Religious Education

            

Vacation Bible School

Each year St. Thomas Conducts a one week Vacation Bible School for children ages 4 through those having just completed grade 4. Join us for lots of fun and learning. Volunteers are always welcome.

 

Pre- School- Grade 2

  

Our new program for Pre K-grade 2 has begun!   We will meet your child in the gathering space. The program runs from 9:30 to 10:15 am each Sunday.   It is our hope that you and your family will then attend the 10:30 am Mass together. As parents, we teach our children to love Christ with our actions even more than our words. Our priorities about worship, work, and family will train these young ones much more quickly  than even their religious education class lessons. Fr. Kris and Fr. Joe invite parents to stay and visit with them during the time the children are in class. This will be a informal gathering, a time to have questions answered and to learn more about our faith in a casual setting. It is through spending time with each other that we truly begin to become a community.

First Reconciliation/Communion

Classes start in the fall with the sacrament of Reconciliation taking place in November. First Communion classes resume in spring with the Sacrament of First Communion taking place in the spring.

Release Time

Grades 3-6: Are excused from class to attend Religious Classes every Wednesday starting in September and ending in December.

Religious Classes 7/8

Classes are held Wednesday Evenings  during the school year at 7:00 pm

Confirmation Preparation

Grades 9-11: Confirmation preparation at St. Thomas is a three year program. Students must be registered and attend beginning in grade 9 and will be eligible to be confirmed in grade 11. Classes meet Wednesday evenings during the school year at 7:00 pm.

Confirmation Retreat Dates for Grade 11: October 21-22, Pine City, December 2-3 Branerd, February 24-25 Duluth, March 23-23 Hibbing. To register for a retreat contact Mary Morrisseau at 283-3293.

If you have any question regarding any of these programs, or if you would like to volunteer in some capacity, please contact the parish office at 283-3293.

St Thomas School

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Adult Education

Bible Study

Tuesday 9:30 am and 6:30 pm in Maronic Hall

RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

A process of faith development and catechetical instruction which culminates in full membership in the Catholic Church. This faith journey is similar to the one people made when joining the early Church communities. Persons interested in joining this process should contact Pat at the parish office. Classes begin on September will continue until the Easter Vigil celebration.