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.
Summer Session – for students previously enrolled in the program as well as Family Catechesis. The program meets for 7 days from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The dates are determined by the last day of the school year. The summer session program is only for those students entering grades 3 through 6 in the fall who have fulfilled their requirements.
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.
December 11 – reconciliation after Mass
2023
January 8 - Family Life due
February 12 – reconciliation after Mass
March 5
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
December 11
2023
January 8 - Family Life book due - 22
February 12, 26
March 5, 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 6, 13, 20, & 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.
December 11 – students will celebrate reconciliation
2023
January 8 -Family Life due, 22
February 19, 26
March 5, 19 – students will celebrate reconciliation
April 16, 23
May 7
Additional participation dates – MANDATORY
Confirmation Level I
Confirmation Class Mass – November 20, 2022 – 11:00 a.m. – Students will sit up front together as a class.
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.
Confirmation date – to be determined by the bishop
Confirmation practice – To be announced
Christmas Pageant - 2022
Rehearsal – December 4 & 10 – 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Pageant – December 17 – 5:00 p.m. followed by Mass
Summer Session – June 2022
Advent reconciliation – December 11, 2022 – after the 11:00 a.m. Mass
Lenten reconciliation – February 12, 2023 – after 11:00 a.m. Mass
Class Masses – Summer Session, Family Catechesis, Confirmation Level I & II – Mandatory
Students will sit with their families.
Grade 6 – Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
Grade 7 – Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.
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.