Saint Paul Catholic Parish

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  JustJustAttention 10^thGrade Parents, Teachers and Students
   
  The 10^thgrade Retreat on Sunday, December 12^thhas been cancelled.  Our guest speaker, Sean Forrest, is sick due to a throat illness.  Per doctor’s orders, he is unable to speak.  The retreat will be rescheduled at a later date to be announced. 
   
  Thank you and sorry for this inconvenience! N The LURES program for Grades 1 thru 3 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 5th at Saint Paul Church.  The program will be in place of your regular religious ed class for that Saturday only.  Go directly to the church for either 9-10am or 10:30-11:30am.  Please see below for your child's class time.  Thank you!

  LURES 9:00-10:am                    LURES 10:30-11:30am

  Karen Balaban                           Lynn Addamo/Karen Bengiovanni
  Suzanne Ciarcia                         Brenda Chyra/Kathy Krajewski
  Sheila DiMinno                           Mark Holmes/Linda Tighe
  Pat Burns/Lisa Heinke                Cara Nogiec
 The LURES program for Grades 1 thru 3 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 5th at Saint Paul Church.  The program will be in place of your regular religious ed class for that Saturday only.  Go directly to the church for either 9-10am or 10:30-11:30am.  Please see below for your child's class time.  Thank you!

  LURES 9:00-10:am                    LURES 10:30-11:30am

  Karen Balaban                           Lynn Addamo/Karen Bengiovanni
  Suzanne Ciarcia                         Brenda Chyra/Kathy Krajewski
  Sheila DiMinno                           Mark Holmes/Linda Tighe
  Pat Burns/Lisa Heinke                Cara Nogiec
 The LURES program for Grades 1 thru 3 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 5th at Saint Paul Church.  The program will be in place of your regular religious ed class for that Saturday only.  Go directly to the church for either 9-10am or 10:30-11:30am.  Please see below for your child's class time.  Thank you!

  LURES 9:00-10:am                    LURES 10:30-11:30am

  Karen Balaban                           Lynn Addamo/Karen Bengiovanni
  Suzanne Ciarcia                         Brenda Chyra/Kathy Krajewski
  Sheila DiMinno                           Mark Holmes/Linda Tighe
  Pat Burns/Lisa Heinke                Cara Nogiec
 The LURES program for Grades 1 thru 3 has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 5th at Saint Paul Church.  The program will be in place of your regular religious ed class for that Saturday only.  Go directly to the church for either 9-10am or 10:30-11:30am.  Please see below for your child's class time.  Thank you!

  LURES 9:00-10:am                    LURES 10:30-11:30am

  Karen Balaban                           Lynn Addamo/Karen Bengiovanni
  Suzanne Ciarcia                         Brenda Chyra/Kathy Krajewski
  Sheila DiMinno                           Mark Holmes/Linda Tighe
  Pat Burns/Lisa Heinke                Cara NogValentine Book Drive
   
  The religious education department is collecting used and new books for the Social Action Committee.  This book drive will benefit the CT Children’s Hospital.  Please bring donated books to Saint Paul School and place them on the table in the main lobby by February 12th.   Thank you. 
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??Confessions will be held the week of March 21st. 
   
  Monday, March 21st: Grades 1-3 have their regular religious ed class
                                  Grade 8 Confessions 6:30pm in the Church
   
  Tuesday, March 22nd: Grades 4&5 Confessions 6:30pm in the Church
   
  Wednesday, March 23rd: Grades 6&7 Confessions 6:30pm in the Church
   
  Thursday, March 24th: Teen Confessions 7pm in the Church 
??Religious Education Classes will begin the week of September 19th-25th.  Registrations will be
  emailed out at the end of June.
?? The Religious Education office will be closed the month of July and will re-open on Monday, August 1^st.  If you have any questions regarding religious education, please contact the department when the office re-opens in August.  Please note: If you are having any problems with our new on-line registration form, we will call you when we return to the office.  Thank you and have a safe summer! From all of us in the Religious Ed Dept. to all of you, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
   
  * Religious Ed Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3rd.
   
  * Attention Saturday morning parents for the the New Year: Starting on January 7th, we will be providing a lounge/waiting area.
  It will be on the second floor in the school, in front of the Media Center. This will be an area to lounge around  while sipping on your choice of hot coffee and tea. 
  We hope that during this time, while waiting for your child/children to finish class, fellowship will develop.Paypal Help– All families have the option to pay for registration, retreat fees etc on line using Paypal.  We have added a link directly to the Paypal.  This link shows how to set up an account in Paypal and how to use the account once set up.  Please click here for information. 
  If you have any questions, please contact the religious education department at [email protected]

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RELIGIOUS ED 2024-2025 PROGRAM 

“If a family is centered on Christ, He will unify and illume its entire life,” ~Pope Francis

Registration for 2024-2025 classes is closed

Please note: there are no refunds for those who withdraw from the program .

Sept. 22 

Oct. 6

Oct. 20

Nov. 3

Nov. 17

Dec. 15 

Jan. 12 

Feb. 9 

March 2

March 16

March 30

April 6

We use the Word of Life curriculum by the Augustine Institute for Gr. 1-8. Weekly Mass attendance is expected of all our Religious Ed students (see Mass times below). Classes meet 12 times/year on Sunday mornings. There are 3 sessions to choose from:
First Reconciliation and First Communion is received in third grade.

Details on our two year Confirmation program are on the "Confirmation Program" page.

Click here for Confirmation class dates

Sunday Masses at St. Paul Parish

• Saint Paul Church, Kensington: Sat. 4 p.m., Sun: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. and Noon.
• Sacred Heart Church, East Berlin: Sun., 9:30 a.m. 

"No sacrament is greater or more precious than that of the Eucharist; and when we receive Communion, we are incorporated into Christ. Our life is transformed and taken up by the Lord."
  ~Saint John Paul II

Religious Education Staff:

• Robin Veronesi, Director of Religious Education, (860) 828-1934 ext 320
• Linda Beaudoin, Assistant to the Director of Religious Education, (860) 828-1934 ext. 321