We at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church are committed in helping our children know the love of God through Jesus Christ and the joy of celebrating that love. Our goal is to provide a solid foundation so our children can express why they are Catholic and what Catholic's believe. We treasure the vibrant life of the children in our parish and see them as images of Christ's presence in us. If you would like to print a copy of the following RE Policies click the link below.
St. Vincent's Religious Education program educates students to strengthen and develop personal love for Jesus Christ by growing in a meaningful prayer life and understanding of Catholic beliefs, worship and moral teachings.
There must be a teacher and a teacher's aide in every class. If there are not enough volunteers to have a teacher and a teacher's aide in every class, that particular grade WILL NOT have classes for the 2018-2019 school year.
RE registration has started for the 2021-2022 school year. If you haven't registered yet, all regisrations for RE classes are done via our online registration form. All fees are due to the RE Coordinator by September 6, 2021. THIS DEADLINE IS SET AND NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE DUE TO THE FACT THAT BOOKS MUST BE ORDERED FOR YOUR CHILD OR CHILDREN SO OUR TEACHERS WILL HAVE THEM PRIOR TO CLASSES STARTING.
Fees are $15.00 for each student or $45.00 per family with 4 or more children. The $45.00 fee applies to immediate family members only!.
Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 and will end on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
Class schedules will be as follows:
Class locations will be as follows:
We are limited to the amount of time we have the children in class and every minute is important, so please try to drop your children off so that they are in their classroom at the scheduled class start time. Students SHOULD NOT arrive any earlier than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled class start time. Many of our RE teachers have full time jobs and are not able to arrive any earlier. Students need to be picked up as soon as their class is over! Many children are being picked up late and this is causing problems starting our high school classes on time.
Regular attendance is a serious parental obligation. Irregular attendance may cause the student to miss important lessons and may result in lack of enthusiasm for religious education. Sacrament students are only allowed two absences.
Class will usually be cancelled if the Abilene Independent School District is closed. Many times we don't know how the weather will be until late in the afternoon. Please remember when we cancel classes due to weather we are doing it for the safety of the children, teachers and staff. Please check our website St Vincent RE Home Page for cancellations. If classes are to be cancelled the website will be updated to show only a cancellation notice. Also, check your local TV channels for cancellation postings for weather or any type of emergency situation.
There will be two mandatory meetings for parents whose children will be receiving their sacraments in 2018. The meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, 2018 at 7:00pm and Wednesday, January 24, 2019 at 7:00pm. Both meetings will be held in Whelan Hall. The parents and children MUST attend both meetings. There will be a retreat held on Wednesday, April 18, 2019 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in the Pan American Hall. The children will receive their sacraments on Tuesday, May 31, 2019 at the 6:30pm mass. The children MUST be at the church by 5:45pm. Children receiving sacraments must have attended RE last year and must be attending mass regularly. Please view the RE Calendar at RE Calendar to find all the Sacrament Preparation events.
We encourage parents to assist in the educational process by volunteering as teachers, aides, substitute teachers, party volunteers and parking lot attendants. Your presence and enthusiasm create an excellent means of reinforcing the value of Catholic education in the community. Please call the office at 325-672-1794, Rosita Priest at 325-280-9059 or fill out the online volunteer form to let us know how you can help.
Good communication between the home and religious education program is essential in serving the needs of your children. We ask parents, please talk to the RE Coordinator if a problem arises in your child's classroom. Remember, if we don't know, we can't help. Any compliant, concern or question needs to be discussed with the RE Coordinator first. If the RE Coordinator cannot resolve the issue, then be elevated to Father Sosa. You can contact the RE Coordinator, Rosita Priest by sending an email to RE Coordinator or call the office and leave a message and she will return your call that evening.
Please discuss the following rules with your child. Teachers are here on a volunteer basis. They will not have to tolerate disruptive or disrespectful students. Again, students that are disruptive or disrespectful to teachers, aides, other staff members or other students will not be tolerated.
Classroom rules:
We take Religious Education for the children of our parish very seriously and classroom misconduct and misbehaving will only be tolerated to a certain point. Below is a list of the procedures for warnings given to students.
Classroom rules: