July RE Newsletter

Summer is a wonderful time to relax, refresh, and enjoy a different schedule and pace with your family. As you head out on vacation or for a weekend get-away please include Sunday Mass in your family plans. Although the celebration of Eucharist is gloriously the same everywhere, the practice of seeking out and joining others in communion in remote parishes, airports and even outside National Parks unites us together in Christ’s Name in worship and prayer.

Need help to find a Catholic Church and the Mass schedule?

There's an app for that!

You can locate Catholic churches and Mass times in any area.

Check out the "Mass Times" app (or the website: masstimes.org ).

As we move into July, a couple of reminders:

July 4^th and 5^th Religious Education Office will be closed
July 15^th- 19^th Vacation Bible School (for children 4-10 years of age)
We still have 3 open spots! (cost per child for one week $50)
To register for VBS, follow this link.
Our summer hours will remain the same however it is best to call ahead to ensure one of us will be in the office, as some days we plan to be at the Primary Grade Center getting ready for our children’s Sunday morning classes.

Our pastor, Fr. Mike Nacius, will be taking his priestly sabbatical beginning the January 2020. Please click here to read his letter to the families of St. Mary’s.

Registration for the 2019-20 year continues

Please note the August 15 ^th deadline

Note: Tuition rates increase by $50 per child on August 16^th
To register, please follow this link.
Early registration is a tremendous help to our office as we order materials, train catechists and build the classes.

Current Status of Registration:

Sundays: 9:30-11am starting Sept. 15th

K-5th Grade (1st grade- 4 spots left)

Tuesday afternoons: 4:15-5:30pm starting Sept. 17th

1st-7th Grade (3rd grade- 4 spots left; 6th grade- 3 spots left)

Tuesday evenings: 7-*8:30pm starting Sept. 17th

*Please note later dismissal time of 8:30

6th-8th Grade (space limited in all classes)

We invite all our parents to consider being a part of the Religious Education Ministry by volunteering. Serving together brings us closer as a believing community as we continually form ourselves into disciples of Christ.

Serve as a Catechist: There is currently a need for co-catechists on Sunday mornings and Tuesday afternoons (co-catechists serve alongside another catechist sharing the responsibilities of planning and teaching).

Help in another way: Office volunteer, substitute-catechist or Children’s Ministry of the Word minister.

May your summer activities be filled with joy and a renewed spirit of God's love.

Yours in Christ,

Jeannie Brunk