2016-2017 Class Schedule
Classes for all grades will begin as follows:
Grades 1 – 6:
Sunday, September 25, from 10 – 10:45 a.m. or
Wednesday, September 28, from 3:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Grades 7 – 10:
Sunday, September 25, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
In an effort to make our opening days for Religious Education as successful as possible for our students, staff, and teachers we will NOT be accepting new registrations/students on opening day. Please register immediately if you plan on having your children attend Religious Education and you have not done so already. All registered families should have received an email detailing opening day procedures with links to the final calendar and program information on the Parish website. If you registered and did not receive the email please contact Linda Messore.
Teachers: The kick-off meeting for all teachers is Sunday, September 18, at 10 a.m. in Philbin Hall. Please make every effort to attend.
Cluster Families: The opening meeting for those registered as clusters will be held on Monday, September 19, at 7:00 p.m. in Powers Hall in the basement of the church. Lesson plans will be distributed. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Messore.
Our Family Mass Program also returns from summer vacation. What does that mean? It means our music, readings, & homilies will be geared towards families with young children. There are also a lot of helpers – families and children bringing up the gifts to the celebrant, children helping with the collection baskets, parent lectors. If you think you or your child would enjoy helping during the Family Mass – we’d love to have your help! Please contact our Family Mass Coordinator, 
We are very excited to share that starting this Sunday, September 11, the St. John Sunday 5:00pm Mass will feature contemporary music appealing to teens and young adults and their families, and will include teen participation in the various ministries of the Mass. We will be seeking additional teen volunteers in the coming months, so please stay tuned! All are welcome!
Last week, Fr. John Amuda left our Collaborative to return to the Central African Republic. St. John’s and St. Paul’s are grateful for his dedicated service to our parishes. During the last two weekends, Fr. John spoke at all Masses about his missionary work in the Central African Republic and the Association of Mama Theresa, a non-governmental organization he headed. Thanks to the generosity of parishioners at both parishes, over $20,000 was collected to help the important work of Fr. John and his Association. Thank you so much for your generosity. If you would like to keep in contact with Fr. John, you may 
The group of young people from our collaborative who attended World Youth Day would like to invite all parishioners to attend their World Youth Day “Thank You Celebration” on Sunday, September 11th from 6:00 to 8:00pm in St. Paul Parish Hall. There will be refreshments, a presentation from the pilgrims and a slideshow of the pilgrimage. Please come and hear about this life changing event for our young people. We will also be sharing some of our young people’s reflection on WYD in the bulletin starting next week.
Information for the 2016-2017 year, including a link to the calendar and opening day procedures, was emailed to registered families this past week. If you registered for classes and did not receive the information please email 
The St. John Parish Center (the former convent) is getting cleaned and organized inside to be more purposely utilized for office space, Religious Education and other ministries for our Collaborative. Dumpsters will be onsite to facilitate the disposal of trash and old furniture.
