We would like to thank our catechists for volunteering their time and talents to teach our young people the faith. Graciously, many answered the call to serve as teachers in our Religious Education Program. Some are brand new, here for the first year, while others are going on their fourth decade. No matter the grade you have or the number of years you have been here, we are most grateful for all you are doing! God bless you!
Due to the ongoing health care emergency and the stay at home order, we have had to postpone First Reconciliation for the Second Graders, First Holy Communion for the Third Graders, and Confirmation for the 10th Graders. Once the order has been lifted, we will look into options to reschedule. We will notify families as quickly as possible. Through all of this, our prayers are with our young people as they await their Sacraments. We look forward to sharing the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ with them.
MEMO: To Parents and Students in Religious Education
FROM: Sister Marie, M.P.F., Director of Religious Education
DATE: September 2019
Welcom to this year's Religious Education and Faith Formation Program! We look forward to this new opportunity for learning the sacred truths of our Faith, for growing closer to God and for "sharing in HIs Love through prayer and the sacraments.
Please use the links above this letter for the calendar of Religious Education classess. Grades 1-8 will be held in our parish school on Mondays at 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Students in Grades 9 and 10 will continuer to have classes on Sundays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
On the second Sunday of every month, or close to that date, beginning in October, parents and students in our parish CCD program are reminded to attend the Family Mass at 10:00 a.m. in St. Thomas Church. After the Mass, parents and students of the assigned grade will meet with me and the catechists in the church hall for a brief meeting on subjects pertaining to each particuluar grade.
This monthly scheduld for meeting with parents and students after Mass is as follows:
October 13 - First Grade (Prayer Study)
November 10 - Second Grade (First Reconciliation)
December 8 - Fourth Grade (Commandments/Beatitudes)
January 12 - Third Grade (First Communion)
February 9 - Seventh and Eighth Grades (Bible)
March 8 - Fifth and Sixther Grades (sacraments)
**If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the convent. (860-621-1904)
Thank you for your continued cooperation. God bless you in abundance!
Prayerfully,
Sister Marie Roccapriore, M.P.F., D. Min.
Director of Religious Education