Religious Education 

Welcome!

     As we begin the 2023-2024 school year, we would 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. If you are ready to make this commitment (and it is a serious one which may require some thought!), then we encourage you to register your child in our program. You are in our prayers! 

Announcement 

     Confirmation year 2023-2024 will be open to all 10th, 11th, or 12th graders who wish to be confirmed in May 2024 (even those who may have missed 9th grade religious ed.). Those students who have completed 9th grade (the majority) would simply continue as before. Moreover, the curriculum for the confirmation year will have a very different emphasis and direction than before. It will be particularly focused on fostering “personal encounter” with Jesus Christ.

     We have added the following grades at Saint John the Evangelist: 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.

Schedule

• For Saint John the Evangelist parishioners: Grades 1 to 6 will meet from 10:10am to 11:10am at Saint John’s parish hall in Townsend according to the following schedule.

• For Our Lady of Grace parishioners: Grades 1 to 6 will meet from 9:45am to 10:50am at Saint Joseph’s parish hall in Pepperell according to the following schedule.

• For both Saint John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Grace parishioners: Grades 7 and 8 will meet from 9:45am to 10:50am at Saint Joseph’s parish hall in Pepperell according to the following schedule.

• For Saint John the Evangelist parishioners: Grades 9 and 10/11/12 (confirmation year) will meet from 10:00am to 11:30am at Saint John’s parish hall in Townsend according to the following schedule.

• For Our Lady of Grace parishioners: Grades 9 and 10/11/12 (confirmation year) will meet from 9:30am to 10:50am at Saint Joseph’s parish hall in Pepperell according to the following schedule.

Registering

     For religious ed. students in 1st to 9th grades, please print out the form below (left side) and mail (along with the registration fee) to: Religious Ed. Office, 28 Tarbell Street, Pepperell, MA 01463. Checks may be made out to either “Saint John the Evangelist” or “Our Lady of Grace,” depending on your parish. The registration fee this year is $100/child (and not to exceed $250 per family). (If this fee is a hardship for your family, please let us know!)

     For religious ed. students in confirmation year 2023-2024 (again, open to any 10th, 11th, or 12th grader wishing to be confirmed in May 2024), please print out the form below (right side) and mail (along with the registration fee) to: Religious Ed. Office, 28 Tarbell Street, Pepperell, MA 01463. Checks may be made out to either “Saint John the Evangelist” or “Our Lady of Grace,”