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Religious Education Schedules

Weekly Religious Education Class Schedule

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GRADE	CLASS TIME	CLASS TIME
	Option 1	Option 2
Pre-School (ages 3 & up) AND Kindergarten	Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m.	Sunday - 10:00-11:15 a.m.
Grades 1 - 5 (Elementary)	Wednesday - 5:45-7:00 p.m.	Sunday - 10:00-11:15 a.m.
*Grades 6-9	Wednesday - 7:15-8:30 p.m.	Wednesday - 5:45-7:00 p.m. (Gr. 6 only)
*Confirmation (Grade 10)	Wednesday - 7:15-8:30 p.m.
*Grades 11-12	One Wed. night per month (meal night) Other times as planned during the year

*A meal prepared and served by parents, will be held for students in gr. 9-12 once a month, from 6:30-7:15pm (see calendar for schedule)

Please refer to the 2008-2009 St. Thomas Religious Education Calendar for dates when classes WILL NOT be held.

Click to download a copy of the complete 2008-2009 St. Thomas Religious Education calendar (Adobe PDF; 3 pages).

Sacramental Preparation Classes

	Class Dates	Scheduled Celebration
First Reconciliation	Mon, Oct 6 (repeated Tues, Oct 14) 6:30-8pm (must attend ONE) Wed, Nov 5 2-8:30pm (must attend for 1.5 hours -Learning Stations) Sat, Dec 6, 9-10:30am (must attend)	Saturday, Dec 13 9-11am
First Communion	Mon, Jan 26 (repeated Tues, Jan 27) 6:30-8pm (must attend ONE) Sat, Feb 14 and Sat, Mar 7 9-10:30am (must attend BOTH) Wed, Apr 15 2-8:30pm (must attend for 1.5 hrs. -Learning Stations)	Sat, May 2 Rehearsal 9-10am Celebration 4:45pm Mass &Meal following
*Confirmation	Wednesday Evenings 7:15-8:30pm Additional Preparation Parent/Candidate Mtg - Wed, Oct 1 - 7:15-8:30pm Group Team Building - Sun, Oct 12 - 1-5pm - Iowa 4H Center Rite of Welcoming - Sat, Nov 1 - 4:45pm Mass Candidate/Sponsor Day of Reflection - Sat, Feb 7 - 1:15-5:45pm (includes Mass) Candidate Retreat - Sat, Feb 28, 8am thru Sun, Mar 1, 8pm (includes 7pm Mass at STA) - YMCA Camp, Boone	Rehearsal - Wed, April 15 - 7:15-8:30pm Celebration - Sun, April 19 - 2:30pm at St. Cecilia's

*Refer to RE Calendar for additional specific dates

Parents and children attend the sacramental preparation classes together for First Reconciliation and First Communion (child care will be available). Please click here for guidelines on when children should prepare for these first sacraments as well as the components for Confirmation preparation.