Religious Education Catechists URGENTLY Needed

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

2010-2011
Religious Education Program
Accepting Registration for New Families

Calling All First Graders and First-year Religious Education Students

If your child has not attended any formal religious education classes, please be aware that registration is currently taking place. First Holy Communion is a two-year program. Please bring original Baptismal Certificate when you come in to register. See registration info. below.

Anyone wishing to enroll a child in our program must first become a parishioner of St. Lawrence O’Toole by registering at the Parish House located across from the Church on Prospect Street.

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Anyone wishing to enroll a child in our program must first become a parishioner of St. Lawrence O’Toole by registering at the Parish House located across from the Church on Prospect Street.

* Religious Education begins in 1^st Grade *
REGISTER BY JUNE 30^th

With the end of our 2009-10 academic year, we extend our gratitude and appreciation to 77 of our volunteer Catechists who shared the knowledge of their faith with the children in our parish. We thank as well the many High School Aides who volunteered their time to assist our Program throughout the year.

*Religious Education begins in 1st Grade*
Please Register by JUNE 30th

New students must be registered in person
(Bring Original Baptismal Certificate and previous religious education records, if applicable)

Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
10:00am to 5:30 pm. CALL: 845-279-6098

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