"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few ---" Luke 10:2

Jesus is the farmer. It is Christ who has sown a seed of faith in our hearts and that seed is the Word of God. Today Christ continues to plant that seed through the Church and the Holy Spirit. And just as in the first century when this story was first told, some seed falls by the wayside, some on stony soil, and some among the weeds and thorns. But some seed also falls ON GOOD SOIL, that is, among men and women who are open in their lives to a personal relationship with their neighbor. (From the General Directory for Catechesis in Plain English, Twenty Third Publications)

WEEKLY NOTICES
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1-8

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL:
PARENTS, PLEASE RETURN REGISTRATIONS PROMPTLY. As of this date, we have only 50% of the anticipated registrations back. We need to know the approximate number of families/students for the upcoming year when ordering books and materials. Classes cannot be organized until we receive this information. If we haven’t already heard from you we hope we will be hearing very soon. Your cooperation is needed and expected.
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PARISHIONERS: If you are NEW to the parish religious education program, please call 781-843-2142 or email us and leave your name, address, phone number and email. The First Communion program is a two-year program starting with grade one.

TEACHERS/CO-TEACHERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING GRADES:
GRADE 1 – 5; GRADE 2 – 1; GRADE 3 – 9
GRADE 4 - 7; GRADE 5 - 5; GRADE 6 – 4
GRADE 7 - 4; GRADE 8 - 4
All of these grades cannot begin until we have enough trained volunteers. Call the office at 781-843-2142 or email us at stmpreled@aol.com for more information.

ALL PARISHIONERS, TEACHERS & AIDES:

For the safety of all children, the Archdiocesan mandated “Protecting God’s Children” Course for adults, must be completed prior to working with children. *Attendance is required only once. This very informative session is offered to all parishioners. We encourage anyone who cares about children’s safety to attend.

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