St. Theresa's Religious Education

Religious Education

Loretta DiPietro
Grs. 6-10 St. Theresa & St. Francis sites
Telephone: 978-456-8807
E-mail: dipietrodre@aol.com

Lorraine Childs
Grs. PreK - 5 St. Theresa site
Telephone: 978-456-8807
E. Mail: lorandmike@yahoo.com

Alice Gaffney
Grs. 1-5 St. Francis site
Telephone: 978-779-0551
E-mail: agaffney@comcast.net

Office hours:
Monday through Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and by Appointment

RCIA
Please contact Janet Hammonds at 781-639-4990
janet.hammons@gmail.com or
Loretta DiPietro at 978-456-8808 or dipietrodre@aol.com

Sunday Schedule
    PreK, K - 8:45 - 9:45 a.m.
    Gr. 1 - 3 - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
      Gr. 6, 7 & 8 - 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.

Grade 9 Schedule

Confirmation Schedule

Monday Schedule
Gr. 3, 4 & 5 - 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Gr. 6 - 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Grade 6 Schedule
Sun. 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

First Eucharist Schedule

There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. - Eccl 3:1
It is time for me to move on to a new phase in my life. I am retiring from my ministry as Director of Religious Education here at Holy Trinity Parish. I take this time to say thank you to this community. God has certainly blessed our time together.

It has been my privilege and honor to serve our parish family over the years. It has been a particular honor for me to be a part of our children’s lives and to watch them mature. I have seen many of our children grow into fine young adults. They are our future. I find great hope in having spent this time with them.

You have welcomed me into your lives and have helped me to grow as a person, “fully alive” in God. You have supported both me and my family when life took unexpected turns, sharing in our sorrows and our joys. For that we are especially grateful. I have appreciated all of the experiences we have shared.

Once again I thank you for your support these past fifteen years. The staff, the volunteers and the parish family have helped make our Religious Education program one which makes us all proud.

Finally, I ask your prayers as I transition to this new and exciting phase in my life and I assure you with these words of Saint Paul, “I give thanks to my God every time I think of you, which is constantly, in every prayer I utter, with joy; I will always rejoice at the way you have all continually helped to promote the Gospel from the very first day.”
Loretta DiPietro

Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 5 P.M.
Bishop Rueger will preside at a special
Mass of Thanksgiving at which
Loretta’s years of service to our parish family will be celebrated. Following Mass there will be a reception in Deacon Hall with Loretta and her family.
All are invited to attend.
SAVE THE DATE!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
ATTENDANCE IS VERY IMPORTANT!

GRADE 2 - FIRST EUCHARIST RETREATS

Sat., Mar. - 6 - 9:30 A.M. - 12 Noon in Harvard
(Snowdate Mar. 13)

Sat., Mar. 13 - 9:30 A.M. - 12 Noon in Bolton

A REMINDER - FIRST EUCHARIST FEE OF $25 IS DUE.

IMPORTANT CLASS TIMES FOR

GRADE 9 & CONFIRMATION

GRADE 9

Sunday, February 28 - 6:15 - 8:00 P.M.

Please note:
Make-up class - Sunday, March 7 - 6:15 - 8:00 P.M.
Sunday, March 14 - 6:15 - 8:00 P.M.
Sunday, March 28, 6:15 - 8:00 P.M.

All Grade 9 classes will take place in Deacon Hall, Harvard.

CONFIRMATION CLASS

Please note change:

Sunday, March 7 - 6:15 - 8:00 P.M.
This class will be held at St. Francis Xavier
in the Parish House, Bolton.

Retreat - Saturday, March 20 9:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
in Deacon Hall

Class - March 21, 6:15 - 8:00 P.M.
in Deacon Hall

Confirmation Rehearsal
Friday, April 16 - 6:30 P.M. (with pizza)
Rehearsal 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
St. Isidore Church, Stow

Confirmation Ceremony
Saturday April 17, 10:30 A.M.
St. Isidore Church, Stow

A REMINDER - CONFIRMATION FEE OF $50 IS DUE.

Cancellation of Classes
Religious Education Classes at St. Theresa and St. Francis Xavier Parishes are automatically cancelled if the Harvard and Bolton Public Schools are cancelled due to inclement weather. If on Monday and Tuesday after school activities are cancelled due to inclement weather, Religious Education classes are cancelled.

Announcements for all cancellations will be made on Boston Channel 5 WCVB. We will also leave a message on the Religious Education Office voice mail, 978-456-8807.

When your child was baptized, you, along with his or her godparents, promised to raise your child in the Faith. In the domestic church of your home you continue the work begun at Baptism. You as parents are the first to teach your child how to make the sign of the cross and to pray. We as a parish community are committed in supporting you by reinforcing the Christian values you are passing on to your child. To do this effectively your child must faithfully attend religious education classes every week. We are in this together, and we ask that the Holy Spirit continue to strengthen and support us as we make this journey together.

A DIOCESAN DIRECTIVE
As part of our Safe Environment requirements for our parishes, all volunteers who work with or may be associated with the children of our parishes must fill out a CORI form and must sign a Ministerial Code of Conduct information sheet. This form will be kept on file in our Religious Education office. The CORI form will be mailed to the Diocesan Office of Justice and Peace. Please call the Religious Education office at 978-456-8807 if you have any questions.

NEW Traffic Safety Procedure on Sunday Morning
Parents are to Park their cars and pick their children up in Deacon Hall. Please use extreme caution when picking up children after they've been let out of Religious Ed classes. This includes people picking up children at ten o'clock as well as at eleven o'clock. Most of you are following the entering and exiting procedure by observing the white painted arrows on the blacktop. However, the problem remains as to people stopping in the middle of the parking lot between the rectory and the church, and thereby causing traffic to back up onto Route 110 (Still River Road). All children will be brought to Deacon Hall after class. You should pull your vehicle all the way into the parking lot as far back as possible and find a parking spot. Then Parents are to pick their children up in Deacon Hall. The safety of "our" children is of paramount importance.

FOR SAFETY SAKE at Saint Francis Xavier
Please NO PARKING in the one lane coned off area on Sunday mornings from 8:30 - 11:00 A.M. Parents will use this lane to drop off and pick up children from Religious Ed. classes. Parents, DO NOT PARK, in the drop off/pick-up lane. If you need to come up to the Parish House to talk with your child's catechist or Alice Gaffney, please park in the parking lot. If you have any questions contact Alice Gaffney at 978-779-0551.


St. Francis Xavier	St. Theresa, the Little Flower
808 Main Street,	P. O Box 746, 15 Still River Road, Route 110
Bolton, MA 01740	Harvard, Massachusetts 01451