St. Augustine Parish

Religious Education

35 Essex St., Andover, MA 01810

Phone: (978) 475-7612

Email: reinfo@staugustineparish.org

Bridget Rao, Director Religious Education; brao@staugustineparish.org

Janice Zackular, Lead Teacher, Grade 1-3; jzackular@staugustineparish.org

Peggy Coleman, Coordinator, Grades 4-6; pcoleman@staugustineparish.org

Katie LeBlanc, Confirmation Director; kleblanc@staugustineparish.org

Lisa Evans, Receptionist; reinfo@staugustineparish.org

Please note that registration for the following classes is closed as these classes are full:

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Attention Parents

There is absolutely NO parking in the emergency drive-through lanes next to the Center for Education and Ministry.

Click here for Turkey Drive notice

Click here for cancellation policy due to inclement weather.

Attention Catechists

The "Classroom Activities" books (aka Blackline Masters) for each grade level from the "Blest Are We" curriculum are now available online.   Click here to access these supplements from Silver Burdett Ginn.

Program Information

The Religious Education Office of St. Augustine Parish offers a complete and comprehensive basic religious education program for students in grades one through 10. The program services over 1300 students which reflects the involvement of nearly 800 families.

The goals of the program are four-fold:

• to teach the message of Jesus
• to build up the community of Catholic believers
• to develop authentic lives of prayer and worship
• to foster a spirit of service to others within the Christian community and beyond

Over 150 volunteer catechists minister to the youth of the parish each year. They are supported by a staff which consists of a director and 2 coordinators. Catechists meet regularly to discuss curriculum, teaching strategies and enrichment. Efforts continue to offer professional development opportunities to each teacher via Archdiocesan certification programs.

Ever cognizant of the fact that parents are the first catechists, the program is designed to make connections between what is taught in the classroom and its application to living a true Christian life. Parents are urged to take full advantage of the life of the parish by attending Sunday Liturgy with their children.

For parents who are considering home schooling their children for Religious Education, please thoroughly and carefully read the Archdiocesan guidelines.  If after, thoroughly reviewing these guidelines, you would like to home school your child(ren),  please contact the Religious Education Office to make the appropriate arrangements.

Registration Information and Forms

Email Addresses

Over the summer months we worked to update our database and to utilize more of its functions.

One of the ways we have done this is to extend the use of e mail. However in order for this to work efficiently we need to ensure all e mail addresses are completed, up to date and legible on our registration forms!

In the future we hope to use this as our preferred method of communication. Over time we believe it will save money (the cost of postage, photocopying and paper) and time (folding papers and stuffing envelopes) and should deliver the necessary information faster than bulk mail!

We have sent some information out already and despite a few glitches (!) we feel confident this is the way to move forward.

If you are registered in the program and did not receive a registration reminder e mail please contact us so that we may update our records.

2008-2009 Religious Education Schedules by Grade

Grade 1 Sunday	Grade 1 Tuesday Group A	Grade 1 Tuesday Group B
Grade 2 Sunday	Grade 2 Tuesday
Grade 3 Sunday	Grade 3 Tuesday

Confirmation Year 1	Confirmation Year 2