Religious Education Newsletter
Monday, December 1, 2025
First Week of Advent
Dear RE Families,
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break and is ready for the final push to Christmas break. Now, only 2 nights of RE classes until the break and it will be a busy 3 weeks with our 2nd graders receiving their first Reconciliation on December 6 and our 8th graders receiving the sacrament of Confirmation on December 13.
Yesterday, we started the new liturgical calendar year with the Advent season. Such a fun time of anticipation and waiting for our Lord's birth. This is the perfect time to remember that Jesus is the true reason for the season. It is also the perfect time to highlight this special season in your home! The link shows some easy ideas that are simple to bring a new tradition to your home this Advent.
Monday, December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and a Holy Day of Obligation. Father Tom shared the following: We will have Masses on Monday at 6:15, 8:15, 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Please note that the 8:15 Mass will be a full-school Mass with a large crowd and limited seating. Another option: If you have already attended a Sunday Mass, you may count the Sunday evening 5 p.m. Mass for the holy day obligation. The Sunday evening Mass will not have the readings or prayers or music of the holy day, but for those who have already attended another Sunday Mass, it will count for the obligation for the holy day. We have an obligation for two Masses…. either a Sunday Mass plus Monday, or a Sunday Mass plus Sunday evening.
Please note that one of those times to attend Mass for the Holy Day is during our Rel Ed class time on Dec. 8. Parents, if you have no other option and would like to take your child and attend Mass as a family at 6:30pm, please do so. We will still be having class in the school, but attending Mass on the Holy Day of Obligation is more important as a family.
Please keep our 2nd grade class in your prayers this weekend as they receive their First Reconciliation! They have been preparing long and hard for this big day when all their sins will be absolved! We are so excited for them.
Also, please keep our 8th graders in your prayers too as they will get Confirmed on December 13 at 6:30pm in the church. They have been preparing long and hard and are ready to receive the full power of the Holy Spirit. Veni Sancte Spiritus!
Know of our prayers for you as we enter this holy season of Advent!
Blessings,
Keith and Cindy
December 2025 Calendar
December 1: REL ED CLASSES CANCELED
December 6: First Reconciliation, 10:30am in Church
December 8: Regular Class Night (Holy Day of Obligation)
December 11: Confirmation Practice for 8th grade Candidates/Sponsors 7:00pm in the School Cafeteria then Church
December 13: Confirmation Mass 6:30pm in the Church (Candidates/Sponsors Please Arrive by 6:30 in the School Cafeteria)
December 15: Regular Class Night
Grades 3-8 Advent Reconciliation during Class
First Half Progress Reports Go Home
December 22 - December 29: Christmas Break
January 5: First Class Back After Break
When RE Class Gets Cancelled Due to Weather
With the cold and snowy season now upon us, I wanted to remind all RE parents to look at their email if we were to cancel class due to weather. I will always send out an email to all parents to notify you of a cancellation. While I do call it into the TV stations, it can sometimes be hit or miss if they run it. Always check your email or feel free to email me at this address.
Supplies to Class
Just a reminder, please be sure to send your child to class with their text and folder. It makes class so much easier to run when they have their supplies and don't have to share. Grades 6-8 also have their Bible.
Progress Reports
Twice a year, catechists complete progress reports on each student. Our first half of the year progress reports will be sent home on December 15, our last class before break. It will show you what skills/topics they have covered in class, how they are doing on the prayers they should know, and any comments related to your child specifically. Please take time to look at them and discuss the report with your child.
25-26 Fees
Thank you to the families that have their fees paid for the year. If you haven't yet, we would greatly appreciate you paying your fees. For one child $70, two for $130, and three or more is $190. Reminder emails were sent out last week.
