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2024-2025 Registration Form – scroll to the form below!

Christmas Eve Youth Choir Information

Hello Youth of The Charlestown Catholic Collaborative!

We are excited to begin our annual youth choir for the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Mary- St Catherine of Siena Church! Jean Grace, our Youth Choir Director and John Volpe, Director of Music will be leading this year and we need your help!

We kindly ask for a commitment by 11/20 and we also ask that all interested are between the ages of 5-13. Rehearsals will be simplified this year to better accommodate everyone’s busy schedules.

Rehearsal Schedule:

Sunday 12/15 9:30am- 10:15am
Sunday 12/22 9:30am- 10:15am

Parents, if you would like your child to participate, please email Jean Grace at jeangrace@yahoo.com or call (626) 926-5178. When emailing please include the following information:
Your Name
Child’s Name
Age
Cellphone Number
Emergency Contact and their phone number.

This year, the youth group will be helping us lead in Christmas Carols beginning at 3:30 on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th at St Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish. In addition, they will be singing “Silent Night” in a round with “Night of Silence” at Communion/Nativity Story time at the end of Mass. Families of singers will have priority front row seating and for extra support we will also be recording the music after the first rehearsal.

Voices of children bring immense joy to enhance the magic of Christmas during Mass.

With Sincere Thanks,

Jean Grace & John Volpe

Youth Group

With Kerry’s guidance and enthusiasm, Youth Group made two beautiful, informative silver and gold signs for their Winter Sock Drive. The signs will be placed in front of St. Francis de Sales and St. Mary/St. Catherine’s until the end of the drive, Friday, December 21st. After group discussion about several charitable donation options, the group decided to donate the collected socks to Homeless Veterans in Boston. Thank you to our generous students and their families for donating so many new and warm winter socks for the drive, as well as winter hats and gloves.
The Youth Group also painted more than 75 Christmas ornaments, wooden stars in silver & gold, and added vibrant holiday colors to every ornament.

Remember to bring-in up to 3 pairs of new socks for the next Youth Group, THIS Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 7pm, after the 6pm mass.

If you have yet to officially register for Youth Group or make payment, please scroll to the bottom for Registration and Payment (via PayPal) or simply leave a check with me at the next class.

The Youth Group meets once per month, the first Sunday of the month at 7pm following the 6pm Mass.

Confirmation 1 & 2

Hi Everyone,
I want to provide you with a quick update from Sunday’s Confirmation 1 & 2 classes.
With guidance and insight from Emily and Abigail’s mom, Kim, Sunday’s class was devoted to learning about Jesus: Who is Jesus and How did he change the world? Group discussion questions focused on “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:29) and, if Jesus came to your house to visit today and asked this question, what would your answer be?
Meanwhile, Confirmation 2 students did two group litanies where each student read a portion of the call and response petitions. Then, they did a scavenger hunt within the Bible starting with simple things such as how many books are in the Old Testament and moved to more challenging pursuits including when in the Bible does Moses first appear? Nick and Ari had great participation from the entire class! They are moving forward to making the sacrament of confirmation in May!
Next classes for Confirmation 1 & 2 is THIS Sunday, December 15th at 7pm after the 6pm mass.

 

Confirmation 1 & 2 meets twice per month, the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 7pm following the 6pm Mass.

Here are the remaining scheduled dates:
Sunday, December 15th: Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, January 12th: Youth Group, Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, January 26th: Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, February 2nd: Youth Group, Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, March 2nd: Youth Group, Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, March 16th: Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, April 6th: Youth Group, Confirmation 1 & 2
Sunday, April 13th: Confirmation 1 & 2
Confirmation is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th at 11:00am. Location TBD.

 

UPDATE FROM OUR CONFIRMATION CLASSES

 

Hi Everyone,

I want to share quick update from Sunday, November 24th’s Confirmation 1 & 2 classes.

Confirmation 1 continued their discussion on service and offered suggestions for initiating a group service project within the next month. They began a discussion on Life’s Choices and how our choices matter. Everyday we make hundreds of choices. For example: what to eat; what to wear; what time to arrive; who to hang out with; whether or not to listen; and what to care about. Learning how to make great choices is one of the most practical skills we can develop. Decision-making is central to  everything we do. Thank you to John Volpe for leading the class in this thoughtful discussion about Life’s Choices.

Confirmation 2 students reviewed past topics on Prayer and Works of Service and then dove into a new discussion on the Bible: how it is organized, how the translations vary, and how the books were selected. They also did a meditative exercise called lectio divina.

Fr. John joined both classes, sharing his meaningful insights and reflections on service, prayer, and Life’s Choices.

Next class for Confirmation 1 and 2 is next Sunday, December 15th at 7pm, after the 6pm Mass.

If you still need to register for Confirmation 1 or 2 or make payment, please scroll to the bottom of this page for Registration & Payment (offertory, religious ed) via PayPal or leave a check with me at the next class.

Faith Formation classes meet Tuesday afternoons at 4pm at Collaborative Center, 46 Winthrop Street.

A quick update from Sunday’s Youth Group

The students Winter Sock Drive for December. Each student can bring to class on Sunday, December 15th, up to 3 pairs of new, dry socks.

 

Our Parish’s Holiday Youth Choir is underway for the 2024 Christmas season. If your son or daughter is interested in joining the choir this holiday season, please let me or Kerry know and we’ll put you in contact with John Volpe and Jean Grace.  Attached is more information on the Youth Choir.

 

A special thank you to Rachael Van Remortel and Katie Signorelli who supplied us with pizza and water.

 

If you’d like to volunteer to bring pizza or water to an upcoming class, please see this link to sign up.

 

Many thanks!
 
Cynthia Markey

 

2024 Confirmation and First Holy Communion
at St. Mary’s and St. Francis de Sales

 

For further information on our religious education programs please contact us:

religious-edu@charlestowncatholic.org





Future Confirmation Grades

Change is coming in the Archdiocese.
Confirmation will soon take place in the 8th grade.
For the time being the program here
will stay with the 9th and 10th grade.
We have a few years to work it out.

 

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Religious Education 2024-2025 Registration
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