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Religious Education Program
Director: Mr. Stephen Kenny
Telephone: (203) 723-0782
Class
Schedule
Sunday School
9:00a to 10:15a for Grade 1 through Grade 4
10:30a to 11:00a for Kindergarten
4:15p to 7:10pm for Confirmation Grades 9 & 10
Monday
6:00p to 7:15p for Grades 5 & 6
Thursday
6:00p to 7:15p for Grades 7 & 8
Our Catechists
2009-2010
It is with grateful hearts that we
present to you the following volunteers
who have ‘stepped up to the plate’ to
share their faith with our
greatest treasures – your
children: (*new this year)
Kindergarten:
Erin Rocha & Morgan Russo
Grade
1:
Bernadine Kane & Danielle
Caetano*
Aides: Kassie DeFala & Nicole
Himmelberger
Grade
2:
Tina Monck & Kathleen Naimo
Aides: Jill Monck & Emily
Fanzutti
Grade
3:
Linda Rice & Donna Cairns
Aide: Kristine Pakalnis
Grade
4:
Don & Jackie Duman, Bob
Perugini
Aides: Paige Wilde
Grade
5:
Barbara Daniels, Kim Petrillo &
Louise Carlson*
Aide: Jack Nork
Grade
6:
Mary Chromik, Al Tuscano &
Elizabeth O’Neill
Grade
7:
Christina Scappini, Maureen Murray
& Carmen Rodrigues
Grade
8:
Earl White, Barbara Pellicano &
Veronica Murteza
Grade
9:
Bob McVeigh & Mike Garnett
Confirmation
Grade 10:
Judi McKinney, Christina Scappini,
Ellen Zalewski & Helen Northrup
Our Thanks
to them all!
Enrollment
To be enrolled in the Religious Education Program at Saint Vincent Ferrer Church,
you must be a registered and active parishioner, and supporting the parish
as best as you can through the Offertory envelope system. This system is the only way we have of
knowing if you are regularly worshipping with us. (This is important when requesting
Sponsor Certificates when you are asked to be a godparent for Baptism or
sponsor for Confirmation). Families
who have inconsistent attendance patterns at Mass are considered to be
inactive members and consequently are placed on a waiting list for the CCD
Program. Classes fill up rapidly and
we have an obligation to accommodate those parishioners who actively
participate in the life of the parish through Sunday Mass attendance and
financial support all year round, including summertime. It’s only fair.
To assist the CCD Office, please enter your envelope
number in the appropriate place on the registration form. Your weekly contribution to the parish
allows us to keep the cost of religious education at a minimum. The fees listed below do not cover all
the costs of the entire Religious Education program. This is why everyone’s weekly
contribution is important. If you
need to register and/or receive envelopes, please contact Diane in the
Church Office.
Regardless of past enrollment in the CCD Program, no
student is automatically pre-registered. We take nothing for granted. You must register for the CCD Program
each year.
Most support this beautiful parish regularly and I am
grateful to you. Books and supplies
are expensive; the education of our children is an investment in their
future as faithful Catholics and good citizens of our country. The fees for this year remain the same as
last year:
One child $45
Two Children
$70
Three or more $100
Kindergarten
is $35 and is held during the Liturgy of the Word at the 10:30am Mass.
We must order books and supplies by mid-August so that everything
is ready when we begin in September.
When registrations are late, books are ordered late, are not here
when the program begins, and your children do not have what they need to
begin their studies. From the start,
they already fall behind. So please
register by August 15.
Junior High (grades 7 & 8) and High School
Confirmation (grades 9 & 10) are separate academic programs and have
separate registrations. Call the
CCD Office @ 723-0782.
We are blessed to have a dedicated and experienced Director
of Religious Education, Stephen Kenny who is ably assisted by a group of
enthusiastic, faithful, and volunteer catechists. They do not get paid for their efforts;
they teach because they love the Lord, His children, and this parish. Please support them in every way you can
in making sure homework assignments are completed on time, and in good
order.
A special thanks to all who made last year’s program
such a success. I was so impressed
with the good will and academic performance of the students. Many classes participated in various
charitable fund-raisers that benefited several worthy organizations. I was so proud to be associated with your
kids! Plans for the coming year have
only just begun and Mr. Kenny and I look forward to working with you and
your children.
Sincerely
yours in Christ the Lord,
Reverend
Father Kevin J.
Forsyth, Pastor
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