• Confirmation I and II : Large groups on Sundays according to schedules  
• Grade 7 and 8: alternating Monday nights, 7-9 pm, church andchurch hall
• Grades 1-6: Sunday  10-11:15 am, school
• Kindergarten: once a month on Sunday 10-11:15 am, school

Religious Education Handbook
Calendars:
     Gr. 1-6
     Gr. 7 and 8 (Jr. High)
     Confirmation I  (Gr. 9)
     Confirmation II (Gr. 10)
     Kindergarten 

Please click the link to the following documents:
Registration letter
Registration form K-7 

In addition, you MUST fill out a new census form for the parish in order to register your child(ren) for the Religious Ed program (even if you registered previously, the NEW form supercedes any other parish registration). See CENSUS tab at the top of the page.

We are in need of catechists, particularly for Gr. 7 on alternating Monday nights, 7-9pm.   If you are interested in learning more, please contact Debbie Rogalo at 973-347-1465 or at faith.formation@stmichaelnetcong.org

Religious Education Sessions begin:

• Confirmation II (sophomores): Sun.,  9/10, 8:30 am-10:30am, church hall. 
• Grade 7: Monday 9/11, 7-9 pm, church and church hall
• Grades K-6: Sunday 9/17, 10-11:15 am school

• Grade 8: Monday 9/18, 7-9 pm, church and church hall
• Confirmation I (freshmen): Sunday 9/24, 4-6 pm  church hall.   Parent meeting 5:30  pm in the   church hall.

Confirmation II (those entering second year):  Do not fall behind on monthly service. If you need to catch up, please contact us at the office for possible summer projects.

• RETREAT permission slips, also mailed home recently, are DUE in the Rel. Ed. office Aug. 25 with payment!!! If we do not receive the form, you will lose your place on the retreat
• If you did not get a letter please contact the RE office right away!

• After 8/31, no registrations will be taken until after classes begin
• Children new to the program (Gr. K-8): a copy of baptismal certificate and for transfers, completion letter from prior parish Religious Ed program must be submitted with registration form.
• ALL FAMILIES MUST FILL OUT A NEW CENSUS FORM THIS YEAR (as of Jan 2017). IF YOU DO NOT FILL OUT A CENSUS FORM (on line or paper copy), YOUR REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please go to www.stmichaelnetcong.org and follow the link on the Home page to access the census  

Religious Education Coordinator
Debbie Rogalo - 973-347-1465

The mission of the Religious Education program at St. Michael parish is to aid parents and families in the faith formation of their children in the Parish Church setting.
 
The Church teaches that parents are the primary religious educators of their children.  It is in the home within the bonds of family that children first learn about God and about faith. This is so essential that the Church recognizes that each family is in fact a small ‘domestic church’.  Our role in the parish is to assist parents in this holy responsibility to nurture the faith of their family.
 
We must always remember that faith is not a matter of acquiring a good religious vocabulary. Rather, faith is relationship with Jesus.  We come to know Him through prayer, through God’s Word (Scripture) and through the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist (Mass) and Reconciliation.  At St. Michael we recognize that Religious Education/formation must be a partnership between the Church and families.  The parish Religious Education program can only build on the faith formation that takes place at home.
  
Faith formation at St. Michael parish is also more than sacramental preparation.  It is preparation for life. Our sequential (K-10^th grade) program is designed to impart Christian values and knowledge that will aid children as they make choices throughout their lives, helping them to become peace-filled and joyful Christians who know Jesus and all that He calls them to be.
 
With parents, the catechists of the Religious Education program seek to prepare our children’s minds and hearts to be open to God, trusting that God will be able to reveal himself to them and draw them to himself.   
 
Please keep our many catechists in your prayers throughout the year as they work tirelessly to share the Good News of the Gospel with all of our parish young people.