Religious Education  (CCD)

Our parish provides a vibrant religious education program for students from Kindergarten through Confirmation. Regular classes take place 2-3 times each month in the parish hall at St. Philip Church in Occidental, on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 11:00 a.m. Following the classes, all children are encouraged to attend the 11:15 a.m. Mass.

Class Schedule for 2025-2026: click here
Registrations from outside the parish boundaries must be accompanied by a permission letter from one's pastor.

Guidelines for our Religious Education Program
  1. Please read all emails you receive concerning our program in their entirety and respond as needed.
  2. The best ages for receiving the sacraments are: at least 7 years old for First Communion and Reconciliation, and in seventh grade for Confirmation. These sacraments require two consecutive years of preparation.
  3. Regular attendance at Mass is an essential part of showing your child what being a Catholic is about. The 2 or 3 monthly class meetings are reinforced and made more meaningful to children by attending Sunday Mass with their family and friends. We don't keep track of your child's Mass attendance, but we strongly encourage it.
  4. We take your child's religious education seriously and hope you will make every effort to see that your child attends class. For that reason, we keep attendance. If your child is not attending regularly, expect us to contact you. We care. If a child has missed several classes, we will do everything to help the child. This may mean taking some work home to do with parents.
  5. Generally, we don't assign compulsory homework, except on rare occasions in preparation for the sacraments.
Our religious education program is staffed by volunteers, and we greatly appreciate parental involvement. If you would like to assist in the classroom, provide snacks for the children, or help organize larger events such as the Christmas play or the May procession, please contact the office or your child's teacher.

Registration Information

Below is a link to our registration form. Please download, complete and deliver or mail it to the parish office.
Please make checks payable to
St. Philip & St. Teresa Parish

Click here for the registration form.

Tuition Information

$60 for the first child enrolled 
$30 for each additional child

In case of a financial hardship, we may have scholarships available.
Please contact the office for details.

Contact Information

Director of Religious Education:
​Jolene Corcoran