According to our calendar, please remember that there will be NO CLASS this Saturday, February 7th. 

St. Kevin School is having their Confirmation ceremony on this day.

Classes will resume the following week.

Thank you, and God bless you. 

We are approaching the celebration of your child's First Holy Communion!

That is why we are letting you know that, as stated on the calendar we gave you at the beginning of the year, students and parents must attend the Parents’ Meeting for First Communion that will take place in February.

TUESDAY CLASSES and SATURDAY 4th-7th GRADE CLASS:

• Tuesday, February 3

• 6:30 pm

• Parish Hall

WEDNESDAY CLASSES and SATURDAY 3rd GRADE CLASS:

• Wednesday, February 4

• 6:30 pm

• Parish Hall

*This meeting will take place instead of regular class on the above dates. Please come with your child directly to the Parish Hall by the regular start time of class.

• Please be on time, as attendance may not count if you are late.

• Your child does NOT need to bring his/her books or supplies to the meeting.

• The meeting will also count as a class day for your child in terms of attendance.

Attendance at this meeting is REQUIRED for both parent and student.

We look forward to seeing you! Thank you, and God bless you.

Please remember that we are having our next Religious Education Mass this coming Sunday:

When:       Sunday, February 1, 2026

Time:             11:15 am

Location:       Church

Let us all, children, families, and catechists, come together to pray and to celebrate the great sacrament of our faith, united as one family, one community.  Our Music Ministry choir will be singing and leading us in giving praise to God.  Students from our second and third grade faith formation classes will be participating in the various roles of the Mass. 

We look forward to seeing you and your families at our Mass this Sunday!

Thank you, and God bless you. 

As we informed all our First Communion students this week, we will be doing the evaluations next class (Tuesday, January 27; Wednesday, January 28, and Saturday, January 31) for the material in the “Things to Learn – Part III” handout given to your child and emailed to you at the beginning of January.  The handout contains the Rite of Reconciliation, which your child will be celebrating before receiving his/her First Communion, along with the Act of Contrition.  The material was also reviewed in class this past week in preparation for the evaluation taking place next class.

• (If you need a copy of the handout, it is available on the “First Communion Page” of our website.)

We will be making sure that each student has learned the steps in going to Confession (Reconciliation).  They will go through the words and actions of the Rite of Reconciliation with us as if they were doing their First Reconciliation.  The evaluation will basically be a practice of going to confession.  This is to ensure that they will know the steps of what to say and do when they celebrate their First Reconciliation with one of our parish priests.

As previously stated, we ask you to please go over and review the steps in the Rite together with your child.  We strongly recommend practicing the steps of Reconciliation together with your child at home.  This is the best way for them to learn the Rite of Reconciliation!

In addition, we will be doing a second evaluation of the “Act of Contrition.”  The Act of Contrition is prayed during Reconciliation and, therefore, each child must know this prayer.  Please make sure to review (and pray) the Act of Contrition with your child.

Thank you, and God bless you. 

For the month of January, we are assigning the third set of concepts for our First Communion students to review and learn.  Your child will need to learn the steps in the Rite of Reconciliation, as found in their “Reconciliation Book” that was given to them this week in class.  Your child will be doing their First Confession (Reconciliation) before receiving their First Communion.  They will be expected to know what to say and do when they celebrate Reconciliation for the first time with one of our parish priests.  Therefore, it is of utmost importance that they know the steps in celebrating Reconciliation.  Your child also needs to review the Act of Contrition, as they will say this prayer during Reconciliation.

We will be distributing a handout to our First Communion students this week with what they need to review and learn.  *You can download the handout by clicking here, and it is also available on the “First Communion Page” of our website.

In a couple of weeks, we will be evaluating to ensure that each student has learned the Rite of Reconciliation and the Act of Contrition.  We ask for your assistance by going over the Rite and the prayer together with your child.  We also strongly recommend practicing the steps in celebrating Reconciliation with your child at home.

Thank you, and God bless you. 

We hope you and your families had a wonderful Christmas and a blessed start to the new year.

As we begin the second half of our catechetical year, we would like to remind you of a few important things regarding the program:

ATTENDANCE

Please remember that if it is the first or second year of preparation for a sacrament, we allow a maximum of five (5) absences for the year, regardless of the reason, in terms of counting the year towards sacramental preparation.  There are no excused or unexcused absences.  The office may send a courtesy email to the parents to inform them of the number of absences their child has up to that point. 

