Religious Education

St. Mary’s Church offers extensive faith formation programs for parishioners of all ages. Central to this mission is preparation for the Sacraments of Baptism, First Holy Communion, First Reconciliation, and Confirmation. For more information, please call the religious education office at 860-669-7375, or email: reledof@snet.net.


 

From This Weeks Bulletin:

  

Religious Education Office Hours:

    

Sunday Classes: 10:15 am - 11:15 am

Monday: 11:00 am - 7:30 pm

Tuesday - Thursday 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

860-669-7375

 

FIRST COMMUNION NEWS: Notices will go home this coming week the 15th and 16th for a parent meeting on the 22nd and 23rd during class time.

 

Dates for Reconciliation: Jan 21st, Jan 28th, Feb 4th at 6pm sign ups will be at the meeting. Please call or email me for a date if you can't make the meeting

 

First Communion Dates: May 1st and 2nd all Masses and May 16th at the 11:30am Mass Sign up sheets will be available at Reconciliation.  If you have a problem and need another weekend please call me we will try and accommodate your needs.

 

New Appointments:

Directors of Youth Ministry,Lifeteen and ConfirmationMargo Burke reledof@snet.net

She is in charge of the 9th graders preparing for Confirmation, Life Teen Mass, Life Teen nights and the Steubenville East retreat. She has been helping in these areas for a long time. Margo is a regular participant especially in the Youth Mass, a Eucharistic Minister, a member of several parish committees, and person in charge of the parish library. Her husband was the chairperson of the men’s retreat in the past and her daughters have been active as Eucharistic ministers, lectors, members of the youth choir.

 

Director of Edge our Catholic Middleschool Youth Ministry: Joy Pozefsky  send email to: susan-corbin@sbcglobal.net   She is in charge of the EDGE program. This is something special for the religious formation of children in the 6th, 7th and the 8th grades. The program enables the children to be formed in the Catholic faith by activities and teaching methods that are effective for that age group. Joy, in addition to being a helper with EDGE from the beginning, is a regular participant in the Sunday Masses, often a weekday communicant, a Eucharistic Minister, and participant in the Cusco trip. She is a living example for children and everyone for living your faith with absolute commitment to God.

 

Administrative Assistant Susan: susan-corbin@sbcglobal.net 860-669-7375

 

YANKEE CANDLE ORDERS ARE IN!!  Please pick you your order in the room above the library or contact Susan for other arrangements.

 

Heart of Christmas Fair: Some of our students will be making ornaments to sell as a fundraiser for the fair.  Please stop by to see our tree. The ornaments will sell for any donation to the religious education program.  If you would like to help the children make them please contact Susan susan-corbin@sbcglobal.net 860-669-7375

 


 

We are very excited to have our library up and running and to have so many people participating in our giving tree!

Please stop by and feel free to browse and borrow!

The Library will be open on the following schedule: After the Saturday evening Mass, after the 9:00 and 11:30

a.m. Masses, after the LifeTeen Mass on Sunday evening.

During the week the library will be open: Monday 4:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 5:00-7:00 p.m.,

Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Thursday1:00-3:00 p.m., Friday 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Giving Tree to donate books to the library will also be available. The books range in price from $12-$30.

We are always looking for new volunteers. Please call Margo Burke if you are interested at 203-641-8878.

 


 

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