Our Religious Education Program is in need of volunteer High School Aides for our classes on Tuesday afternoons, from 4–5:30 PM. Assisting our Catechists with the younger children is very rewarding, and Community Service hours can be earned. Please call us at 279-6098 or email us at slotreled@comcast.net.

Our Religious Education Program was off to a wonderful start. In the summer, after much preparation, our Catechists and classes were in place. Our Program has 77 Catechists and 18 High School Aides. Before classes began, our Catechists attended a Workshop, which included Mass and breakfast. We have over 650 students that attend one of our five weekly sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Classes are 90 minutes in length and begin in Church with a lesson taught by one of our Priests or Deacons before students proceed to the school classrooms.

All registered families should have received a detailed mailing of information about the upcoming year. If you have registered and did not receive a mailing, please let us know ASAP. Mark your calendars! Classes will begin this week. For the first day only:

If you have a child entering first grade in September, please be aware that our Religious Education program begins with first grade. The Sacrament of Communion is a two-year preparation program and students must complete two years to receive First Communion. If you know of a family that has a first grader to register, please have them come to the Religious Education Office to register. A baptismal certificate for the child is required. Registration is currently taking place. The Religious Education Office is located on the second floor of St. Lawrence School

Accepting Registration for New Families Grades 1–8.

Please prayerfully consider volunteering to teach our faith to the students in our Religious Education Program on your own or team/co-teach with a friend.

Catechists will:

Please prayerfully consider volunteering to teach the faith our Religious Education students. No experience is necessary. (Team teaching with a friend is also a great option!) Our Religious Education Staff will give you all the guidance, support, manuals, and resources you will need. Our Catechist Workshop will be held in September before classes begin.

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Anyone wishing to enroll a child in our program must first become a parishioner of St. Lawrence O’Toole. Stop by the Parish House at 31 Prospect Street (located diagonally across from the church).

* Religious Education begins in 1^st Grade *
REGISTER BY JUNE 30^th (Forms received after June 30^th will have an added late fee of $25)

If you have a child entering first grade in September, please be aware that our Religious Education program begins with first grade. The Sacrament of Communion is a two-year preparation program and students must complete two years to receive First Communion. If you know of a family that has a first grader to register, please have them come to the Religious Education Office to register. A baptismal certificate for the child is required. Registration is currently taking place.

St. Lawrence O’Toole Religious Education for 2008–09 ended on May 19^th. We thank Fr. McKeon, our Priests and Deacons who taught the Church lesson each week. We thank all of our Catechists who volunteered their time to share their faith.