Dear Parents,

Thank you for being a part of Religious Education this past academic year at Saint Andrew Parish! 

I know that all of us lived through difficult experiences. During the past year, everything was twice as hard and took twice as long. After the challenges of the pandemic, ordinary life might seem a little "easier." Whatever the summer brings you, please know of my prayers for you and your family. Know that none of us asked for the hardships that the pandemic brought and just making it through is/was more than enough. 

A few weeks ago, I sent out an email to every parent with a tentative report of your child's progress in Religious Education during this past year. Many of you have worked with your child to complete any missing chapters. We have extended the deadline for completion of these chapters to August 1, 2021 before I will begin making final reports for our church records. 

If during the year you missed a parent meeting, the at-home parent aids, or links to a chapter online review, all of them are available in the section below entitled "2020-21 Archive." Every meeting has been recorded and is available for viewing. It's not too late to make something up!

Another resource that we have for you going into the summer is our Vacation Bible School which will be held July 19 - 23, 2021 which will simultaneously be available both in-person and virtually. Prepared for students from K - 4th grade, there will be a program from 9am to 11am each morning in-person. The program will also include a 45 minute broadcast which students can watch from home for free, or participate in the virtual program by picking up a creativity packet to accompany the broadcast with at-home art projects to accompany each day. 

Find out more information in the section below labeled "Vacation Bible School." Registration for the program begins June 14, 2021. 

I will be checking in with you periodically over the summer with tips and ideas of how to fostering your child's faith during the summer months. If you have any questions or needs, please reach out to me. I will have registration information for the coming year and the schedule for our program in mid-June. We plan to start Religious Education for the upcoming academic year on Sunday, September 12, 2021.

Until then, have a great summer!

-David Heimann