Thanks for a Great Year! - Our 2018-19 catechetical year comes to close this Sunday. Thanks to all the children, parents, catechists and helpers who made this a fantastic year of growing in faith! We are especially grateful to our catechists who are dedicated ministers of the Word that help our children deepen their relationship with Jesus and learn the teachings and traditions of our Church:
 
Preschool: Anna Patterson & Ashton Acree
Kindergarten/Grade 1: Betsy Arseneau, Amber Burbrink & Jenifer Byrum
Grade 2: Debbie Lazzell & Diane Smith
Grade 3/4: Trudy Butwin & Christie Montgomery
Grade 5: Jane Patterson & Theodora Sibley
Middle School: Veronica Rogers & Pat Moore
Chastity Education: Suzanne Marrs, Heather Hogue, Theodora Sibley, Jane Patterson
 
 
First Communion: April 28 – The celebration of First Communion is Sunday, April 28 at 11:00 Mass. Please pray for our first communicants as they prepare to receive the Bread of  Everlasting Life!
 
Vacation Bible School – June 17-21, 2019 – Mark your Calendar! Children ages 4 years through 5^th grade are invited to participate in summer VBS, June 17-21, 9am-Noon at St. Patrick School. More information will be coming soon. To register to attend or volunteer go to: https://vbspro.events/p/events/6481e7 
 

 

 

Celebrating God’s Love and Mercy – We rejoice with our children who received the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation for the first time this weekend:
Lyra Calloway
Ann-Marie Curran
Henry Dayhoff
Matthew Johnson

The children and their families experienced God’s loving mercy in a communal celebration that included individual confession. Thank you to the many people who contributed their time and talent to this sacred, sacramental moment; especially catechists, Debbie Lazzell and Diane Smith, as well as our liturgical musicians.

St. Benedict Catechists:

We thank these faith-filled and dedicated women and men who serve our parish children and parents in our Sunday religious education program:

Preschool: Anna Patterson & Ashton Acree

Kindergarten/Grade 1: Amber Burbrink, Jenifer Byrum & Betsy Arseneau

Grade 2: Diane Smith & Debbie Lazzell

Grade 3/Grade 4: Trudy Butwin & Christie Montgomery

Fifth Grade: Jane Patterson & Theodora Sibley

Middle School: Veronica Rogers & PJ Moore

Special Projects: Vicky Herrmann

Chastity Education: Theodora Sibley, Jane Patterson, Christina & Billy Carrico, Suzanne Marrs & Jeri Stark

Sunday Morning Adult Education: Ryan Loftus

Childhood Catechesis

Mission:  To provide children, preschool through eighth grade, with religious instruction that assists parents as the primary religious educators of their children.  Classes meet Sunday mornings at 9:30-10:45am during the school year.