VBS
August 3-7 2009
Registrations have been mailed. We need Adult help!
2009/2010 registrations have been mailed, or you may stop by the office to pick them up. Register early to recieve your first choice of days!
Pre-school:
Sunday 9:00 and 11:00
Elementary Classes :
Monday 4:30 - 6:00
Monday 6:30 - 8:00
Tuesday 4:30 - 6:00
Thursday 4:30 - 6:00
Thursday 6:30 - 8:00
Middle School
Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30
Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30
(Fall and Winter sessions)
No child will be denied religious education due to inability to pay!
Protecting God's Children
July 8th
6:30 - 9:30
All Parents should attend this informative workshop.
Register on-line at www.virtus.org , or call Jillian
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Children's Liturgy of the Word
Twice a month, we explain the Sunday reading to the children on their level. The children are given a chance to ask questions about the readings and give evidence of God's presence in their lives.
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The Education Office offers formal classes for children in preschool through eighth grade. Preschool Classes are on Sundays during 9:00 and 11:00 AM Masses. Children who are four years old by December 1st may enter the 4-year-old class and those who are 5 years old by Dec. 1st may enter the 5-year-old class.
Classes are offered 5 different times and days for grades 1 - 5. Children are prepared for the reception of their First Communion in first and second grade. Children are prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in second grade.
The Middle School Program "FAITHWAYS" (6 - 8th grades) meets on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and students have the choice of attending either fall or winter session. Students are prepared for the Sacrament of Confirmation throughout the middle school program with immediate preparation beginning in the spring of eighth grade. The Sacrament is celebrated in the fall of 9th grade.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD is usually celebrated on the second and third Sundays of each month for students in grades 1 - 5. The children are dismissed from Mass and process into the hall where the liturgy of the word is celebrated appropriately for their age. If we can get some interested adults to lead the session, we will consider offering it at the 5:00 Mass also. Registration is not necessary.
F.I.R.E.
Family- centered, Intergenerational, Religious, Education
As an alternative to our traditional after-school religious education program, we are pleased to offer the F.I.R.E. program for our third year!
F.I.R.E.: A Way of Being Church is designed to bring families if all ages and backgrounds together in a supportive atmosphere of faith-sharing. Helping today's changing families and Christian communities witness what it means to be church, F.I.R.E. explores and explains the main truths of our faith and offers a veritable gold mine of experiences, discussions, games and simulations to guide families and groups through the faithsharing experience.
RCIA/C is offered on Wednesday evenings in conjunction with RCIA. It is for children in grades 3 - 8 who have not been baptized and sometimes for those who have been baptized but have not received any formal religious education. Classes my also be appropriate for those who have missed several years of religious education. At least one parent must participate in RCIA.
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If we can help you in any way or if you have any questions concerning Religious Education, please call us at 887-1634.
Religious Education Staff:
Jillian Peck- Director of Religious Education
Laura Piwko - Pre-School
Gloria Konarzewski -Youth Minister
Nancy Maraj - Secretary
Joey Segedy - Section Head Grades 1-5