Absences
Please be sure to call the Religious Education office if your child/ren will be absent from class.

Parking Lot Safety
We want to remind students to exit cars and walk across the parking lot carefully during drop off times.

Allergies
There is no food or drink allowed in the building. Please finish any snacks before entering. The students may bring a bottle of water to have with them.

We are blessed to have so many families with children in our parish.
Our religious education program serves many young people ages 3 through high school. We need your help in order to have a successful program.  Please prayerfully consider sharing your time and talents with the young people of our parish.  All materials and lesson plans are provided for you.
Help is needed at all grade levels:
Grades 1-5 meet on Mondays or Tuesdays 4:15-5:15 P.M.
Grades 6-9 meet two Sunday evenings a month 6:00-7:30 P.M.
Please contact Sarah Kelly at sarah.kelly@saintgeorgesparish.org

The new year of religious education is approaching fast! We hope everyone is having a fantastic summer with family and friends, but we are very much looking forward to seeing everyone again soon for classes.

For those of you you have not sent in your registration forms and fees, please be aware that the registration fee increases after August 1st. Before that date, the fee is $75 a student, with a family cap of $150. After August 1st, the fee increases to $100 a student, not to exceed $175. Regardless of when you register, there is also an additional fee of $35 for all students making a sacrament this year, First Communion and Confirmation. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if fees are a concern for your family. We would never want fiances to hinder your children from taking part in religious education. 

All information for how to register can be found by clicking the like below. Or email Sarah Kelly at sarah.kelly@saintgeorgesparish.org

Click here to download a copy of the registration and calendar for 2019-20.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a religious education program for children ages 3-5. The class meets one morning a week for an hour. The day for the 2019-2020 school year is TBD and will depend on families' schedules. Learn more athttps://www.cgsusa.org/  Please contact Sarah Kelly at sarah.kelly@saintgeorgesparish.org to find out more about this wonderful program. 

Our religious education program is in need of volunteers to help in the religious education classes during class times on both Monday and Tuesday afternoons 4:15-5:15 P.M. Responsibilities include answering the phone and door, and helping with miscellaneous tasks. All new volunteers must complete a CORI form Please contact Sarah Kelly at sarah.kelly@saintgeorgesparish.org

1st Reconciliation 
Retreat- January 11, 2020, 2:30-4:00 P.M.
(1st Communion Dates are chosen at this retreat)
Ceremony- January 25, 2020, 10:00 A.M.

1st Holy Communion
Retreat & Potluck Dinner- Saturday, March 28, 2020, 2:30-6:00 P.M.
1st Group
Rehearsals- April 21 & 22, 2020, 4:15-5:15 P.M.
Mass- Sunday, April 26, 2020 1:00 P.M.
2nd Group
Rehearsals- April 28 & 29, 2020 4:15-5:15 P.M.
Mass- Sunday, May 2, 2020 10:00 A.M.

If weekly Mass attendance has not been part of your family life lately, we respectfully ask that you consider making it more of a priority. We respect the fact that you live very busy lives. Sunday morning may be one of the only days to relax a bit, catch up and regroup. Some parents work on Sunday and some children live in two homes. There are also times when children resist the idea of going to Mass. These challenges are difficult but we hope they can be resolved. There are evening Masses or, if necessary, even Mass in a neighboring parish or college if the Mass schedule at St. George is impossible at times. 

St. Joan of Arc 
570 Lincoln St. Worcester     
Sunday 5:30 pm
        
St. Mary's                   
114 Princeton St.,  Holden/Jefferson (Fall & Winter)
Sunday 5:00 pm 

St. John's 
44 Temple St. Worcester 
Saturday and Sunday 7:15 pm

Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Assumption College
Sunday 7:00 pm  late August to mid May