Religious Education Newsletter
FIRST CLASS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 6:30pm!
EMAILING THE NEWSLETTER EARLY WITH SOME INFO FOR THE FIRST DAY!
September 8, 2025
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Jubilee Year 2025!
We are Pilgrims of Hope!
Dear RE Families,
Welcome back to the 2025-2026 Religious Education year! We are so excited to kick off this new year on Monday, September 8! We hope you all had a good summer and that the school year is off to a great start.
Our catechists are all set to bring great lessons that draw our students closer to God. From the chapter work to extension activities, we hope your child(ren) come into a deeper relationship with God. Our catechists wrote an introduction note that each child will bring home the first class night. We are blessed with a great group of catechists, they are:
Grade 1: Mrs. Lisa Stritmatter, assisted by Mrs. Darlene Simpson
Grade 2: Mr. Jared Hoy, assisted by Brian Eaton
Grade 3: Mrs. Jan Hoy, assisted by Mrs. Judy Diagostino and Amelia Bauer
Grade 4: Mrs. Danielle Talarico
Grade 5: Ms. Caroline Finley
Grade 6: Mrs. Barb Richter
Grade 7: Ms. Grace Morris and Ms. Addison Krebs
Grade 8: Mr. Tim Cooper
We will send out a newsletter on the first Monday of the month via email with the upcoming information for the month. Please be on the lookout for it to keep in the know on all things RE and what is coming up. Also, please look to our page on the parish website. You will always find our current calendar, sacrament information, and other forms related to RE. A paper calendar is also attached to each teacher's intro note.
Should you ever need anything, please email us. We check our email regularly and that is the best way to get a quick response. Please save this email address for future use. We are still having some slight email issues, so we will use both religiouseducation@scbfw.org and religiouseducation@stcharlesschoolfw.org. We look forward to a great year!
Blessings,
Keith Heimann, Director of Religious Education
and
Cindy Stults, Assistant DRE
September 2025 Calendar
September 8: 1st Class Night
September 15: Regular Class Night
September 22: Regular Class Night
September 29: Regular Class Night
October 6: Regular Class Night
Monday Night Arrival/Dismissal
As a reminder, arrival and pick up is at Door #13. Door #13 is located at the lot of Reed/Trier. Cones will be set up along the sidewalk for safety. You can drop children right off at the door and they will come into the building and turn left into the Parish Hall. We begin right at 6:30pm for opening prayer as one whole group, then dismiss from there to the classrooms for class. Dismissal is at this same door/lot. We do ask parents of young students to park and come up to the sidewalk to gather your child(ren) from the teacher. Class ends at 7:45pm.
Sacrament Timelines
For students in Grade 2 and Grade 8, in addition to their catechist introductory note, they will also bring home a timeline of dates and information regarding the upcoming sacraments. Please keep this note in a safe spot and refer to it with future planning.
Items to Bring to Class
Each child will receive a textbook and folder on the first day and please remember to bring them to class each night. The books and folders will have a label with their name on it. In addition to these items, grade 6 will get a Bible. Students in grade 7/8 should bring the Bible they received in 6th grade. If they are new to RE, a Bible will be handed out. Please be sure they have these each night!
2025-2026 Fees
If you haven't paid your fees for the year, feel free to send it in with your child. We will send bills out in October, but if you would like to get this off the to-do list, we will take it. Fees for 1 child is $70, two children is $130, and three or more is $190. You can pay by cash or check made out to St. Charles Religious Education.
