Guided by the Holy Spirit, Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Parish is a Eucharistic community that seeks to live the Word of God, instill the legacy of faith, and proclaim the love of Christ through service to all.
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Children's Minister
Religious Education
Registration for all Children’s Religious Education
We will have our regular “Registration Weekends” before and after all Masses on August 7th and 8th and August 28th and 29th (This will be an opportunity to ask questions and see the curriculum that we will be using).
Early Registration is available now. Parents may pre-register beginning July 1st. Please fill out a registration form and place in sealed envelope with payment labeled “RE” and return to the office or place in the offertory at Mass.
Programs available are:
- 1st Eucharist for 2nd and 3rd graders “Track I” and “Track II” Eucharist /Reconciliation
- 1st Eucharist for 4-6th graders –“RCIC”
- 1st Eucharist for 7-12th –“RCIT”
- Religious Education for grades 3-6 –“RE”
*All Classes at Our Lady of Loreto are Intergenerational (parents attend with their children) with the exception of 6th Grade (optional for parent’s to attend).
1st Eucharist and Reconciliation
The typical age to begin preparation for First Holy Communion is 2nd or 3rd Grade.
We have two Tracks available for First Eucharist both tracks are a total of twelve weeks. Track I begins on September 13th. Track II begins on November 8th. Both Tracks meet on Monday evenings from 5:30-6:30 pm upstairs in Chapel of the Word. *Each child must be accompanied by a parent.
The first six weeks are devoted to teaching about Reconciliation there is a break to allow the second track to begin their six weeks. Both tracks will return after Christmas to complete the six weeks of teaching about the Eucharist. Track I will return in January and Track II will return in March. Both Tracks will be combined for two “mini retreats”. The retreats give the children a “hands on” approach to the book. Both Retreats will take place here at the Church on Saturday mornings. Please see class schedules for dates and times.
3rd-6th Grade
The 3rd -6th grades meet on Tuesday evenings at 5:30-6:45 pm beginning on September 21st. The children will be broken into grade appropriate groups. We will be working in the “Blessed are We” series published by RCL/Benziger . Throughout the year we will be incorporating opportunities for prayer and Eucharistic Adoration, service projects as well as age appropriate hands on activities to help teach the children the beauty of the doctrines of the church. *Each child must be accompanied by a parent.
Ministries
- 1st Communion and Reconciliation:
- Adult and Teen facilitators for 1st Reconciliation and Eucharist Retreats in February and April (grades 9-12) *Must be Safe Environment trained.
- Adult and teen volunteers for receptions in May. (Cake reception following Mass. Need help setting up, serving and cleaning up).
- RCIC and RCIT (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children and Teens):
- Retreat help
- Rite of Welcome lunch reception - help set up, serve and cleanup
- Totus Tuus: Volunteer Opportunities for Adults and Teens
- Host Families (Provide housing and breakfast for either the team of two college aged young women or team of two college aged young men.)
- Provide either lunch or dinner for team of four people (dinner would be hosted in your home, lunch would be provided at the church)
- Help with snacks and help in classrooms working with children in grades. (*Must be Safe Environment trained)
- 3rd -6th Grade RE:
- Spirit Team: Group of teens in grades 9-12 that would like to meet once a month and perform skits and lead children and teens in song
- Teen volunteers
- Adult volunteers wishing to help and facilitate
- Children's Christmas Pageant:
- Adult and Teen helpers to help with rehearsals and the day of performance.
- Princes and Princesses of the Kingdom: (Program designed for 6th graders meeting separately to show sixth grade girls and boys how to respect themselves and not conform to the pressures and lures of the world. How Catholic youth present themselves at school and in the world.)
- Adult volunteers (this is a six week commitment)
