REGISTRATIONS OPENING SOON FOR THE 2026-27 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION YEAR
" Parents have shared the gift of human life with their children and, through Baptism, have enriched them with a share in God's own life. They have the duty to nourish it. Their faith, their attitude toward other human beings, and their trust in a loving God strongly influence the development of the child's faith. Parents are catechists precisely because they are parents. Their role in the formation of Christian values in their children is irreplaceable...parents, pastors, catechists, and teachers need to cooperate closely to ensure that the catechesis offered children is truly an ecclesial catechesis that is consistent with Christian values lived in the family. Pastors have a serious obligation to assist parents and educators in their mission to hand on the faith to future generations. School-age children should receive formal and systematic catechesis in a parish-based catechetical program…”
National Directory for Catechesis USCCB

Infant Jesus Registrations are done on-line via Parish Giving. Families currently in the program will receive an email from Parish Giving on 1 August 2026 with family log on information to register and select your class day and time. New families and families with children entering into first grade should contact our office at 631-928-0447 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to get started! We look forward to hearing from all of the families! Grandparents and friends: spread the WORD!!!

First Holy Communion Level 1 (Gr. 1): Parent and child read short chapters each week at home together. Once a month on Mondays (at either 4:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m.) parent and child meet at the Parish for fun, interactive classes which reinforce the lessons. These classes begin in October.

First Holy Communion Level 2 (Gr. 2): Students meet weekly in classroom setting with catechist. There are approximately 7 parent and/or parent/child meetings during class time throughout the year. Classes are offered on Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:45 p.m..Our first class will be a parent/child meeting in Sept.
A Mass for families in First Holy Communion Level 2 has been scheduled the second weekend of each month.

Level 3 – Faith Formation is meant to continue as a community after First Communion on the road to the Sacrament of Confirmation. Our Level 3 students meet weekly in classroom setting with catechist. There are several parent and/or parent child meetings during class time throughout the year. These classes are offered on Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. or Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Our first class will be a parent/child meeting in September.

Level 4 – As the child continues to grow in their Faith, we begin this year with some Old Testament stories. Our Grade Level 4 students meet weekly in classroom setting with catechist. There are several parent and/or parent child meetings during class time throughout the year. These classes are offered on Tuesday’s 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. or Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Our first class will be a parent/child meeting in September.

Level 5 – At this level our children begin to learn what we profess each week at Mass: the Creed, what we believe as Catholics. Our Grade Level 5 students meet weekly in classroom setting with catechist. There are several parent and/or parent child meetings during class time throughout the year. These classes are offered on Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:45 p.m.. Our first class will be a parent/child meeting in September.

Level 6 – This level students delve into Sacred Scripture, learning how to navigate the BIBLE (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth). The year will begin in September when students and families meet at Infant Jesus to have their bible formally presented to them by our pastor. Students will receive a backpack as well. Students will meet weekly with a catechist on Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:45 p.m.

Confirmation Lv. 1 – Students now enter into the two year Confirmation process and will meet weekly with a catechist on Tuesdays 6:15 7:30 p.m. OR Wednesdays 7:15 – 8:30 p.m.. Parent meetings will be scheduled several times throughout the year to assist in explaining the Confirmation process. Our first class will be a parent/child meeting in September.

Confirmation Lv. 2 – Students continue in the Confirmation process and will meet weekly with a catechist on Tuesdays 6:15 - 7:30 p.m., OR Wednesdays 7:15 – 8:30 p.m.. Parent meetings will be scheduled several times throughout the year to assist in explaining the Confirmation process. Our first class will be a parent/child meeting in September. A Mass for families in Confirmation Lv 2 has been scheduled the first weekend of each month.

Special Sacraments children and teens - special classes are set up for older students who have missed attending religious education throughout the years and have not received Sacraments of Baptism and/or Communion and/or Confirmation for any reason. Contact the office for more information.

 
IS GOD CALLING YOU TO BE A CATECHIST?
“How then are they to call on Him in whom they have not believed? How are they to believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?” Romans 10:14 The word catechist originates in the words “echo and word”. Are you called to “echo the WORD of God” to His little ones? Are you in love with Love, Himself, Jesus? Are you a practicing Catholics who live the Faith in line with the teachings of the Magisterium? Perhaps YOU are who God is calling. Please contact Corinne Addiss at 631-928-0447.