Chelmsford Catholic Collaborative

Volunteer Requirements...

• Local Upcoming (CAP) Workshops

From the drop down menu, choose Boston, MA (Archdiocese) and ENTER. Scroll through the offerings until you find one that fits your schedule.

• 2020 CORI Form
• Code of Conduct/ Conflict of Interest
• Code of Ministerial Behavior

Inclement Weather Policy

The announcement of canceled classes due to inclement weather will be announced through the parish office automated phone voice mail system call (978) 256-2374 or (978) 251-8571, option (6), the collaborative website and Flocknote email notification* as well as being broadcasted on the following weather channels:

Channel 4/WBZ                
Channel 5/WCVB             
Channel 7/WHDH

The decision to cancel  classes will be made Saturday evening or Sunday by 6:30 am. In the case of mid-afternoon storm, thebdecision will be made by 1:00 pm.

As the weather in New England can be somewhat unpredictable, please know that we respect and expect parents to use their own prudential judgment in regard to the safety of transporting their family members during periods of inclement weather. 

* To sign up for Flocknote, please see below. Enter email address OR mobile phone, OR both. The fields you complete will determine the method in which you
will receive Flocknote notifications.

Introducing our Faith Formation Staff...
(978) 251-8571/ 256-2374

Heather Hannaway, MA, Director of Faith Formation, ext 226
Courtney A. Callanan, MA, Asst. Dir. of Faith Formation & Youth Minister, ext 227
Elaine Kindler, Faith Formation Coordinator, ext 216
Lynn Anne LaDuke, Faith Formation Coordinator, ext 240

Deep Dive Requirements

• Deep Dives are required for Grades 7 & 8
• Of the 4, 1 must be an Adoration Evening
• Of the 4, 2 must be attended as a family
• for each Deep Dive completed, youth are asked to turn in a reflection sheet (see below)

Deep Dive descriptions, Deep Dive sign-ups, etc. can be found on the Deep Dive page by clicking here. Once a Deep Dive has been completed, a reflection should be completed and submitted. The online reflection can be found at the bottom of this page.

Mass Tickets

Each week at Sunday Mass all youth in faith formation are asked to fill out a Mass Ticket and place it in the basket during Offertory. The purpose of these Mass tickets is twofold. First to communicate to those who do attend Mass that their presence is an important gift to our faith communities. Second to help those who are not already in the habit of weekly Mass attendence work towards regular attendance by providing some accountablity.  Mass Tickets can be found in the entrances to the church and 7&8 Tickets are green.

Encounter Online

Families who would like to follow along with what their children are learning in class are welcome to watch the videos we use in class each month by using the online video access provided by Ascension. Follow the directions below to brush up on you Bible knowledge along with your youth.

Video Access Directions to Encounter Videos

1. Click on the ASCENSION image to the right
2. Click on SIGN IN button in top right corner of the page
3. If you already have an account, login using your email and password
4. If you do not have an account, create one by clicking on 'BECOME A MEMBER' on the left side
5. Using the MENU dropdown on the top right corner of the page go to My Dashboard
6. If you have already registered for this year's Encounter study, click on Your Library and then chose Chosen - St. John & St. Mary Church
7. If you have not registered for this years Encounter study, click on JOIN A STUDY, then click on REDEEM CODE and enter EYTBVM
8. Once in the Encounter study, click on the appropriate week's videos to view 

Parent Participation

We are asking parents to attend ONE Encounter session with their child over the course of the year. At this session, parents may be asked to step in and help lead a group of young people or they may be with a group of other parents. To sign up for a session, please click on the appropriated below.

• St. John
• St. Mary

Make-Up Work Directions
For each class missed, please follow these directions to make-up the class:

1. Find the Session missed in your Encounter Workbook (Session numbers can be found in the class calendar below, use calendar view to see things in the past)
2. Read the introduction to the Session
3. Watch the Video for the Session (see directions above)
4. In the dicussion section of the Session Videos, make at least 3 brief comments- comments can be an observation you have, something you learned, a question that arose for you from the video, etc.