CCD NEWS
Religious Education classes will be provided in a unified program in both parishes beginning on Sunday, September 7.
8:30 AM to 9:45 AM Classes for children in grades 1-7 are held in St. Mary’s School.
9:45 AM to 11:00 AM Classes for grades 1-7 are held in the St. Anthony’s School classrooms in the ground level of St. Anthony’s Church.
Grade 8 students (our Confirmation class) will meet on every other Sunday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for our Confirmation preparation program, beginning September 14. A special informational meeting for students who are preparing to receive Confirmation this year and their parents will be held on Tuesday, September 2 at 6:30 PM in St. Anthony's Church. All parent and students are expected to attend.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION: All students seeking to receive a sacrament must attend CCD for two consecutive years. Children in 2nd grade will receive First Penance and First Holy Communion while 8th graders will be preparing to receive Confirmation. Children in these sacramental preparation programs will receive a Mass Attendance form to be signed by the priest, deacon or one of the sisters after each Mass that they attend.
Please return your child’s CCD Registration form to either parish office or in the collection basket along with the appropriate registration fee: $40 for one child; $70 for two; $100 for three or more. Checks payable to SS. Anthony & Rocco Parish.