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZ62clakqQ

Shout to the Lord https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNr6DrFVZpg

This Little Light of Mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty9bZXN4uWA

Trading My Sorrows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KsfwvpcQhY

Unwavering https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUxzGF5RGZg 

We Are One Body https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Rursc5BO0

You Are My King (Amazing Love) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avJ4lDnZWRU

Your Grace is Enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtnE_e1LylY

These links were forwarded to us from the Office of Religious Eduaction

Caroline Conquers Her Corona Fears, (https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/clinics/docs/CarolineConquersHerCoronaFears.pdf) we created a sequel for our clients and community to utilize. 

Please feel free to use the below links with clients, students, and families near and far.

Caroline Continues to Conquer: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/clinics/docs/CarolineContinuestoConquer.pdf

Additionally, we have placed a Spanish translation of Caroline Conquers Her Corona Fears on our website: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/clinics/docs/CarolineConquersHerCoronaFearsspanish.pdf.

The customs of our Church includes focusing the month of May to Our Blessed Mother, Mary. There are so many things families can do to honor Mary this month. 

• May Altar - create an altar in your home devoted to Mary. It doesn’t have to be very large. Things you can include are a statue or picture of Mary, flowers from your garden, blue cloth, candles, etc. 

• May Crowning - even if we can’t have a ceremony in church, your family can do this at home. Make a crown out of paper, flowers, or any other material you have around the house. Crown a statue or picture of Mary with it. 

• “Sing of Mary” - find songs about Mary on Youtube and sing along. 

• Names of Mary - Mary has so many titles. There is a new book out by Sophia Press titled “Our Lady’s Wardrobe” by Anthony Destefano & illustrated by Juliana Kolesova. It is a beautiful book which describes several of the names Mary is known by around the world. We are familiar with her title of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. See how many other names your family can find and the story behind the name. 

Virtual God Can 
At PSR we have available to the children a “God Can”. This is a place that they can write a short prayer and put it into a can that is sealed. No one sees the prayers except God. At the end of the year we take the pieces of paper and burn them as a symbol that our prayers go up to God in heaven. If you feel that your child would benefit from this, they are welcomed to write out (or even draw) a prayer for the God Can and seal it in an envelope and mail it to me. Mark the envelope “God Can” and I will put it in. When summer comes, I’ll make sure the prayers are burned. 
If you want to make your own family God Can you can do that instead. Any can such as a soda can or paint can will work. It should be sealed so that no one can get the prayers out once they are in. If the can gets full you can decide if you want to try to burn them or just create a new can. Remember: God can do anything.