Elementary Wednesday Night Spring Schedule 2014 Grades 1st - 6th: Time 4:15 pm to 5:30 pm The youth center, located in basement at St. John the Baptist Church, will be open for all children walking to church immediately after school. A healthy snack and drink will be offered at this time. January 8: Classes resume at 4:15 PM January 15: Children’s Mass at 4:45 PM (Children meet in their classrooms at 4:15PM) January 22: classes begin at 4:15 PM January 29: classes begin at 4:15 PM February 5: No classes, early release Children’s Liturgy of the Word Fall Schedule For children in 4k -1st grade CLOW takes place two Sundays a month at St. Johns. Children are dismissed by Fr. Dave after the opening prayer along with their catechist and return after the intercessions. While in class they will learn about the Sunday Gospel reading. Sunday: January: 12, 26 May 4 and 18(last class) February: 9, 23 March: 9, 23 CLOW resumes in October April: 6 February 12: Children’s Mass at 4:45 PM (children meet in their classroom at 4:15 PM ) February 19: classes begin at 4:15 PM February 26: classes begin at 4:15 PM March 5: (Ash Wednesday) No elementary classes Mass Schedule: St. John’s: 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM Good Shepherd: 5:15 PM Children’s Mass (typically 30-40 minutes): The 5/6 grade students will be learning to be lectors and ushers. The children will receive children’s envelops the week before. They are to bring them to the monthly Children’s Mass to be put into the collection basket. They may make a monetary donation or just write down their time and talent on the envelope. We invite all families to attend Mass with their children. March 12: Children’s Mass at 4:45 PM (Children meet in their classrooms at 4:15 PM) March 19: No classes, spring break March 26: class begins at 4:15 April 2: classes begin at 4:15 PM April 9: Children’s Mass at 4:45 PM (Children meet in their classrooms at 4:15 PM) April 16: No classes, Holy Week April 23: Classes begin at 4:15 PM April 27: First Communion April 30: Classes begin at 4:15 PM May 7: classes begin at 4:15 last religion class Soup & Sandwich: on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. We invite you to stay and eat after our Children’s Mass. Soup & Sandwich is served from 4:30 to 6:00 PM and is free to everyone in our community. Holy Week Mass Schedule Holy Thursday: 6:00 PM at Good Shepherd Parish, Westfield Good Friday Service: 12:15 PM at St. Johns, 3:00 PM at Good Shepherd in Westfield Saturday Easter Vigil: 8:00 PM at St. Johns (reception follows) Easter Sunday: 8:30 AM at St. Johns, 10:30 AM at Good Shepherd in Westfield We want to make sure we know where your children are after school so please call or e-mail the parish office if your child will not be attending class. Parish office: 297-7423 Tina Schoebel’s e-mail sjreled1@frontier.com Note: Please remember if school is cancelled for any reason on Wednesdays (such as bad weather) there are no Wednesday night religious education programs.