Religious Education Newsletter
October 5, 2026
Feast of St. Faustina Kowalska
Dear RE Families,
September really flew by this year with our late start, and now we are ready for October! We are off to a great start this Religious Ed year! It is getting darker outside, so it may be best to come up to the sidewalk to greet your kids and help with getting them safely to their cars.
Coming up this month, we begin the journey with our 2nd grade students in preparation for their first Reconciliation with a parent meeting on either October 26 at 6:45pm or on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 3:30pm in the Parish Hall. Our 8th graders have been working hard since the first week on their prep work for Confirmation. They will attend the retreat this Saturday evening, October 10 and will be prepping for their interviews this month too. Sacraments are such a blessing to us and bring us closer in our relationship with God. It is truly exciting to be a part of these special moments!
This Wednesday, October 7, is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I encourage you this week to find time to pray the rosary with your children as a family. It is a great time to pray for those people and things on your mind. Have an intention for each decade! I use the Hallow app, which has wonderful prayers and podcasts on it for Catholics, and this rosary resource may aid you in praying the rosary.
Thank you for your support and prayers!
Blessings,
Keith and Barb
October 2026 Calendar
October 5: Regular Class Night
October 10: 8th Grade Confirmation Retreat, 5pm-9pm (reminder notes coming home this week!)
October 12: Regular Class Night
Bills Sent Home with Students
October 19: Regular Class Night
October 26: Regular Class Night
Reconciliation Parent Meeting Option #1 at 6:45pm in Parish Hall
October 28: Reconciliation Parent Meeting Option #2 at 3:30pm in Parish Hall
November 2: Regular Class Night
26-27 Fees Due
Diocesan Safe Environment Talks Next Month
As required by the Diocese and the Bishop, each year we are to give the annual safe environment talks to our students. We will conduct these talks during the month of November. St. Charles School counselor, Mrs. Sarah Robinson, will conduct the talks to grades 1-6, and I, Keith Heimann, will conduct the lessons with the 7th and 8th graders. To learn more about the program, you can visit the diocesan website. If you want to opt your child out from participating in these talks, please fill out this form and return it to the RE Office prior to the talks. We will have your child come down to the parish library during that time. Please feel free to contact the RE Office if you have further questions.
Reconciliation Parent Meeting
Notes will be sent home in a few weeks, but as a reminder, we have our 2nd grade parent meeting coming up for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There are two options to attend the meeting; 2nd grade parents need only attend one of them. Reconciliation Parent Meeting Option #1 at 6:45pm in Parish Hall and Reconciliation Parent Meeting Option #2 at 3:30pm in Parish Hall. Please make note of the days and times as noted in the calendar.
Confirmation Parents
Please take special note of the activities listed in the calendar regarding the steps of Confirmation! Service hours were due Monday, Sept. 28. We have the retreat this weekend on Oct. 10 and letters and interviews coming up next month, leading up to the November 4 Confirmation Mass. Emails with further details will be sent home so that you can support your candidate in these final steps.
Bills for 26-27 Fees
Those who have not paid fees will be getting a bill sent home in the coming weeks with your child. It is my hope to have them paid by the end of the month. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