DRESS CODE

All students are expected to dress modestly, in attire appropriate for class and church.   Students may NOT wear “short” shorts or “short” skirts (must be knee-length), tank tops, sleeveless attire, gym shorts, sweat pants, leggings, ripped jeans, flip-flops, crocs, or large/distracting hair pieces (large bows, animal ears, etc.).

BOOKS / SUPPLIES / BAGS

Every student needs to bring their book(s) to class every week, along with a pencil or pen, and any other supplies requested by their catechist.  Also, only the Religious Education drawstring bag can be used to carry supplies.  Any other forms or types of bags are NOT allowed.

DROP-OFF AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

We remind you of the drop-off and dismissal procedures as explained during the Welcome Orientation and sent to you previously via email.  Please refer to the email sent at the beginning of the year with complete details and information. 

SAFETY GUIDELINES

As a reminder, should your child be sick or display symptoms of illness (i.e. fever, runny nose, cough, congestion, excessive sneezing), they should not come to class and remain at home for the safety and well-being of everyone in the program.  Please send an email to the Religious Education Office.

We thank you for your support and cooperation.  We look forward to a great second half of this catechetical year! 

This is a reminder that there will be NO CLASSES from December 14th until January 4th, 2026.  We will be on Christmas Break for three weeks.

Classes will resume:

• Tuesday,     January 6th   

• Wednesday,   January 7th    

• Saturday,    January 10th

*Our schedule of Masses for Christmas and New Year’s can be found below, as well as on our website, www.stkevinrep.org.*

Let us remember amidst all the excitement and preparation during these days that the real reason for Christmas is JESUS.  It is a season to reflect, remember, and celebrate this greatest gift that God has given to each and every one of us.  May we welcome Christ into our hearts and allow Him to guide us on our journey of faith.

We wish you and your family a wonderful and holy Christmas.  May the season lead you and your families to be drawn closer to our Jesus Christ, the Emmanuel, God-with-us.  May the New Year of 2026 be filled with abundant blessings and graces from our Lord above. 

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR ALL THE SEASONS!

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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE

St. Kevin Catholic Parish

Wednesday, December 24th  (Christmas Eve)

6:00 pm  English      (Christmas Vigil Mass)

12:00 am:  Midnight  Mass  –  Bilingual

Thursday, December 25th (Christmas Day)

(HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION)

8:00 am      English

9:30 am    Spanish

11:15 am     English

1:00 pm      Spanish

7:00 pm      Spanish

Remember, NO confessions on Christmas Day.

Wednesday, December 31st

6:00 pm      English Vigil - Mary, Mother of God

7:30 pm      Spanish Vigilia - Maria, Madre de Dios

Thursday, January 1st, 2026  (Mary, Mother of God)   

(HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION)

7:30 am      English

7:30 pm    Spanish

We are excited to announce that this Saturday, December 13th, we will be having our annual Christmas Presentation at the church.  The presentation is being put together by some of the students in our Religious Education program.  Our Music Ministry choir will also be leading us in singing Christmas songs during the presentation. 

Everyone is invited to watch the presentation, which will be held at the church.  The church doors by the gift shop (facing Bird Road) will open at 10:00 am.  The front section of the church will be reserved for the students.

STUDENTS IN THE SATURDAY CLASSES WILL BE WATCHING THE PRESENTATION IN THE CHURCH AS PART OF THEIR REGULAR CLASS. 

The procedures we will be following for the Saturday class on December 13th have been emailed to the parents.

We look forward to you joining us as we prepare to celebrate the reason for Christmas, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Thank you, and God bless you. 

Please remember that there will be NO CLASSES this coming week for Thanksgiving break:

• Tuesday, November 25th,

• Wednesday, November 26th, and

• Saturday, November 29th.

Classes will resume the following week:

• Tuesday, December 2nd,

• Wednesday, December 3rd, and

• Saturday, December 6th.

A reminder that on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th, we will have our bilingual Religious Education Thanksgiving Family Mass here at St. Kevin at 11:00 am.  Our Music Ministry choir will be leading us in singing and praising God at the Mass, and some of our younger students will be participating and making a special presentation during the Mass.  We invite you and your families to join us in giving thanks to God for all His graces.

