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Registration
Information for 2008 – 2009
Dear
Parents,
February 7, 2008
Attached please find a copy of the registration
form for Religious Education for the year
2008-2009 with a deadline for registration of
April 17. Due
to the continued increase in enrollment, I would
encourage you to register as soon as possible as
we cannot offer the same number of classes on each
of the days as those that were available this
year. Please
be clear as to your second choice as this might be
necessary for class assignment.
Please note that all correspondence for the
program is conducted by email.
Therefore, make sure we have the proper
email address for the family.
Experience has proven that the father’s
work email is not the best choice!
I
ask that you consider teaching in the program.
We have 18 teachers who are resigning this
year due to other family and work obligations.
The strength of this program comes from the
willingness of the teachers to put their faith to
work. The
obligations are minimal but the rewards are
remarkable.
As
the parish and the program grow, so does our need
for volunteers.
You will note a variety of opportunities to
share in the various ministries of St. Gabriel’s
on the application form.
We would love to offer sports nights for
the boys and girls but we need help and we
especially could use dads.
One night out of the year could be a great
influence on all the children.
A
final note, in class we talk about many things
only one of which is Sunday Mass attendance.
Many of them “own up” that the family
is not attending.
This obligation does not fall to them but
to us as their parents.
And it is not easy.
Sunday is a great day to sleep in. But if
we can get them up for all sorts of other
developmental and sports programs, we need to
convey to them that this is equally important. We
need to be preparing them for more than college
acceptance. We
need to be preparing them for life – for the
times when their knees can’t support the abuse
of sports and their hearts have burdens to bear.
These are the times when they will need
their faith and a relationship with God to keep
them strong.
Sincerely
yours in Christ,
J.
Patricia Pula
MA Rel Ed
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