Religious Education - St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church

God Watch Us
God watches over us all the day,
at home, at school, and at our play;
And when the sun has left the skies,
He watches with a million eyes.
-Gabriel Setoun

2009-2010 Religious Education Schedule (Updated 9/8/09)
Kindergarden - 5th Grades 6:30 - 7:45pm Wednesday Evenings Classes held in Seton Center and New Building Classrooms.	6 - 12th Grades (including Confirmation) 9:30 - 10:45am Sunday Mornings Classes held in Seton Center and Manning Center
First Communion Events: First Communion Retreat – Saturday, April 10, 2010, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. First Communion Sunday – Sunday, April 25, 2010 (11 a.m. Mass)
Confirmation Events: Confirmation II: Confirmation II Retreat: TBA Parent Meeting with students: Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, 9:30 - 10:40 a.m. Practice for Confirmation – TBA Confirmation Ceremony – TBA Confirmation I: Confirmation I Retreat: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Parent Meeting with students: Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, 9:30 - 10:40 a.m.
To volunteer or ask questions, contact the parish office at 269.649.1629.
Adult Education (updated 9/10/09) RCIA - Begins Sept. 17 - Thursday evenings at 7pm in Manning Center I. For non-Catholic adults wanting to learn about and perhaps join the Catholic Church, and for adults who wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation; and for church members who wish to learn more about their Catholic faith. Please contact the parish office at 649-1629 for more information. Pack the House - an event for the entire family! Held on first Wednesday of the month, October through April, Catered dinner (donations accepted) at 5:30 p.m. Speaker for adults, religious ed classes for K-5, Nursery for zhildren and Youth Center activites for middle school and high school students (HS students invited to stay for speaker if they wish). Guest speakers for the 2009-2010 year will begin with Fr. Larry Farrell speaking on Respect Life in October; Mrs. Jane Bodway from the Diocese of Kalamazoo Office of Family and Marriage speaking on Christian Marriage in November; Msgr. William Fitzgerald, beloved retired priest of the Diocese of Kalamazoo, giving us an overview of "Wondering and Waiting with Joseph and Mary" in December. Parish Mission - Lent 2010 You won't want to miss this great opportunity with Fr. David Vincent Meconi, S.J. from March 6 through March 9, 2010! Fr. Meconi, a native of Paw Paw, Michigan, is a member of the Chicago Province (USA) of the Society of Jesus, currently teaching Theology at St. Louis University. He previously taught at Campion Hall in Oxford, England. His academic speciality is the thought of St. Augustine of Hippo as well as the place of prayer and the emergence of a Christian culture in the early Church. His great sense of humor and down-to-earth approach to our faith makes him a most profound and interesting presenter! * Watch the parish bulletin for other Adult Education opportunities here and elsewhere.