RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 
HAPPENINGS

OPERATION RICE BOWL
Catholic Relief Services 

For our 2010 Religious Education Service Project, we are joining our Service Ministry Department to educate the RE children (grades K-8) about Operation Rice Bowl and Catholic Relief Services. Operation Rice Bowl ensures that CRS can continue to provide assistance to those in need in more than 100 countries.

The children will learn that through Christ's presence in the Eucharist, we are connected in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world. During this season of Lent they will explore this connection through their participation in Catholic Relief Services' Operation Rice Bowl.

Seventy Five percent of the monies collectecd will go to CRS to help farmers in Bolivia receive training to improve crop yields, children in Afghanistan gain more opportunities for quality education, communities in Ethiopia access reliable water sources even during times of drought, and fund many other vital projects. Twenty Five percent of the monies collected will remain in the Diocese of Joliet and support local hunger and poverty alleviation efforts.

Rice Bowls can be turned into your child's catechist the week of March 21, 2010 or they can be brought to church on Easter Sunday and put into the Rice Bowl boxes in the narthex.

WEBSITES TO CHECKOUT

Operation Rice Bowl               FreeRice.com        

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CATECHIST TRAINING
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL-GRADE 5
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 &
Thursday, March 11, 2010

3 & 4 yr. olds: Tues., March 9 from 10:15 a.m-12:00 p.m. 
                         or 7:15-9:00 p.m.
Kindergarten: Tues., March 9 from 9:30-11:15 a.m. or 6:30-8:15 p.m.
Grade 1: Tues., March 9 from 9:30-11:15 a.m. or 6:30-8:15 p.m.
Grade 2: Tues., March 9 from 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. or 7:15-9:00 p.m.
Grade 3: Thurs., March 11 from 9:30-11:15 a.m. or 6:30-8:15 p.m.
Grade 4: Thurs., March 11 from 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
                or 7:15-9:00 p.m.
Grade 5: Thurs., March 11 from 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
                or 7:15-9:00 p.m.

Babysitting is available during the morning sessions only. 

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DONUT SUNDAY
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Hosted by Grade 6

Join us in the Parish Center
after the 7:30, 9:00 & 10:45 a.m. masses
for coffee, juice, donuts & fellowship.