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Infant
Jesus Religious Education Port
From the desk of… Mrs.
Maryanne Trezza, Director of Religious Education Infant Jesus Religious Education Program strives to provide a comprehensive faith formation program for children in grades 1-12. Our goal is to offer formation which can assist your family to live in a way that is faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the tradition of the Catholic Church. Our work involves catechetics (instruction in the faith), opportunities for service, sacramental preparation, and appreciation for public prayer and worship, fellowship, and spiritual renewal. THE WAY OUR PROGRAM WORKS A dedicated team of volunteer catechists instructs the children in our parish program. They provide a loving, Christian atmosphere within the classroom so that the children will be able to grow in their faith and develop a strong Catholic identity. “The most important task
of the catechesis of children is to provide, through the witness of adults, An environment in which
young people can grow in faith.” -National Directory for Catechesis Grades 1-8
children attend classes in the Children in Grade 1 participate in a home program (one on one) with their parents and attend 4 sessions at the Grades 2 -5 students attend classes from October -April. Grades 6 & 7 students attend classes on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from November -April. CHILDREN WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS It is our commitment to make our programs inclusive and accessible to members of the parish with special needs and disabilities. Parents are the most knowledgeable about their own children. Please inform us of any special circumstances your child or family may have so that we can make arrangements to meet their needs. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION - Sacrament preparation is a parish based program. Children who are attending either a Catholic school OR the Infant Jesus Parish Religious Education Program are eligible to enroll in this process of preparation. SACRAMENTS OF FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST Sacrament preparation begins no earlier than the second year of regular grade level religious education classes. SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Students entering Grade 6 are eligible to
enter the 2 year Confirmation Preparation Program. Grades
6 & 7 attend class on Tuesday or
Wednesday evenings. Grade
8 students participate in sacrament
preparation activities and celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation in the fall of Grade 8. Grades 8-12 students who have not attended regular grade level classes and would like to celebrate the initiation sacraments are welcome to enroll in the Sacrament Preparation Level 2 Program. PARISH REGISTRATION You must be a registered member of Infant Jesus Parish prior to registering in the religious education program. For additional information, please phone 631-928-0447 or email us at ijccd@infantjesus.org. | |