Vacation Bible School 2009
Summer is here and it's time to learn about The
Power of God!! This year's program will be held August 3 through
August 7. Registration forms are located on the back table in the
church and must be returned with your payment by July 5. Please call
Jen Collins at 508-341-8987 for more information.
Religious Education News
Registration for next year's classes continues.
The fees are as follows:
1
child $90.00
2
children 115.00
3 or more children 140.00
Arrangements need to be made with the R.E.
Office (508-234-5340) in order to fill out and update the necessary
forms. This is especially important if your child is new to the
program. In addition, a copy of your child's baptismal record is
needed at the time of registration. Payment is requested at the time
of registration, and checks should be made out to Good Shepherd
Church.
Parents of children in Catholic schools: If
your child will be in a sacramental year, please register your child
in Religious Education. There will no charge, but you will be
informed of all dates and preparation for Penance, First
Eucharist, and Confirmation.
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It has
come to my attention that the parents of Uxbridge students need to
fill out a form with regards to busing for next year. Due to the
change in bus schedules in the Uxbridge School System, and the fact
that there will no longer be a bus from Taft School to Good Shepherd
on Monday afternoons, we have had to change the times of religious
education classes.
The
schedule for the 2009-2010 year is as follows:
Little Lambs (Ages 3*, 4 and 5) During
the 10 AM Mass
Grades 1 and 2:
After the 10 AM Mass for 45 minutes**
Grades 3 and 4: Monday afternoons
from 4:00-5:15 PM
Grades
5-9: Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00 PM
I would
like to make some curriculum changes, too. I would like to add the 3
year olds to the Little Lambs program. We are starting a brand new
Little Lambs program based on the principles of the Montessori
Method of Early Childhood Education, and I am sure the 3 year olds
will enjoy it.
The 1st
graders will go into a more structured program, and since they will
have been to Mass, their Religious Education class will be 45
minutes in length.
Having the
3rd and 4th graders dismissed so early poses a problem to our
children from other school districts. We have chosen 4 PM to
accommodate those parents who have to be home for their children in
the 1st and 2nd grades, who are being dismissed at 3:05 PM.
If anyone
wishes to enroll a 3 year old into our program, the cost will be the
early bird rate, since you did not know about the change. Please
call 508-234-5340 for more
information.