Youth and RE Information

Link to St. Bernadette's Religious Education Section Below

 Background checks are required every five years.  Everyone is responsible for creating a safe environment for our children; that is why St. John the Apostle parish is participating in the For the Sake of God’s Children program.   We will support this program to ensure the safety and protection of our children and youth.  We want to remind you that all who work with the youth in any capacity are required to have a background check.  Call the church office for more information.

Please Note:  The RE office is closed on Mondays. Thank you.

Please note the new schedule for the Junior and Senior Youth.  The Junior Youth will meet twice a month on the second and third Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Senior Youth will meet every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Many Books and Videos borrowed from the parish library have not been returned.  Kindly return them at your earliest convenience. Thank you.  

All religious Education and Teen Challenge classes are now in session

For more information and events go to our RE page

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION  We ask for your continued prayers for the children making their First Confession and Confirmation this month.

 SUPER BOWL HOAGIE orders will be taken until January 24^th. until January 24^th.  The Hoagies are $5.00 and the proceeds will benefit St. Vincent De Paul.  Call the Religious Ed Office for more information.

 HELP NEEDED We need a few adults to volunteer to bake cupcakes for our monthly birthday celebrations.  Birthdays are celebrated the first Sunday of every month from September to May. Can you give us a hand? Please call Maritza if you are willing to help out.

 DID YOU KNOW? TRUE OR FALSE

Almost 70% of American Catholics believe you can be a good Catholic without their marriage being approved by the Catholic Church.

Outcomes for Adolescent Faith Formation-  (3) The effectiveness of parish, school and family efforts in adolescent formation can be assessed by witnessing faith communities alive with young people who demonstrates their live for God and their Catholic faith by:

Participating fully, consciously, actively and regularly in the celebrations of the sacramental life of the Catholic Church

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CONFIRMANDS - 2010

Patricia Denise C. Gonzales    

Lyndsey Teel Senn

Scott Jonathan Wolfe

Francisco Jose Perez Pichardo

Lindsey Ann Winckoski

Jennifer Lopez-Ramirez

Tara Nicole Gleysteen

William Ray Adams

Savannah Michelle Becker

Renato Reyna

Jasmin Garcia

Ashlee Marie Lessner

Casidhe Danielle Bruns

Sean Anthony Infante

Alyssa Dato

Please check out the parish web site for all activities in our Youth Ministry/ Religious Ed Program.  You can also pick up a T-shirt with the logo and your choice of sponsor, parent, or member.  The T-shirts are on display in the Library.

Our policy states that parents or person designated to pick up the student, must enter the building to pick up their children, grades Pre K-8 at the end of any R.E. or Youth Ministry program (in case of class cancellations in program, absence of a catechist).

EDGE – CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY  Here is the chance to turn the life of a middle school youth around and bring them closer to Jesus, the Catholic Church and the Sacraments.  For more information or to sign up to be an EDGE Core member, contact Maritza at 422-5123 x 12.  

Check out pictures of St. John youth in action by clicking this link Youth Pictures

The St. Ambrose Homeschoolers will now meet on the 2nd Friday of each month following the 9 a.m. Mass.  The next scheduled meeting is September 14.  For more information on our group, call Debby Miller at 359-9583.  

Check out the Homeschoolers activities by clicking this link St. Ambrose Homeschoolers Picture Page

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

An electronic newsletter of Religious Education articles and updates named Two For Tuesday is emailed weekly to registered families. If you would like to be included on the email listing please email Dawn Curtiss @ dcurtisscre@aol.com and she will see that you receive the newsletter.  

CONFIRMATION CLASS RETREAT   The candidates for confirmation, along with parents and catechists, will be celebrating World Youth Day on October 25 in a retreat at the John Paul II Center . They will be celebrating Mass at the Basilica. Please keep our young church in your prayers as they continue their journey into confirmation of their faith.

 FALL SAINTS PARADE  Our RE children will be processing, dressed as their favorite saint, at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, November 1. Please join them as we celebrate All Saints Day.

 YOUTH MINISTRY  The Diocesan Pilgrimage Cross is coming to St. Bernadette’s the week of November 24 - 30. Parishioners are invited to come pray with us. Share in the vitality and energy of our youth as they present to you the beginning of our Pilgrimage. This will take us to Wilmington on March 27, 2010 and then to Madrid Spain in 2011.

Youth Ministry Schedule Brochure, 2008-2009

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