St. Jude School follows the Catechetical Curriculum Guidelines of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, which are designed to conform to the 2005 National Directory for Catechesis. Catechesis promotes knowledge of the faith; promotes knowledge of the meaning of the Liturgy and the Sacraments; promotes moral formation in Jesus Christ; teaches the Christian how to pray with Christ; prepares the Christian to live in community and to participate actively in the life and mission of the Church; and promotes a missionary spirit that prepares the faithful to be present as Christians in society.

The catechetical curriculum is built upon age-appropriate topics for each grade level. Each topic has a different goal, but one builds upon the other. Parent summaries are linked below.

• Kindergarten God the Creator and the Holy Family 

• Grade One God Gives His Son, Jesus

• Grade Two Jesus as a Model for Christian Life/ First Communion and Reconciliation

• Grade Three Church as A Christian Community

• Grade Four Ten Commandments and Beatitudes

• Grade Five Sacraments

• Grade Six Old Testament

• Grade Seven Three Units of the Tasks of Catechesis: New Testament, Morality and Prayer

• Grade Eight Three Units of the Six Tasks of Catechesis: Church, Confirmation, Church History