Hello Parents,
I am looking forward to a wonderful Fall PREP semester.

• PREP will look a little different this year as we will be using the Smartboards in all of the classrooms.
• PREP begins on Monday, September 11.
• As usual we will all meet in the school cafeteria to begin classes.
• If you would like to drop off your children in the front circle, please be sure they exit the car on the right side  next to the sidewalk.
• All parents must come in to pick up their children.  Please be prepared to show your Photo ID as you enter the school.
• When picking up children, parents need to wait in the school lobby until after closing announcements and prayer before going to the classrooms.
• The Fall peanut butter and jelly collection will begin on October 1 and last until November 6. Please support this worthy cause for
• the needy of Philadelphia through the Philadelphia Archdiocese.

If you have not yet done so, please register your children as soon as possible. Please remember the accomanying forms also.  All of the documents are below.

If you are new to St Jude PREP, please contact me to come in to meet.

Have a blessed day,
Mrs. Lori Rawski

See documents below:

St. Jude PREP Floor Plan


Handy Faith Resources:

• There are many ways you can pray and there are many sites you can utilize.  The rosary is my go-to prayer.  The PREP children, catechists, and I pray one decade of the rosary every time we have PREP.  You can find rosary apps in your phone’s app store. I use Laudate, an Apple app that has many prayers and traditions, such as the daily readings, Rosary, Stations of the Cross, examinations of conscience, the Bible, links to EWTN, and many other amazing options.

• For those of you with young children at home, these can be very trying times. “Look to Him and Be Radiant” (https://www.looktohimandberadiant.com/) is a website full of awesome ideas of activities to do with children, as well as links to videos and music. In my humble opinion, if you can keep your children away from the news, I believe they will feel much more secure and less filled with anxiety during this time.

• FORMED.ORG, the online website that is sometimes referred to as Netflix for Catholics, is full of wonderful movies and stories for all ages.  To access simply go to our website, stjudechalftont.org, and scroll down to the FORMED button on the front page.  It is free to everyone, and paid for by the parish.  I love “Brother Francis” videos for children, and the Forgiven series is exceptional.  The movies about the saints are fabulous and are for middle schooler to adult. 

• Catholicphilly.com has many great articles and ideas from our local priests, bishops, and laity.

• PrayMoreNovenas.com is a wonderful online resource for prayer and novenas, and you can receive email reminders, if you want. Sign up on their website or by contacting [email protected].