St. Odilia Religious Education Program 
Religious Education Leaders
Director of Religious Education and
Preschool – Elementary ..............................Teresa Bier
OCIA and Adult Confirmation ........................................................................Anne Ferry
High School Youth Minister ...........................................................................Susanna Chapman
Junior High Religious Education .....................................................................Bonnie Fay
My Child made his/her First Holy Communion, Now What?
“But my child has already made his/her First Holy
Communion!”
How does one respond to a statement such as this.
It is heard many times when asked; “Are you going to
register this year for Religious Education?”
Our faith life does not end with receiving the sacrament
of Holy Eucharist, nor after we are confirmed.
Receiving First Holy Communion must mean that there is
going to be a second, a third and so on for the rest of
one’s life.
Parents, it is necessary to continue to give our children
instruction about God, Jesus, the sacraments, the Mass,
prayer, the church and the many teachings of our faith.
If we are to live our faith and follow Jesus, we must learn
more, so we can love more. The more we know about a
friend, the more we love that friend. Our children need
Jesus to be their friend and to learn more about Him.
During the summer when the religion classes are over,
we can still be learning about God and our church by
attending Mass. Our Lord comes to us as we gather
together to celebrate the Mass. He comes to us in the
Word, the stories that are read to us. He comes to us in
the bread and the wine in a special way. He stays with
us as we are sent to bring the word of God to others as
the priest has shown us by his homily, what it is that the
readings are asking us to do to serve God and our
neighbor. The Mass is the most perfect public worship
we have. It has all the types of prayer; petition, praise,
thanksgiving, and blessing.
There is strength and sharing when we worship at the
Mass with our community. Let’s always put Sunday Mass
on our calendars for things we must do.
We will be registering for Religious Education the last two
week ends of August. Please mark you calendars —
August 21 & 22 and August 28 & 29 after all of the
weekend Masses.
Please call Teresa at 297-7271 ext. 203 if you would like information about our Religious Education programs.
Fist Holy Communion
Our children will receive Jesus in the bread and wine for the first time. We will celebrate the sacrament of Holy Eucharist with them all through the Easter season. Congratulations to them and welcome to the Eucharistic table.
Katherine Marisa A.
Adrian B.
Levi Michael C.
Matthew Ernest C.
r Elizabeth H.
Jessica Victoria D.
Kate P.
Bethany Anne F.
Amberlin Helen F.
Christina Taylor G.
Alijah Morgan H.
Emma Grace K.
Sabrina Alexandra L.
Jackson Anthony L.
Evan Riley L.
Nicholas Anthony L.
Elizabeth L. M.
Marlee Rey M.
Giselle Ashley M. oz
Taylor Nicole P.
Jessica Q.
Kiana Nicole R.
Madeline Claire W.
Brandon Troy X.
High School Youth Group 
SUMMER FUN IS HERE!!!
All high school teens welcomed - future freshman through
graduated seniors. Youth Group is a safe, fun place to be.
Bring your friends or get to know others. Get out of the usual
and do something different. St. Odilia Youth Group, the place
to be.
Sunday, June 13th: Who’s Got talent? Night of
Praise and worship with Dennis, bring your talent
with you!
Wednesday, June 23th: “In the works”
Sunday, June 27: “Casino Night!” Cards are dealt
and the dice is being rolled.
Wednesday, June 30: Bedroxx Bowling. With
OMOS LifeTeen (road trip $6.50 fee).
Summer fun is open to all high school teens. Friends are
welcomed. $10.00 donation for four fantastic nights. Youth
nights are from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, and take place in the
youth hall.
Road trip to Bedroxx is $6.50 per person, for three hours of
bowling, shoes included. Meet at Bedroxx at 6:45 pm and end
at 10:00 pm. Must RSVP for this event.
For more information contact Susanna Chapman, Youth
Minister, at 742-9924 or email: susiec78@comcast.net.
OCIA II
We have a new OCIA Class on Tuesday mornings. If you
or someone you know wishes to become Catholic or if
you were Baptized but have not received your First Holy
Communion and/or Confirmation, you are invited to attend
these classes. Contact Anne Ferry at, 297-7271 ext.
210 to register. Classes are held in the RE Annex building
next to the parish office at 9:45 am.
Our schedule for the next few weeks:
June 1 The Creeds (Apostle & Nicene)
July 13 Commandments 1 thru 3
Aug. 3 Catholic Social Teaching and Stewardship
Sept. 7 Commandments 4, 5, 7, 8
Sept. 21 Commandments 6, 9, 10
Vacation Bible School...
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you...
Vacation Bible School was a great time for
learning, praying, and having fun!"
Thanks to all the adults and teens who made
it all happen. Our children who were our
crew members (participants) were great.
We can’t do this without everyone’s support.
God love you and thank you!
Success of a program is usually shown in action. This year our Vacation Bible School
children and leaders provided school supplies for Interfaith community Services (ICS).
This organization has a food bank and every Monday morning they come to our church
and pick up the food that is in the vestibules of the church.
Now our children have collected school supplies to give to ICS for families who need
supplies to bring to school. This is what we call the “kid to kid operation”.
“God sightings” have also been an ongoing activity each day. Have you had any “God
sightings” this past week? God sightings are happenings that show evidence of God,
love, or of God working through others. An example - perhaps they saw a young person
helping an elderly person carry groceries.
The music was great that Grace Lohr taught our children. They had fun and learned
many things about God such as, God’s word is true! God’s word is comforting. God’s
word is surprising. God’s word is life changing. God’s word is for everyone.
Thank you again to 14 adults, 22 teens, and 65 crew members for a great week!
FYI - Sacrament Classes - Requirements
First Holy Eucharist & Reconciliation - Student must be in 2nd year of Religious Education. Student must not be younger than second grade. Students and parents must attend the January workshop for the preparation classes.
Confirmation -
A candidate must be 16 years of age or a Sophomore,
Junior, or Senior in high school, with the exception of the
O.C.I.C. students. A candidate must have at least 2 years
of Religious Education. It is assumed that each person
has a basic understanding of our Catholic faith. The
candidate and the candidate’s family are to be registered
members of St. Odilia Catholic community.
Adult Confirmation -
If an adult has had some Religious Education or Catechesis,
but has not been confirmed, we will have a ten week
course in January 2010. This will be for those who would
like to complete their initiation sacraments.
OCIC - Order of Christian Initiation for Children - A process for young people from 7th grade through high school who have not been baptized and/or have been baptized and need to receive the Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation, but have had no previous Religious Education.
Something To Think About
—Anonymous
The Perfect Prayer:
The most perfect prayer we have as Catholic Christians is the Eucharistic celebration that we call the Mass.