Thank you so much for your time, commitment, and dedication to our students and the St. James Religious Education program! We hope you will be joining us again next year! Please hang on to your binders as we will be collecting binders when we are back at the church. I will send a flocknote with drop off instructions. 

First Holy Communion- The AOD webinar outlined how to receive communion and a review of the mass. Unfortunately they did not give answers as to when we can schedule the sacramental masses. I do know that the gathering size restrictions and state regulations will be  determining factors. Father Ed will be able to give us more direction once we know the restrictions to church gatherings. I will let you know as soon as I hear anything. Please watch the flocknotes, bulletin and website for information.

Confirmation- The webinar did NOT address confirmations. The current AOD directive as of this morning is, "Confirmations scheduled for the remainder of 2020 are suspended until further notice. Plans for their resumption will be examined at a later time." The Bishops confer the sacrament of Confirmation, so the AOD will have to reschedule all of the missed confirmations. Gathering size, state regulations, and Bishop availability will all be determining factors. I will let you know as soon as I hear anything, however from the current directive, it does not sound like it will be any time this spring or summer. Please watch the flocknotes, bulletin and website for information.

Faithbuilders,

Thank you for your time and commitment to complete the at home lessons during this difficult time. If you were unable to complete the assignments due to family or life circumstances, I understand. They were not intended to add a burden, but rather to help bring hope and strengthen our faith during this unprecedented time.

Grades 1-6 Faithbuilder Students: If you would like to share them with me, please send one email with pictures of them to mtaylor@sjnovi.net

1. Subject line: Grade, Name, class day and time

Attach: Pics of completed lessons 

Thank you to all of those students who have already sent in their work. 

Ignite,

I will be collecting lessons and service reflections over the next couple of weeks. 

Please use the following format: 

7th Grade Confirmation students: Send one email to mtaylor@sjnovi.net

1.Subject line: Grade 7, Name, table #, weeks 10-11

Attach: pics of completed Decision point Discussion Questions for weeks 10-11 and the At Home Easter lesson, include your service reflection if you have not turned it in already. 

8th Grade Confirmation students: Send two emails to mtaylor@sjnovi.net

1.Subject line: Grade 8Name, table #, weeks 9-11

Attach: pics of completed Decision Point Discussion Questions for weeks 9-11 and the At Home Easter lesson

2.Subject line: Grade 8, Name, table #, service reflection 

Attach: pictures of your service reflection booklet.

 **If you had the time extension for parish service, you can write up an additional project for home or the community (ideas: spring clean up, send cards to nursing home, make rainbows or signs for Covid 19 essential workers, etc). 

May God Bless and Keep You!

Enjoy your summer, but I can't wait to see you back in classes in the fall! Check out the website for the new times. 

By His Grace,

Mary