Family Handbook
We have updated our Family Handbook for the 2012-2013 Religious Education school year.
Please access a copy of the new handbook via this link (PDF file)
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We have updated our Family Handbook for the 2012-2013 Religious Education school year.
Please access a copy of the new handbook via this link (PDF file)
All students must register for Religious Education Classes for the 2013-2014 school year by June 30th. All families are asked to complete the registration form.
All students must be from a registered Parish family. New students to the program must provide baptismal information and or transfer from your prior parish. As a reminder, the diocesan policy is that it is a two-year preparation for the reception of the sacraments.
2013-2014 Registration Form (2 pages)
Registration information and instructions
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact our office at (732) 390-0354.
Our Catholic tradition includes many wonderful prayers that children are expected to learn. All children are expected to learn their prayers for each grade level before promotion to the next grade can be considered.
Grade 1
Grade 2 - all 1st-grade prayers, plus:
Grade 3 - all 1st & 2nd grade prayers, plus:
Grade 4 - all of the preceding, plus:
Grade 5 - all of the preceding, plus:
Grade 6 - all of the preceding, plus:
Grades 7 & 8 - all formal prayers from preceding years
The limit on absences set by the Diocese of Metuchen is three (3) for the entire year. Phone calls and/or notes are not necessary. Parents are expected to assist their child in making up work that has been missed due to absence, and turning it in to the Catechist. When your child is not in class, he/she will be marked absent.
If your child is absent four (4) times, a warning note will be sent to you, which must be signed and returned to the child's Catechist or the DRE. Please take the time to discuss individual circumstances with Mrs. Fitzgerald (732/390-0354).
Students who miss five (5) or more classes during the year will not be assigned grades. It is unfair for any Catechist to judge a child's performance if they are missing over one-sixth of the classes.
Any family who has a child who is classified by the public school district as "chronically ill" needs to call Mrs. Fitzgerald (732/390-0354) to discuss the special circumstances and alternatives.
Any student who has chronic absences over two or more semesters will not be permitted to re-register in the program unless the family meets with the DRE.