Director, Sharon Ryan
720-283-4724 - sryan@stmarylittleton.org
First Communion Information Sheet
FIRST COMMUNION REHEARSAL
Saturday, May 12, 2011
Meet in Ave Maria Hall between 9:45am and 10:00am
FIRST COMMUNION
Saturday, May 19, 2011
Mass begins at 10:30am
First Communicants and their parents should gather in Ave Maria Hall between 10:00am - 10:10am
Totus Tuus - Totally Yours
This summer Catholic catechetical program is led by groups of young adult teachers who share the richness of the Catholic faith with the youth. The week-long curriculum consists of fun activities, interactive lesson plans, and Catholic liturgy and prayer with a daytime program for students entering grades 1 - 6 and an evening program for students entering grades 7 – 12.
Grades 7 - 12, Sunday, June 24 - Thursday, June 28, 2012
Registration form
(Please print,complete and return to Sharon Ryan at the parish office)
Grades 1 - 6, Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29, 2012
Registration form
(Please print,complete and return to Sharon Ryan at the parish office)
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
A Radical Ride on the Wings of Prayer – With Amazing Angels and Super Saints
Monday, July 9 - Friday, July 13, 2012
VBS Registration Form
VBS Volunteer Form (reduced or no tuition!)
(Please print,complete and return to Sharon Ryan at the parish office)
Each year this theme-based week-long program uses Bible stories, religious song, arts and crafts, skits, and other engaging activities to teach students entering grades K - 5 about their Catholic faith. Older students and adults serve as volunteers.
Parents of Children Receiving First Sacraments
One parent of each First Sacraments candidate is required to attend each of the following five Discipleship Night sessions. Sessions meet on Wednesday evenings, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in Ave Maria Hall (lower level of the church).
- October 12: "A Fundamental Disquiet in All Human Existence"
- November 16: "Love your Neighbor as Yourself"
- December 14: "And the Word was Made Flesh"
- January 25: Healing the Original Wound: Reconciliation and Anointing the Sick
- February 1: "To Whom Shall We Go?" The Eucharist
Be sure to sign in at your required sessions! Parents who are unable to attend the evening session can attend the video “re-run session” on the following day (Thursday) at 2:00pm in Ave Maria Hall.
These additional sessions are also highly recommended for First Sacrament parents, but NOT required:
- November 9: "Thou Shalt Love the Lord your God . . ."
- November 30: Mary, Mother of the Redeemer
- February 8: "And The Two Shall Become One." The Sacrament of Marriage
- February 29: The Core of the Mystery: The Mass
- April 18: Prayer and Spirituality
- April 25: Love and Responsibility: Chastity and Human Sexuality
Printable version
Attention Parents of First Graders!
If your first grader does not attend St. Mary School and you would like him or her to receive First Communion here in second grade, that child needs to be enrolled in our Religious Education program this year.
Our First Reconciliation / First Communion program will be a two-year program as of the fall of 2012, so children entering second grade at that time will need to have completed first grade religious education in order to participate.
Registration Form
(Download, print and complete. Return to Sharon Ryan at the parish office)
Home schooling parents, please contact the Religious Education office.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is an approach to the religious formation of children. It is rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and the educational principles of Maria Montessori. Children gather in an "atrium," a room prepared for them, which contains simple yet beautiful materials they use to help them absorb the most essential proclamations of the Christian faith.
More information and registration form
(download and print - return to parish office)
2012 - 2013 Registration Forms
(download, print and complete - return to Sharon Ryan at the parish office)
Grades Pre-K through Sixth
Early registration discount now through July 1, 2012
Home School Registration Form for First Reconciliation or First Communion
Religious Education Classes
Grades PreK through Sixth
Sunday classes begin September 11, 2011
Wednesday classes begin September 14, 2011
2011 - 2012 Class Schedule (Published 8/29/2011)
Students attend classes one day per week
SUNDAY - 8:55am - 10:10am
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WEDNESDAY - 6:20pm - 7:40pm (*** note time change ***)
Special Needs Religious Education Classes
SUNDAY - 8:55am - 10:10am
Call Susan Whittaker at
303-455-2049 for information
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
First Reconciliation:
All second grade classes prepare
for First Reconciliation.
First Eucharist:
All second grade classes prepare for First
Eucharist.
Confirmation:
Teens (7th grade) are prepared for confirmation through the Department of Youth Ministry. Older teens and adults are prepared for Confirmation through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program.
MISSING SOME SACRAMENTS?
Do you have a child between the ages of 8 and 16 who has never been baptized?
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Do you have a child between the ages of 8 and 16 who has been baptized but who has not received First Reconciliation or First Communion?
Contact Suzette Compton at 720-215-2505 or sdcharmony@gmail.com to find out about preparing your child for these sacraments through the RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children) program.
