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 Father Edmond Derosier, and the entire community welcome you! 

Religious Education


 

Welcome to Saint Mary Parish Religious Education. 

All classes, except grades seven and eight, are held on alternating Sunday mornings from 8:00 till 9:30 a.m. from September till May; grades seven and eight meet on alternating Monday evenings from 6:30 till 8:00 p.m.  We offer classes from First Grade through High School (Confirmation).

All students in the parish entering the ninth grade or above who wish to become Confirmation Candidates are asked to attend a startup meeting with their parents in the fall.  The date for this meeting will be announced in the Parish Bulletin and published on this website in August.  Please bring the candidate’s Baptismal Certificate to that meeting.

Parents of all parish students entering second grade or above who wish their children to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion this school year are also asked to attend a startup meeting which will be announced in the Parish Bulletin and published on this website in August.  Please bring the child’s Baptism Certificate to that meeting.

Enrollment forms are available at the Religious Education Office, at the rear of the church, or by calling Donna Vaira at 978-772-7474.  You may also Click Here to register your children,  fill it out, and e-mail it to ayerccd@comcast.net .  Previously enrolled families are asked to review enrollment records indicated on the invoices, which will be mailed or e-mailed to them in August and make any corrections necessary before returning them.  Program Codes are the same as last year - the grade plus Cycle A or B; JH7 or JH8 are the codes for the seventh and eighth  grade program, which meets on Monday nights; C3 is the code for the Confirmation class being Confirmed this fall; C2 is the code for the Confirmation class entering the second year of preparation; and C1 is the code for those who will begin this year.

 

Lord God,
You are the source of all love,
truth and goodness.
You are the source of our being,
and Your Word is the true path for our journey.
Grant us the courage
to live according to Your Word.
Amen.