OUR LADY OF VICTORIES PARISH
Religious Education Program
Gloria Nardone - Parish Catechetical Leader
Phone: 908 246 3093
Email:
2020 / 2021 Religious Education Calendar
Family Catechesis - 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Monday
Grades 3 – 6
September 14
October 5
November 2
December 7 – reconciliation will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m.
2021
January 4 - Family Life book due
February 1
March 1 – reconciliation will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m.
April 12
May 3
First Reconciliation/First Holy Communion
Sunday Mornings – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – please be prompt
September 13, 20
October 4, 18
November 1, 15
December 13, 20
2021
January 3 - Family Life book due - 24
February 7, 21
March 7, 21
April 11, 25
May 2
First Reconciliation/First Holy Communion Preparation – Grade 2 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – MANDATORY
Student workshops – January 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 – One parent is required to stay.
First Reconciliation Service – January 31, 2021– 2:00 p.m.
First Holy Communion Preparation – Grade 2 – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – MANDATORY
Student workshops – April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 – One parent is required to stay.
First Holy Communion Mass – May 8, 2021 – 10:00 a.m.
Mother’s Day Mass – May 9, 2021– 9:00 a.m. Mass
Confirmation – Level I & II – Sunday evenings – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
September 13, 20
October 4, 18
November 1, 15
December 13 – students will celebrate reconciliation, 20
2021
January 3 -Family Life due, 24
February 7, 21 – students will celebrate reconciliation
March 7, 21
April 11, 25
May 2
Additional participation dates – MANDATORY
Confirmation Level I
Confirmation Class Mass – November 22, 2020 – 11:00 a.m. – Students will sit up front together as a class.
February 26, 2021 - Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross – students will provide the soups - 6:15 p.m.
Confirmation Level II
Confirmation Class Mass & Retreat – November 22, 2020 - 11:00 a.m. – Students will sit up front together as a class
and provide the ministries. Prepare Thanksgiving Food Baskets. Retreat until 4:00 p.m.
February 26, 2021 - Stations of the Cross – Students will provide the ministries. Time to be announced.
Confirmation date – To be announced by the bishop
Confirmation practice – To be announced
Christmas Pageant - 2020
Rehearsal – December 5 & 12 – 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Pageant – December 19 – 5:00 p.m. followed by Mass
Summer Session – June 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, & 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 30 at 11:30 a.m. Parents, please join us for the Mass.
Family Life due by September 14, 2020
Advent Reconciliation will be celebrated on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Please bring your rosary.
Lenten Reconciliation will be celebrated on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Please bring your rosary.
Class Masses – Summer Session, Family Catechesis, Confirmation Level I & II – Mandatory
Students will sit up front together as a class and provide the ministries
Grade 3 – Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Grade 4 – Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Grade 5 – Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Grade 6 – Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Grade 7 – Saturday, January 3, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.
Grade 8 – Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.
Summer Session & Family Catechesis - required
Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross – any Friday during Lent – 7:00 p.m.