Catechists at St. Thomas Aquinas

Catechists for religious education (or religious education teachers), not only bring themselves to the classroom-- they volunteer their time and share their talents, enthusiasm and faith with the children of our parish. All Catechists and Aides (18 years or older) in the STA religious education program have fulfilled the requirements of the Archdiocese's "Policy for the Protection of Minors" by attending a VIRTUS training session, been through a background check and had references checked. Are you called to be a catechist? Do you enjoy working with children and/or youth? Do you want to grow in your faith life? Would you like to become updated in the Catholic religion? If you have answered "YES" to the above questions then being a catechist at STA may be a ministry for you to explore. Openings are in preschool through grade 10, both on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. For more information please contact DRE Kathy White at 292-3810 or Kathy@STAparish.net. Contacting your child's catechist Please take the time to meet your child's catechist. You can reach your child's catechist in any of the following ways: Speak to the catechist before or after your child's weekly class Call and leave a message with the Director of Religious Education, who will forward the message to the catechist Send a message to the catechist via e-mail at the address he or she may provide Catechists for 2008-2009 Sunday, 8:30am-9:30am Pre-K: Christine Weirich, Katie Schlichting, Chrissy Jones, Joanna Parker Kinder: Jenny Halstead, Jenna Pollock, Annette White Sunday, 10:00am-11:15am Pre-K: Tina Meyer, Jenny Schneider, Abbey Meyer Kinder: Emily Bredthauer, Lisa Nelson, Mark Walton Gr. 1: Hazlett, Jen Stahl, Angela Nguyen Gr. 2: Mary Heindel, Nancy Cyr Gr. 3: Nicole Wiegand, Laura Miller Gr. 4: Kaitlyn Fish, Alicia Wengert Gr. 5: Brett Seelman, Marie Yanecek Wednesday, 5:45pm-7:00pm Gr. 1: Maggie Lyon, LeKeisha Weimerskirch Gr. 2: Kenzie Weitl, Keri Schon Gr. 3: Shipley, Jeremy Kippley Gr. 4: Joe Cossette, Jenifer Zwicky Gr. 5: Stephanie Shipley, Annie Jordan Gr. 6: Jess Abbott, Katie Kaufmann Wednesday, 7:15pm-8:30pm Gr. 6: Chris Scobba, Steph Mottet Gr. 7: Alex Fitzsimmons, Jess Landt Gr. 8: Pat Sauer, Jordan Benson, Anne Roush Gr. 9: Jeff Podolski, Rob Mayer Gr. 10 (Confirmation): Christie Gustafson, Mike Rahe, Michael Stanfield, Phil Gauger