Faith Formation Grades 1 to 8
Classes, Events and Liturgies – 2015-2016
Sunday: Grades 1-5 10AM – 11AM at St Mary & 11AM – 12PM at Blessed Sacrament
Grades 6-8 6PM- 7PM at Blessed Sacrament
Monday: Grades 4-8 415PM – 515PM at St Mary
Grades 5-8 7PM – 8PM at St. Mary
Tuesday: Grades 1-8 415PM – 515PM at Blessed Sacrament
Sunday
September 27, 2015
October 4, 2015
Columbus Day Weekend—
No classes
October 18, 2015
October 25, 2015
November 1, 2015
November 8, 2015
November 15, 2015
November 22, 2015
Thanksgiving Holiday-- No
classes
December 6, 2015
December 13, 2015
Nativity Play – Dec 20, 10am
Christmas Break--no classes
January 10, 2016
January 24, 2016
January 31, 2016
February 7, 2016
Winter Break-- No classes
February 21, 2016
March 6, 2016
March 13, 2015
Sunday, March 20th—
Palm Sunday
March 27th –Happy Easter—
No Classes
April 3, 2016
April 10, 2016 (final class)
Monday
September 28, 2015
October 5, 2015
Columbus Day Weekend—
No classes
October 19, 2015
October 26, 2015
November 2, 2015
November 9, 2015
November 16, 2015
November 23, 2015
Thanksgiving Holiday—
No classes
December 7, 2015
December 14, 2015
St. Mary Parish Hall
Christmas Break-- No classes
January 11, 2016
January 25, 2016
February 1, 2016
February 8, 2016
Winter Break-- no classes
February 22, 2016
March 7, 2016
March 14, 2015
All families are encouraged to
attend Palm Sunday Mass
together as it marks the
beginning of Holy Week
March 28th—Happy Easter—
No Classes
April 4, 2016
April 11, 2016 (final class)
Tuesday
September 29, 2015
October 6, 2015
Columbus Day Weekend—
No classes
October 20, 2015
October 27, 2015
November 3, 2015
November 10, 2015
November 17, 2015
November 24, 2015
Thanksgiving Holiday—
No classes
December 8, 2015
December 15, 2015
All Classes invited
Christmas Break-- No classes
January 12, 2016
January 26, 2016
February 2, 2016
February 9, 2016
Winter Break--no classes
February 23, 2016
March 8, 2016
March 15, 2015
No regularly scheduled classes this
week-March 29th—Happy Easter—
No Classes
April 5, 2016
April 12, 2016 (final class)
Dates to Remember:
NEW in 2105-2016: Class Masses
We invite all students and families into a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. Participation in the celebration of the Mass
each Sunday is a blessed privilege for us as Catholics. The focus and strength of our lives is found in the celebration of
the Eucharist. We believe that the Eucharist is not merely a sign or symbol of Jesus, but rather the real body and blood of
Christ. We are open to receiving this real presence and to becoming the body of Christ in the world. Our full, active
participation in the Eucharist brings us closer together as disciples of Jesus Christ.
If your child attends class at St. Mary's, then it would be a 9am Mass at St. Mary's and if the class is at Blessed Sacrament,
then it would be a 9:30am Mass at that church. Families are of course encouraged to sit near their child's class. Following
the Mass, the children will have their regularly scheduled class. Please join our faith formation and parish community to
gather and pray together celebrating God's enduring love.
October 25th, 2015—Grade 8
November 22nd, 2015—Grade 7
December 13th, 2015—Grade 6
January 10th, 2015—Grade 5
January 24th, 2015—Grade 4
February 7th, 2015—Grade 3
March 6th, 2015—Grade 2
April 3rd, 2015—Grade 1
April 10th, 2015—ALL GRADES (Classes end April 10-12).
Sacramental Preparation for Grade 2
We all know how important First Communion is. Families look forward to seeing their child receiving the Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ for the first time. It is the source and summit of our faith because it feeds and
nourishes the soul of this child in a way that it has never been before. It is part of the Sacraments of initiation in which a
Christian enters into full communion with the Church. At its heart, the Eucharist is a sacrament of communion, bringing
us closer to God and to our brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ. Before we receive the Eucharist, our hearts must be
fully open to the possibility of the graces available by being free from all sin. This is why the Church brings children
preparing for the Eucharist first to the sacrament of Reconciliation.
First Reconciliation will take place at both St Mary Parish and Blessed Sacrament Parish in the month of February 2016.
February 3rd and February 11th (4-6pm) @ Blessed Sacrament Parish
February 4th and February 5th (4-6pm) @ St. Mary Parish
First Communion will take place in the month of April 2016.
First Communion Dates at Blessed Sacrament Parish
April 23rd at 10:30 am
April 30th at 10:30 am for Blessed Sacrament School Students (and others) and 1:30pm
April 30th at 1:30 pm
First Communion Dates at St. Mary Parish
April 16th at 10:30 am
May 7th at 10:30 am
There will be a required parent meeting for all families of eligible 2nd graders who will be receiving the Sacrament of
Reconciliation on January 10, 2016 from 10 – 11 am and January 11, 2016 from 7-8pm at St. Mary Parish Hall 205
Washington Street, East Walpole, MA 02032. First Communion Parent Meetings will be held on February 21, 2016 from
10- 11 am and February 22, 2016 from 7 – 8 pm at St. Mary Parish Hall.
Important Grade 2 dates:
As part of the preparation for the sacrament of First Communion, all 2nd grade students will be required to attend the
Family Mass at their Parish each week for the month of March 2016, in addition to attending their regularly scheduled
Faith Formation classes. March 6th, 2016 is the scheduled date for 2nd Grade Class Mass. March 13th and 20th are also
required dates for 2nd Grade attendance at Mass.