RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2020-2021
Hello RE Families!!
Happy Summer!! I sincerely hope this email finds you and your families doing well, and I am continuing to pray for your health and safety even as we slowly move into the GREEN phase of this pandemic. There are still so many unknowns as we move forward, and we are doing our very best here at Saint Peter to continue providing a safe, positive, and faith-filled environment for your children and you.
I was greatly saddened by the closure of RE and all the disappointments the virus has brought to our world. Honestly, there are still moments of worry and grief for me, and I am very sorry that I was unable to offer more direction or clarity in Religious Education during the time of quarantine. Our program has been growing and thriving, and I pray we can regain that momentum so that our children and youth may strengthen their faith and become leaders in our church. In the meantime, please continue to pray with your families, attend Mass in person or virtually, and check the website and Facebook regularly for bulletins, updates, and events.
At this time, it is our full intention to return to traditional Religious Education classes in the fall. Online registration is tentatively scheduled to begin in August. All students will begin in the grade in which they are assigned at school, and accommodations will be made to fill the instructional gaps caused by last year's abrupt closure. Anyone who is interested in picking up last year's books and materials to work on this summer with your child(ren), please contact me so we can make arrangements. I am researching programs and ideas for how to continue at home learning in the event of another school closure. The situation this year was unprecedented, but as we move forward, it will be of the utmost importance to continue instruction in the catechism as we are still preparing our students for full initiation into the Catholic faith through the Sacraments.
On that note, I am so grateful that we are able to have our Second Graders receive First Holy Communion and our Eighth Graders receive Confirmation this summer!! Dates and times are listed below, and parents of those students can expect additional emails with details and important information. Also, I am hoping to offer a mini-event one evening in August for our young children whom we will miss this year due to the postponement of VBS:( Stay tuned...
Thank you all for your continued support of Religious Education and the encouragement and assistance you have offered me in this role! Please stay healthy and safe, and may God's Love and Peace surround you all!!
Blessings!
Georgann Azzalina :)
IMPORTANT DATES:
Thursday, 7/16 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mandatory First Holy Communion Practice
Saturday, 7/18 10:00 AM First Holy Communion Mass (Students arrive at 9:30 AM)
Thursday, 7/23 6:00 - 7:00 PM Mandatory Confession for 8th Grade Students
Thursday, 7/23 7:00 - 8:00 PM Mandatory Practice for Confirmation
Saturday, 7/25 10:00 AM Confirmation Mass (Students arrive at 9:30 AM)
Happy Summer!! I sincerely hope this email finds you and your families doing well, and I am continuing to pray for your health and safety even as we slowly move into the GREEN phase of this pandemic. There are still so many unknowns as we move forward, and we are doing our very best here at Saint Peter to continue providing a safe, positive, and faith-filled environment for your children and you.
I was greatly saddened by the closure of RE and all the disappointments the virus has brought to our world. Honestly, there are still moments of worry and grief for me, and I am very sorry that I was unable to offer more direction or clarity in Religious Education during the time of quarantine. Our program has been growing and thriving, and I pray we can regain that momentum so that our children and youth may strengthen their faith and become leaders in our church. In the meantime, please continue to pray with your families, attend Mass in person or virtually, and check the website and Facebook regularly for bulletins, updates, and events.
At this time, it is our full intention to return to traditional Religious Education classes in the fall. Online registration is tentatively scheduled to begin in August. All students will begin in the grade in which they are assigned at school, and accommodations will be made to fill the instructional gaps caused by last year's abrupt closure. Anyone who is interested in picking up last year's books and materials to work on this summer with your child(ren), please contact me so we can make arrangements. I am researching programs and ideas for how to continue at home learning in the event of another school closure. The situation this year was unprecedented, but as we move forward, it will be of the utmost importance to continue instruction in the catechism as we are still preparing our students for full initiation into the Catholic faith through the Sacraments.
On that note, I am so grateful that we are able to have our Second Graders receive First Holy Communion and our Eighth Graders receive Confirmation this summer!! Dates and times are listed below, and parents of those students can expect additional emails with details and important information. Also, I am hoping to offer a mini-event one evening in August for our young children whom we will miss this year due to the postponement of VBS:( Stay tuned...
Thank you all for your continued support of Religious Education and the encouragement and assistance you have offered me in this role! Please stay healthy and safe, and may God's Love and Peace surround you all!!
Blessings!
Georgann Azzalina :)
IMPORTANT DATES:
Thursday, 7/16 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mandatory First Holy Communion Practice
Saturday, 7/18 10:00 AM First Holy Communion Mass (Students arrive at 9:30 AM)
Thursday, 7/23 6:00 - 7:00 PM Mandatory Confession for 8th Grade Students
Thursday, 7/23 7:00 - 8:00 PM Mandatory Practice for Confirmation
Saturday, 7/25 10:00 AM Confirmation Mass (Students arrive at 9:30 AM)
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