October
2018

First Communion Families
I f you missed the parent meeting about preparing your child for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (your child's First Confession is made before First Communion), the books and schedule of information you will need were handed out. We will send these materials home with your student this coming week so please be on the lookout for them.

Confirmation Retreat  coming up October 27th - October 28th
Important registration materials were sent home last week to all students planning to be confirmed in May of 2019. This packet contains time sensitive material.  The Archdioceses of Detroit requires that all candidates participate in a retreat before receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please contact Tricia Kesteloot if your son or daughter is unable to attend the St. Paul retreat. There are several alternate retreats at other parishes within our diocese. All completed paperwork should be returned to the RE office by Friday, October 19th. 

Confirmation Candidates - Training for liturgical ministries at Sunday Masses will take place during class on Monday, October 15th and Tuesday, October 16th.  All eighth grade students will be trained to serve at Mass in one of the following ministries:  Lector, Usher, Gift Bearer or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.  Being an active, fully participating member of the church is part of being Catholic.  Our hope is that after Confirmation, these students will continue to serve in these ministries.

Grades 2 - 5 Parents are Invited to Join their Children
On Monday, October 29th and Tuesday, October 30th, children, grades 2 through 5 will participate in Eucharistic Adoration.  Parents are invited and encouraged to join us.  Please drop your children off to their classrooms and proceed directly to the church.  
 
Seventh Grade Families Save the Date...
The Religious Education Department has scheduled a Student/Parent Confirmation Meeting and Workshop for all seventh grade students preparing to receive the sacrament of Confirmation and their parents on Sunday, November 11th. This event will be held in the gym and check-in will begin at 4:00 pm. The meeting and workshop will be followed by the Mass of Acceptance at 6:00 pm. Additional information will be mailed during the second week of October.  

Altar Server Training


For Any and All Who Work with Children in our Parish
If you are a staff person or volunteer working with children in the school, religious education program, on a sports team, in the choir or any other activity that involves children, we invite you to participate in the Protecting God's Children (PGC) Workshop. This workshop is a requirement of the Archdiocese of Detroit for adult volunteers and staff who work with our children. The goal of the session is to teach us how to create the safest possible environment for the young people entrusted to our care.
 
Thursday, October 25, 2018     
Canfield Education Center, St. Paul School
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
 
Online registration for this session is required:   http://virtusonline.org   When you go to this website, on the left you will see a bar to click for "First time registrants." From there, you will select "Archdiocese of Detroit." This will bring you to a list of all the PGC Workshops scheduled in and around Detroit. You can pick any date and location that is convenient for you or scroll down to St. Paul on the Lake on October 25th and choose our workshop. There is no cost to register and at St. Paul a pizza supper will be served.

Halloween Candy Collection
 
FOG 
Our first FOG meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 25th from 7-8:30 p.m. in the St. Paul Religious Ed Library. All 6-7-8th grade students are welcome. Snacks will be provided. Bring a friend!

SPIRIT Youth Ministry
Reminder for all 9-12th graders:  SPIRIT Youth Ministry meets Sunday nights from 7-9 p.m. in the St. Paul Canfield Center. Dinner is provided.


Also Happening at St. Paul Church and School...   






      
 

Religious Education Department (313) 885-7022
Judith Jones, Director of Religious Education: jjones@stpaulonthelake.org
Katie Cook, Section Head for Grades 1- 4: kcook@stpaulonthelake.org
Tricia Kesteloot, Section Head for Grades 5 - 8: tkesteloot@stpaulonthelake.org