Volume 11 | October 2018
This October:
  • Catechist Formation Days
  • Confirmation Updates
  • Youth Ministry Workshops
  • St. Nicholas Project
  • Check page 79 of the Fall Vermont Catholic magazine for fun activity page on relics for your students!
Religious Education
St. Nicholas Project - A Note from Fr. Harlow
Christmas is coming! Please remember to include in your November/December calendar a small time slot for making Christmas cards for the boys and girls at Kurn Hattin Homes for Children  in Westminster. The kids look forward every year to these cards from the Catholic CCD programs.

In late November I will send you the names of the boys and girls there and their cottages. I am so grateful for those religious ed programs who have participated over the past few years. I know you have a big heart for those kids. Currently, there are 85 children in residence, but I'll send you the final count in a few months.

ALSO, I just sent some St. Nicholas Project bookmarks to all the Catholic Schools in the Diocese. If you would like some book marks for your students, too, I'll send you some free ones. Just reply by email with the number bookmarks you want. They're excellent for marking pages in the CCD textbook or Bible.

God bless you for remembering the boys and girls at Kurn Hattin Homes,
Fr. Lance W. Harlow, Rector of St. Joseph Cathedral
lwharlow@sover.net - 658-4333
Rejoice! New Advent Study program from Ascension

From the publishers who made Chosen , Theology of the Body for Teens , Altaration , Encounter , and more, this new study program gives your parish an opportunity to "walk through Lent with Mary." This could be a great program to offer to parents of students in your religious education program, giving them an opportunity to plug in with the parish during the Advent Season.

Ascension is offering their starter pack (DVD + study book) for FREE to PCLs or pastors interested in trying this at their parish. You do have to pay shipping, however.

If you are interested, check out more information here or contact Tara Cabral ( tcabral@ascensionpress.com) , the Ascension Mission Liason for Vermont.
  • Want to get youth more involved in your parish...but don't quite know how? Check out the Youth Ministry Workshops 2018-2019 being offered around the state!
  • In October and November alone, presentations and workshops are being offered in Colchester, Williston, St. Johnsbury, Milton, Barre, Fair Haven, and Brattleboro.