St Joseph Parish Religious Education Program
340 Manor Ave
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 873-8798
prep@stjoesdtown.org (PREP office)
KathyT@stjoesdtown.org (Director of Religious Education)
340 Manor Ave
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 873-8798
prep@stjoesdtown.org (PREP office)
KathyT@stjoesdtown.org (Director of Religious Education)
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Thank you for answering Jesus' call to "go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them..."
Matthew 28:19,20
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PREP Mission Statement
We in the St. Joseph Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) are part of a parish family that is deeply committed to the religious education of our children. Our program strives to foster faith formation through teaching the message of Christ, celebration of the Sacraments, family involvement and community service. We encourage our children to bring Jesus into their daily lives and to become stewards of our Catholic faith.
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Adult Faith Formation
opportunities at
St. Joseph Parish:
BIBLE TIMELINE
Cost:
$30 if you have the materials from the
8 week Bible Timeline.
$40 if you have no previous materials.
Child Care is available for morning sessions with advanced request. To register contact Tom
Keenan: 610-269-8294/ tomk@stjoesdtown.org
Dates / Times
All Sessions are held in the Parish Meeting Center. Both Evening and Morning Sessions Available.
Tues. Evenings Wed. Mornings
7:00 –8:30 PM 9:45–11:15 AM
Oct. 4 Oct. 5
Oct. 11 Oct. 12
Oct. 25 Oct. 26
Nov. 22 Nov. 23
Nov. 29 Nov. 30
Dec. 6 Dec. 7
Dec. 13 Dec. 14
Jan. 10 Jan. 11
Jan. 17 Jan. 18
Jan. 24 Jan. 25
Jan. 31 Feb. 1
Feb. 7 Feb. 8
Feb. 14 Feb. 15
Feb. 21 Feb. 22
Feb. 28 Feb. 29
Apr. 10 Apr.11
Apr. 17 Apr. 18
Apr. 24 Apr.25
May 1 May 2
May 8 May 9
May 15 May 16
May 22 May 23
May 29 May 30
St Joseph PREP
Downingtown, PA
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Thank you all for a wonderful year! The time seemed to pass by so quickly. Classes officially end on May 13, 14, and 15 respectively. It is my hope that all children will be present for the last class.We just finished celebrating three wonderful First Communion Masses with 207 parish children. The children looked beautiful and handsome in their finery. They were very excited to receive Jesus for the first time in Holy Eucharist and did very well in conversing with Monsignor McLoone and Father Kean during each homily. It was a wonderful day for the children and for Saint Joseph Parish. Thank you to the children and their families who participated in the Parish May Procession.With the changes coming to our PREP class schedule for September, we are in need of volunteers to serve as Co-Catechists. We especially have openings for the 4:45 p.m. session on Tuesday afternoons. To help those who may want to teach but have younger children, we will offer babysitting during the 4:45 session as we do on Mondays. Please consider helping us out so that we can keep class sizes to a reasonable number for all of our volunteers.As you can see, much has already been done to prepare the lot for the new church. The construction crew is in the midst of putting in the infrastructure for the water and sewer lines, drainage fields, conduits for the electric lines, etc. They will soon be able to pour the concrete foundation. It is exciting to watch the almost daily changes.If you are traveling this summer please be mindful of attending Sunday Mass wherever you may be. You can always find a Catholic Church through www.masstimes.org, and some cell phone packages even have a free app for that.Help your children to continue to pray each day. It is important that they know their basic prayers and any specific prayers for each grade level. They must know their Act of Contrition and be comfortable with the Form for Confession for any time they may wish to go to Confession. Registration information for 2012-2013 was sent home with all children. It is available at www.stjoeprepdtown.org. Please mail your return information back as soon as possible. There are some changes for 2012-2013 which may affect your choices for class sessions next year. It is our hope that the changes will be minimal for you and that you might consider helping us as a volunteer.Please do contact us with any questions or concerns you may have regarding registrations. Thank you for all you do. God bless you and keep you.Mrs. Kathy Thomas, DREHave a blessed and safe Summer!
We’ll see you again in September.
May Schedule:
Classes meet…13-15May 17 – Ascension Thursday, a Holy Day of Obligation…check the parish bulletin (even online) for the Mass times on that Wednesday evening and all day ThursdayJune Schedule:
VBA week…June 25-28Please see PREP registration page for 2012-13 PREP Registration
Registering NOW for SONRISE National Park,
See Vacation Bible Adventure page.
