Education in our Catholic faith and tradition through a lifelong process is of vital importance in forming our community of believers. Through Catholic schools, religious education, and youth ministry we assist all members of our Catholic community become well-versed in the tenets of our faith and committed to living the way Jesus asked us.

Novena to Our Lady of Good Help | August 15-23

In Anticipation of a New Academic Year

The Diocese of Green Bay Department of Education has developed a booklet for individuals, families, and group to invoke Our Lady's help in forming disciples of her Son, Jesus.

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View the webcast of the 2015 Diocese of Green Bay All Schools Mass.

Welcome Back Message from Bishop David Ricken

At the start of the 2015 school and religious education year Bishop David Ricken recorded the messages below. Teachers and catechists are encouraged to share the message with students in conjunction with the distribution of Wyoming Prayer Cards throughout all diocesan Catholic schools. Bishop Ricken penned the prayer on his long drives in Wyoming and still prays it. He invites all students, families to join him in this prayer about being open to God's will in God's time.

For your convenience we are providing a printable set of prayer cards (8 per page), formatted for color printing in landscape orientation. It is setup for two-sided printing on card stock by flipping on short edge.

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Video Greeting from Bishop Ricken

This video is less than 4 minutes long and is intended for viewing by students in our parish religious education programs. It can be streamed from the internet or downloaded and played from your computer. We recommend downloading the video for a higher quality viewing experience, especially if you reside in an area with intermittent internet service. If you download the video, please allow sufficient time for the HD video file to download (333 MB).

Religious Education Version

Catholic Schools Version

Strategic Plans and Annual Reports

Staff Resources

How We Can Serve You

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Department of Education Calendar

Tentative Calendar | 2016-2017 | Updated August 22, 2016

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Tentative Calendar | 2017-2018 | Posted February 23, 2017

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Bishop Ricken Announces Sweeping New Religion Certification Program

Green Bay Bishop David L. Ricken on March 30, 2012, announced a new 60-hour religion Foundational Catechetical Certification program to ensure that all teachers and parish religion educators in the Diocese are well educated in the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Foundational Catechetical Certification

Learn more about Foundational Catechetical Certification including:

• Diocese of Green Bay Certification Policy

• Foundational Certification Summary

• Complete Class Schedules

• Online Training

• Ongoing Formation

• Bishop David Ricken's Pastoral Letter

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Trainer's Information

Find the following resources:

• List of Trainers Willing to Travel

• Responsibilities of the Diocese, Presenter, and Host

• Presenter Covenant

• Ministry Profile: Foundational Catechetical Certification (FCC) Trainer

• Trainer Application (Fillable-Form)

• Request to Teach Component

• Attendance Sheet

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