We also thank all of you for your generous contributions to our Thanksgiving Drive.  The money collected will be used by the St. Mother Teresa Charity ministry of the parish to provide gift cards for needy families in our parish community this Thanksgiving.  All of the charitable work we are able to accomplish is only possible through your generosity.

As we celebrate this occasion with our own families and loved ones, let us remember to be thankful to God for all the graces he has bestowed on us and all the blessings he constantly provides for us.  Let us also keep in our prayers all who are in need.

We wish you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving! 

As we informed our First Communion classes this week, we will be doing the evaluations next class  (Saturday, November 15; Tuesday, November 18, Wednesday, November 19) for the material in the “Things to Learn – Part II” handout given to your child and emailed to you back at the end of October.  The handout contains the Seven Sacraments as well as the Act of Contrition and the Ten Commandments.

• (If you need a copy of the handout, it is available on the “First Communion Page” of our website.)

Our First Communion students will need to list the Seven Sacraments and to fill in the Ten Commandments, and afterwards, they will recite the Act of Contrition to their Catechist.  This is to ensure that your child has learned these important prayers and concepts, as they will be needed later on when your child celebrates his/her First Reconciliation.

As previously stated, we are asking for your assistance in helping your child to learn these concepts and prayers by going over them together at home.  The best way for them to learn these prayers and concepts is to pray them together daily and to discuss them as a family!

Thank you, and God bless you. 

Please remember that our next Religious Education Mass is taking place this coming Sunday:

When:           Sunday, October 26, 2025

Time:               11:15 am

Location:        Church

We are celebrating this Mass so that all the children, families, and catechists of the Religious Education Program can come together to pray and celebrate, united as one community in Christ.  Our Music Ministry choir will be singing and leading us in giving praise to God.  Students from our Seventh Grade and Up classes will be participating in the various roles of the Mass. 

We look forward to having all of our families join us, and seeing all of you as we pray and celebrate during our Mass this Sunday!

Thank you, and God bless you.

As part of your child’s preparation for First Communion, your child will need to learn several concepts and prayers throughout the year. 

For the months of October and November, we are assigning the second set of concepts and prayers that your child will need to learn.  They include the Seven Sacraments as well as the Act of Contrition and the Ten Commandments, as soon your child will be learning about the sacrament of Reconciliation and preparing for their first confession.  Last class, we sent home a handout containing these new items that they need to learn. 

• *You can download the handout by clicking here, and it is also available on the “First Communion Page” of our website.

In a few weeks, before the Thanksgiving break, we will be evaluating to ensure that each student has learned these items.  We ask for your assistance by going over and praying the prayers together with your child, as well as reviewing the concepts with them.  The best way for them to learn these prayers and concepts is to pray them every day and to talk about them as a family!

In addition, please remember to continue reviewing and praying the Basic Prayers (from Part I) with your child at home.  There are a few students who are still working on learning the prayers.  Please help your child to learn these prayers in their entirety if they have not yet done so.  We will be following up on the Basic Prayers later on in the year.

Thank you, and God bless you. 

At the time of registration, you were informed of the Basic Prayers that each child preparing for First Communion should already know from last year.  These prayers include the Sign of the Cross, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be.  A few weeks ago, we distributed another copy of the Basic Prayers to all of our First Communion students, and we also sent it to you via email.

Please be aware that next class (Tuesday, October 14, Wednesday, October 15, and Saturday, October 18), we will be evaluating the First Communion students on the four “Basic Prayers” as part of the preparation for First Communion. 

• (If you need a copy of the handout with the prayers, it is available on the “First Communion Page” of our website.)

We will be seeing whether each student has learned their basic prayers.  We will be asking them to pray these prayers with us individually to ensure that they know them and so that they can continue using these prayers as they grow in their faith.

We ask for your assistance in helping your child with their prayers.  The best way for them to learn and remember these prayers is to pray them every day, and what could be better than to pray together as a family daily, especially these next few days!

We had a successful first few weeks, and we thank you for your support and cooperation as we continue on this Catechetical year.  We also give thanks to everyone who joined us for our opening Religious Education Mass yesterday.  A special thank you to all of the students who helped to make yesterday's Mass such a wonderful and amazing celebration: the lectors and offertory bearers from the Confirmation class, the altar server, and all of the members of our Music Ministry choir who sang so beautifully at the Mass.  It was a great blessing to gather together as a Religious Education family to pray and to celebrate.  We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Religious Education Mass in October as well as throughout the year. 

