OUR LADY OF VICTORIES PARISH
Religious Education Program
Religious Education Office open by appointment
Gloria Nardone - Parish Catechetical Leader
908 246 3093
Religious Education Program
prepares Children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation.
First Reconciliation/First Holy Communion Prep – for students in grades 1 and 2. Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion is a two-year program. This program meets two Sunday mornings a month from 9:45 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. at the church. Requirements and activities are detailed at parent/student/coordinator meetings.
Confirmation Prep – for students in grades 7 and up. Preparation for Confirmation is a two-year program designed for students who have successfully participated and completed the classes and sacraments from grades 1 through 6. This program meets two Sundays a month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the church. Other requirements and activities are level specific and detailed at parent/student/coordinator meetings.
For students who will be in grades 3 – 6 this fall – The primary and default catechesis program for Our Lady of Victories is the Family Catechesis program. The program meets once a month, usually the first Sunday of the month, from 9:50 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. at the church. The monthly sessions are designed for both the students and parents. One the Sundays that the students meet, parents and students are required to attend either 9:00 a.m. Mass or 11:00 a.m. Mass. In between sessions, parents work with their children on Gospel-based lessons at home each week.
Religious Education Calendar 2022 – 2023
Family Catechesis - Sunday mornings – 9:45 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. – please be prompt
Grades 3, 4, 5, & 6 – attendance at 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. Mass is mandatory when children meet for class.
April 16
May 7
First Reconciliation/First Holy Communion – First Grade and Second Grade
Sunday Mornings – 9:50 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. – please be prompt
March 19
April 16, 23
May 7
First Reconciliation/First Holy Communion Preparation – Grade 2 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – MANDATORY
Student workshops – January 27 – One parent is required to stay.
First Reconciliation Service – January 29, 2023– 12:00 p.m.
First Holy Communion Preparation – Grade 2 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – MANDATORY
Student workshops – April 21, 28, May 5, 12, 2023 – One parent is required to stay.
First Holy Communion Mass – May 13, 2023 – 10:00 a.m.
Mother’s Day Mass – May 14, 2023– 9:00 a.m. Mass
Confirmation – Level I & II – Sunday evenings – 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
March 19 – students will celebrate reconciliation
April 16, 23
May 7
Additional participation dates – MANDATORY
Confirmation Level I
March 24, 2023 - Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross – students will provide the soups - 6:15 p.m.
Confirmation Level II
Class retreat – date to be announced.
March 24, 2023 - Stations of the Cross – Students will provide the ministries. Time to be announced.
Class Masses – Summer Session, Family Catechesis, Confirmation Level I & II – Mandatory
Students will sit with their families.
Grade 8 – Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. – Candidates will receive reconciliation after Mass
Summer Session & Family Catechesis - required
Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross – any Friday during Lent – 6:30 p.m.