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St. Mary’s Religious Education

903 West Mission Avenue

Bellevue, Nebraska 68005

PH: (402) 291-7222

FAX: (402) 291-3964

October 15, 2007

Dear Parent and Candidate,

The 8th grade confirmation retreat is quickly approaching! The retreat for 8th grade candidates who will be confirmed in May, is scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd at the Boy Scouts of America camp, Camp Cedars. Directions to the camp have been enclosed. Also enclosed is a permission form which must be completed and returned to the Parish Religious Education office by October 29th.

We ask that your student help provide snacks for the day, if your last name begins with A-P please bring a 2-liter bottle of pop, or juice. If your last name begins with Q-Z please bring a snack to share (fresh fruit, rice krispie treats, brownies, etc.). There is no other cost for the day. Lunch will be provided.

We ask that no electronics, including cell phones, be permitted on this retreat. Please remind your students of this policy as they attend their retreat. We also ask that no shorts, sandals or flip-flops be worn, and do suggest that they dress for the weather, jackets (and rain gear, watch the weather) with walking shoes. The students will be enjoying the beauty of the camp and will be participating in walking trails, campfires and many other outdoor activities.

The retreat will conclude with Mass at 5pm which we invite all families to participate in.

Please check in at the St. Mary’s Church parking lot (south side of church) no later then 8:30am. Buses will take the candidates to Camp Cedars leaving the St. Mary’s Church parking lot at 8:45am. We will then return to St. Mary’s with one bus, for those candidates whose families are unable to join them for Mass at 7:30pm. Seating on this bus will be limited so you will need to RSVP on the bottom of your permission slip if you wish your student to return by bus. You are responsible for picking up your student, unless other arrangements have been made. If other arrangements have been made, please indicate who will be responsible for your child’s safe return home from the camp or from St. Marys.

In the past 8th grade retreats, we have included the Rite of Election, this year we are celebrating the Rite of Election on Sunday, February 2nd at the 5pm Mass or February 3rd at the 11:00am Mass at St. Mary’s. Please plan on attending one of these Masses with your child.

If there is an emergency while your student is on retreat and you need to contact one of the directors, you may contact Elizabeth Tomaso at 212-8886 or Debra Kaufman at 598-1283. Phone service, at times, is poor but we do check our voice mail often while on retreat. We will return your call if you are unable to reach us right away.

We are looking forward to a wonderful retreat, thank you for your support.

Yours in Christ,

Elizabeth Tomaso

St. Mary’s Religious Education Director

Directions to the Camp Cedars

From Omaha: From US 275, turn onto NE 64 at Valley. Follow NE 64 to US 77.

Turn north (right) on US 77 to NE 109 (just south of the Platte River). Turn left

(west) on NE 109 and go about 5 miles. At the sign for Camps Cedars and Eagle

turn right onto County Road 15. Follow signs

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St. Mary’sParish - Confirmation Retreat

LIABILITY AND RELEASE FORM

Dear Parent or Legal Guardian:

Your son/daughter is eligible to participate in a parish sponsored activity requiring transportation to a location away from parish grounds. A brief description of the activity follows:

ACTIVITY: Confirmation Retreat at BSA Camp Cedars, Cedar Bluffs, NE

BEGINNING DATE AND TIME OF ACTIVITY: Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 8:30AM (buses leave from St. Mary’s at 8:45AM)

ENDING DATE AND TIME OF RETURN: Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 6:00 PM (Bus returns to St. Mary’s at 7:30PM)

METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION: Bus to Camp Cedars, Bus return to St. Mary’s or return via parent or guardian.

If you would like your child to participate in this event, please complete, sign, and return the following statement of consent and release of liability. As a parent or legal guardian, you remain fully responsible for any legal responsibility which may result from personal actions taken by your child.

RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE the above named parish, its representatives or assignees for any and all claims and liability, arising out of strict liability or ordinary negligence of releasee, which causes the undersigned any injury or property damage and further agrees to hold releasee harmless and indemnify releasee from any claim, judgment or expenses releasee may incur by participation in the described activity.

We hereby consent to participation by our child ______________________________, in the event described above. We understand that this event will take place away from the church grounds on the stated dates. We further consent to the conditions stated above on participation in this event, including the method of transportation.

Parents signature ________________________________________ Date ____________

Name of Participant: ________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________ Zip ______________

Home Phone ___________________ Emergency Phone # __________________

Returning by Bus to St. Mary’s Church from Camp Cedars ____yes

Returning with parent or guaridian from Camp Cedars ____yes

If not picked up by parent or guaridian, who is responsible for your child? _______________________________________________________________

Name: Phone: over –

Emergency Medical Agreement

The following authorization is given in regard to the child named on the reverse of this form.

Name of Physician _______________________ Office Phone Number ______________

Are there any existing medical conditions that an emergency physician would need to know? (allergies, drug reactions, etc.) Condition: ________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Insurance Company ____________________ Policy Number _______________________

I hereby authorize a representative of St. Mary’s Catholic Church to take my child to the above named physician or facility for medical treatment in the event of an emergency in which neither parent nor the adult in whose care the minor has been entrusted can be reached. If the above named physician cannot respond I authorize a physician or medical center to treat my child.

If parent or guardian cannot be reached, whom should we notify?

Name _____________________________ Phone ______________________

Relationship to Child _______________________________

_________________________________________ ______________________

Signature of Parent or Guardian Date

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