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Christmas Pageant
Our eighth grade religious education class is hosting this year’s Christmas pageant. It will be held in Mulry Hall on Sunday, December 18^th after the 10am Mass. After the pageant, there will be pastries and beverages for all to share.

Religious Ed classes Fees $65 for the 1^st child, $50 for each additional child, $25 for the book, $25 sacrament fee for 2^nd and 8^th grades. Payment can be made at the school. Any questions, please call 845-658-3117 or email us at [email protected].

For more information, call 845-658-3117 Monday through Thursday 8:30am -12:30pm.
or email Religios Ed at [email protected]

The Religious Education Program at St. Peter’s meets weekly on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 pm. Our classes start in kindergarten and run through the 8th grade. Classes meet from early September through early May. We follow the Rondout Valley School calendar.

We believe that parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith and therefore bear primary responsibility for seeing that their children are educated in the faith. We therefore recognize that some parents might choose to homeschool their children. 7th and 8th grades, however, must be completed in the CCD program, as well as at least part of the second-grade First Penance and First Holy Communion year.

It is sometimes the case that children will enter the CCD program at an older age without prior instruction. We try to accommodate these children—usually by having them homeschooled to make up for what they’re lacking while at the same time taking classes in the program at their appropriate grade level.

Because we are a volunteer program, not all of our catechists are equipped to take on children who have serious learning problems. We do our best to teach them, but we ask parents to understand if we don’t have the resources to teach all children. In those cases, we’ll do our best to provide parents with catechetical materials for homeschooling.
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Volunteer as a Catechist or Aide

We welcome new volunteer catechists, substitute catechists, or catechist aides. Ideally, we'd have an aide as well as a catechist in each of our lower grades, but we don't always have the volunteers available. Potential catechists or aides should inquire at the Religious Ed office in the school building. All catechists and aides are required by Archdicesan policy to undergo a background check and take a short "safe enviornment" video training course.

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