We look forward to welcoming everyone in just a couple short weeks! We have been busy preparing materials and meeting with catechists so that everything is ready for our students! Please join us for our opening prayer service the first day. After sending the children and the catechists off to their classrooms, please plan on staying for a brief parent meeting.  First Day of Classes: Sunday morning: September 15 from 9:30-11am (Primary Grade Center) Tuesday afternoon September 17 from 4:15-5:30pm (Upper Grade Center) Tuesday evening September 17 from 7-8:30pm (Upper Grade Center)

If you have not yet registered, please do so as classes are forming now. To register, please go to our webpage at: Please f ollow this link to register.

Consider serving as a substitute or co-catechist. We could really use your help.

Tuition is waived for parents who serve as regular volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to support your child(ren)’s faith formation and we could really use your help! If you are interested in helping out at one of the sessions, please let us know.

Please continue to call ahead if you are planning to stop by the RE office to ensure we are there. Sarah and I are back and forth between our two school sites almost daily getting ready for classes to begin in mid-September.

Our 2019-20 online calendar has all the dates you will need for the coming year including class sessions and Sacrament-related meeting events.

Adult Confirmation: Did you miss Confirmation?  Confirmation Preparation Classes for Adults are beginning on Thursday evening, September 19 at St. Mary of Vernon. Attend these intensive classes with other adults and to be confirmed with other people your age on Monday, November 18, 2019.  For more information click here.

Join Father Mark Augustine, Deacon Bob Thomas and other St. Mary’s parishioners on a 10 day trek following in the footsteps of St. Paul! Registration has begun and space is limited.   Follow this link for more information.

Special note to parents of our newly confirmed:

This is a great time to get your children involved with COR, Youth Ministry. Terese Halm, St. Mary’s Youth Minister provided us with the following info as an invitation to all the new high schoolers so they can be involved.   Visit the St. Mary’s COR website for more information.

Click here for the COR registration form High School COR Bible Study is every Tuesday night from 7:30-8:45pm and is already going on!  Our Freshmen and Sophomore retreat, Frophsesmanmore, is Sept. 28-29th. Click here for the application.

Please know I am here to help the families and welcome your questions.  Yours in Christ, Jeannie Brunk