Religious Ed. Office
1 School Street
Townsend, MA 01469
Welcome!
Sign-ups for the Christmas Pageant are open!
This event is open to children of Our Lady of Grace and St. John the Evangelist parishes, grades K-5.
All of the rehearsals and pageant will be at St. Joseph’s Church in Pepperell. There will be three rehearsals that will start with a pizza lunch in the hall right after the 11:00am Mass. There is no cost.
Rehearsal 1: Sunday, 11/30/25, immediately after 11am Mass
Rehearsal 2: Sunday, 12/7/25, immediately after 11am Mass
Rehearsal 3: Sunday, 12/14/25, immediately after 11am Mass
Pageant: Saturday, 12/20/25 @ 11am
In order to sign your child(ren) up, please use the QR code or visit:
https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Form/8f59f513-89b4-4a1a-85a8-a9592ab83845
We would continue to encourage all of our religious education families to return to the regular practice of their faith, that is, to the worship of God at Mass every Sunday. After all, our eternal happiness depends upon it!
For questions or inquires about receiving sacraments, please contact
Bill McCaffrey at religioused@stjs.page
2025-2026 Class Schedule
St. John the Evangelist Parish:
Meets in the St. John’s Classrooms @ 10:10am until 11:15am (11:30am for grades 8-12)
The Kindergarten class will meet in Father Mealey Hall (connected to St. John’s Hall)
Our Lady of Grace Parish:
Meets in the St. Joseph’s hall @ 9:45am (9:30am for grades 6-12) until 10:50am
Class 1: 9/21/2025
Class 2: 10/5/2025
Class 3: 10/19/2025
Class 4: 11/2/2025
Class 5: 11/16/2025
Class 6: 11/30/2025
Class 7: 12/14/2025
Class 8: 1/4/2026
Class 9: 1/18/2026
Class 10: 2/1/2026
Class 11: 2/8/2026 (Please note back-to-back weeks.)
Class 12: 3/8/2026
Class 13: 3/22/2026
Class 14: 4/12/2026
Class 15: 5/3/2026
Class 16: 5/17/2026 (Please note K-7 students only.)
2025-2026 Sacramental Dates
First Communion
First Penance Rehearsal: 3/15/2026
St. John the Evangelist Church at 10:10am
Our Lady of Grace at 9:45am (St. Joseph Church in Pepperell)
First Penance Service: 3/21/2026
St. John the Evangelist Church at 12:00pm
Our Lady of Grace at 2:00pm (St. Joseph Church in Pepperell)
First Communion Rehearsal: 4/26/2026
St. John the Evangelist Church at 10:10am
Our Lady of Grace at 9:45am (St. Joseph Church in Pepperell)
First Communion Mass: 5/2/2026
St. John the Evangelist Church at 10:00am
Our Lady of Grace at 12:30pm (St. Joseph Church in Pepperell)
Confirmation
Confirmation Retreat: 5/16/2026
St. John the Evangelist Parish Hall at 10:00am until after the 5:30pm Mass
Confirmation interview with priest: (Appointments open in May.)
Confirmation service: 5/30/2026
St. John the Evangelist Church at 1:00pm (service lasts approximately 1 hour)