An email was sent with a reminder of the guidelines of utmost importance mentioned at the Parent Orientation to keep in mind throughout the year.

DROP-OFF AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

DRESS CODE

ATTENDANCE

BOOKS / SUPPLIES / BAGS

FOOD, DRINKS, AND GUM

All guidelines are taken from our “Religious Education Handbook,” which contains all the procedures that will be followed this year.  It is available on our website at www.stkevinrep.org, under the “GENERAL CLASS INFO” tab. 

Please also remember that emails are the primary method of communicating updates and important information regarding your child’s Religious Education classes.  

Thank you for your support and cooperation.  May God bless you and your families. 

We had a successful first few weeks, and we thank you for your support and cooperation as we continue on this Catechetical year.  We also give thanks to everyone who joined us for our opening Religious Education Mass yesterday.  A special thank you to all of the students who helped to make yesterday's Mass such a wonderful and amazing celebration: the lectors and offertory bearers from the Confirmation class, the altar server, and all of the members of our Music Ministry choir who sang so beautifully at the Mass.  It was a great blessing to gather together as a Religious Education family to pray and to celebrate.  We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Religious Education Mass in October as well as throughout the year. 

An email was sent with a reminder of the guidelines of utmost importance mentioned at the Parent Orientation to keep in mind throughout the year.

DROP-OFF AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

DRESS CODE

ATTENDANCE

BOOKS / SUPPLIES / BAGS

FOOD, DRINKS, AND GUM

All guidelines are taken from our “Religious Education Handbook,” which contains all the procedures that will be followed this year.  It is available on our website at www.stkevinrep.org, under the “GENERAL CLASS INFO” tab. 

Please also remember that emails are the primary method of communicating updates and important information regarding your child’s Religious Education classes.  

Thank you for your support and cooperation.  May God bless you and your families. 

Please remember that our opening Religious Education Mass is taking place this coming Sunday:

When:                Sunday, September 21, 2025

Time:                 11:15 am

Location:           Church

This Sunday, the Church in the United States celebrates Catechetical Sunday, the national day that celebrates the ministry of catechesis and religious education.  Hence, the 11:15 am Mass this Sunday will be celebrated and dedicated especially for the students, families, and catechists of our Religious Education Program.  As we kickoff this new catechetical year, let us come together to pray for a successful year and to celebrate our unity as one community in Christ.

Our Music Ministry choir will be singing and leading us in giving praise to God.  Students from our Confirmation classes will be participating in the various roles of the Mass.  Our Catechists will also be commissioned in their important mission of sharing and passing on the faith to your children and families.

We look forward to having all of you and your families join us as we pray and celebrate during our opening Mass this Sunday!

Thank you, and God bless you.

We thank everyone for their presence and participation in this week’s Welcome Orientation. We are excited to begin our classes for this year, and we know that they will be wonderful and fruitful for all with the grace of our Lord and the support and cooperation of all of our families.

An email was sent to all attendees with follow-up information for this year, including information on:

-   Handbook

-   Welcome Packet

-   Class Outlines

-   Emails and Website

A separate email was also sent with more detailed information on the Covid-19 guidelines as well as the process for drop-off and pick-up for this year.

We look forward to the start of our formal classes this week. God bless you.

We take this opportunity to welcome you to the beginning of the St. Kevin Religious Education Program for the 2025-2026 Catechetical Year!

The classes begin this week.  As mentioned at registration, for the first day of class, we will have our Welcome Orientation for this catechetical year. 

• The Welcome Orientation will take place in-person at the parish. (Information has been sent to the parents via email.)

• The Welcome Orientation will begin promptly at the designated start time.

• At least one of the parents MUST be present with their child(ren) at the Welcome Orientation, where you will receive important information regarding the classes and the program for this year.

• You and your child will also be meeting our catechists for this year. 

• Please remember that attendance at the Welcome Orientation is required for ALL students and parents, and your attendance at the orientation with your child will count as a class day in terms of your child’s attendance for this year.

• Please arrive on time, as the doors will be locked 15 minutes after the start time of orientation, and no one will be able to enter once the doors are closed.

• Only parents and students who are already registered will be able to attend the Welcome Orientation.

We look forward to seeing all of our students and parents at our Welcome Orientation!