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contact us
Faith.formation@stmichaelnetcong.org
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Religious Education Calendars 2020-21 --
- Confirmation I and II : Sundays according to schedules (see below)
- Dates and times for in-person parish sessions for Gr. 1-8 are included in the calendars below. Please see the appropriate calendar for details.
A Family of Faith Calendar (including monthly Parent session dates) Gr. K-8
Grade 7 and 8 Calendar for in-person sessions
Sacramental Preparation (gr. 2 and older children preparing for Reconciliation and Eucharist)
Confirmation I Calendar here
Confirmation II Calendar here
Participation in Mass for all Faith Formation families: during the health crisis, attend any Sunday mass (or view livestream/ recorded 11:30 am mass)
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Confirmation service forms
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Registration in the parish
All Families registering children for Faith Formation for the first time must first register with the parish. See CENSUS tab at the top of the page.
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Photo Albums
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Saints Family Faith Session
11 Photos
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Confirmation II class cancelled 2/7/21
Class is cancelled due to the weather forecast for snow. Be safe!
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Program information for 2020-2021
To assist our parish Faith Formation families, we will have a modified program for the 2020-21 year for Grades K-8:
- Instead of weekly grade level class sessions, we are going to implement a home based program for all families with children in Grades K-8 called A Family of Faith
- Please see program description here (here for information in Spanish)
- If you have a child preparing for First Communion and First Reconciliation, we have a slightly modified version of home learning for you to follow. Please contact the office for more information.
- Instead of weekly grade level class sessions, we are going to implement a home based program for all families with children in Grades K-8 called A Family of Faith
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registration information, 2020-21
Registrations for all programs and ages (Gr. K-10) can now be done on-line. Please choose the appropriate form below (one for K-8 and one for Confirmation Prep).
Email: faith.formation@stmichaelnetcong.org if you have any questions or want to submit any supporting documents electronically.
Some important things to remember:- IF your family is new to Faith Formation, you must make sure you are registered in the parish FIRST. Please see the CENSUS tab above.
- For some general informaiton about our home-based A Family of Faith program that we are implementing this year for Grades K,1,3-8 please view this introductory email text here
- Confirmation Prep is a 2-year program for 9th and 10th graders. Currently, Confirmation is celebrated in the spring of sophomore year.
- For Confirmation I registration: if your teen did not complete 8th grade in the St. Michael Faith Formation program last year, please call Mrs. Rogalo at the office before you fill out the form (973-347-0032, ext. 2320)
- For Confirmation II registration: if your teen did not complete Confirmation I in the St. Michael Faith Formation program last year, please call Mrs. Rogalo at the office before you fill out the form (973-347-0032, ext. 2320)
2020 Confirmation Preliminary General Information
2020-21 Commitment Covenant: this is to be downloaded, printed , signed and returned to the Faith Formation office, one per family.- If you don't have a printer, you can send us an email stating that you agree to its terms and will fulfill them to the best of your ability and print your name. Parent ''signature" on the covenant (either paper copy or email) also serves as permission for your child(ren) to participate in the St. Michael Parish Faith Formation in 2020-21.
Faith Formation Handbook in PDF OR in Publisher: (this has not yet been updated for 2020-21) -
St. Michael religious education mission statement
Religious Education Coordinator
Debbie Rogalo - 973-347-0032 ext. 2330
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-10th 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.