PREP - St. Jude Parish Religious Education Program
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A message to the children and teachers of St. Jude School and PREP
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Letter from our Director of Parish Faith Formation
March 17, 2020
Dear St. Jude Families,
In these uncertain times I hope you can take comfort in knowing that God is with us. He cares for each and every one of us. Prayer can bring peace out of chaos.
In addition to keeping your family safe and utilizing all of the precautions you are seeing daily, embracing Our Lord can ease your anxiety. God is with us in this desert. He will not abandon us. During times of uncertainty and confusion, I believe it is extremely important to pray. Even if you are not accustomed to praying, I suggest you use one of the ideas I have listed below. I know from personal experience that prayer will bring you peace. Philippians 4:7 promises that “the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Ideas to help us grow while we fight the coronavirus:
- There are many ways you can pray and there are many sites you can utilize. The rosary is my go-to prayer. The PREP children, catechists, and I pray one decade of the rosary every time we have PREP. You can find rosary apps in your phone’s app store. I use Laudate, an Apple app that has many prayers and traditions, such as the daily readings, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, examinations of conscience, the Bible, links to EWTN, and many other amazing options.
- For those of you with young children at home, these can be very trying times. “Look to Him and Be Radiant” (https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/) is a website full of awesome ideas of activities to do with children, as well as links to videos and music. In my humble opinion, if you can keep your children away from the news, I believe they will feel much more secure and less filled with anxiety during this time.
- FORMED.ORG, the online website that is sometimes referred to as Netflix for Catholics, is full of wonderful movies and stories for all ages. To access simply go to our website, stjudechalftont.org, and scroll down to the FORMED button on the front page. It is free to everyone, and paid for by the parish. I love “Brother Francis” videos for children, and the Forgiven series is exceptional. The movies about the saints are fabulous and are for middle schooler to adult.
- Catholicphilly.com has many great articles and ideas from our local priests, bishops, and laity.
- Bishop Robert Barron has just begun sharing a daily video of himself saying Mass from his chapel in Los Angeles. He is a terrific homilist. I am sure you would enjoy these Masses. They are found at Word on Fire (https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/).
- PrayMoreNovenas.com is a wonderful online resource for prayer and novenas, and you can receive email reminders. They are beginning a novena to end this pandemic on Friday. You can read the novena at https://www.praymorenovenas.com/pandemic-novena or sign up to receive them in your email each day by contacting johnpaul@praymorenovenas.com.
Peace and blessings to you during this very difficult time.
Mrs. Lori Rawski
Director of Parish Faith Formation
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Greetings and welcome to the Parish Religious Education Program at St. Jude. Through P
REP we strive to create children who are true disciples of Christ. In PREP we offer religious instruction to children in grades 1 thru 6. It is in this program that children are prepared to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation.It is our goal to form children who are passionate about our Church and her teachings, who love Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother and come to understand the saving power of Catholicism.
With you and our dedicated catechists, we endeavor to create devoted Catholics: Catholics who will be life-long learners, Catholics who will always know the love Our Lord has for them, and Catholics who will confidently know that Our Lord is always with them.
Classes are faith-filled and fun-filled and meet weekly on Mondays at 4:55 pm until 6:20 pm, or you can enroll in the Family Faith Program, which meets once a month on Sundays.
Please call me to learn more about the monthly Family Faith Program at 215-822-9225 x 234.
If you would like to volunteer to be a catechist or assisstant, we welcome your help! Please call the PREP Office.
Peace and God's Blessings,
Lori Rawski, Director of Parish Faith Formation:
215-822-9225 (x234), lrawski@stjudechalfont.orgFor PREP documents, see below.
For sacramental preparation forms, please go to the Sacramental Preparation for Children page.
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Sign me up to receive PREP information
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Documents
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St. Jude Family Faith PREP Schedule and Monthly Content
Click to see each item:
Directions for Alive in Christ Family Faith Formation
Family Faith PREP Program Calendar
Family Faith PREP - Grade 1
Family Faith PREP - Grade 2
Family Faith PREP - Grade 3
Family Faith PREP - Grade 4
Family Faith PREP - Grade 5
Family Faith PREP - Grade 6
Family Devotion Ideas
Family Devotion Log Sheet
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Registration for PREP
2019-2020 Religious Education Registration
Parish registration is required in order to attend PREP. For students new to the program, an original Baptismal Certificate must be presented at the time of registration.The 2019-20 student registration forms are available on this page. To complete registration:
1. Print, sign, and send your student Registration Form AND Pick-up Authorization Form to:St. Jude PREP
2. Include Payment at the time of registration in one of the following ways.
323 W. Butler Avenue
Chalfont, PA 18914- Mail in your signed Registration Form AND Pick-up Authorization Form with your check made payable to St. Jude Parish. In memo write PREP. OR
- Mail in your signed Registration Form AND Pick-up Authorization Form and go to Online Giving. Choose PREP Fees for contribution type.
3. Sign up for our email list (Flocknote), found on this page. You will receive emails from PREP through this system and an interesting and informative weekly update from the parish. Be sure to put mail@flocknote.com in your contacts or mark it as safe, so that our emails land in your inbox, not in some other folder.
4. Sign up for FORMED on our own FORMED website, stjudechalfont.formed.org. Enter your email and password and stay logged in for easy access to recommendations that we will be using for religious education.
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Our Volunteers Speak Out!
Would you like to voluteer for our PREP program? We are always in need of more aids as well as teachers. Here's what some teachers have to say about their service to God's children through PREP!
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