2024 - 2025 religious education REGISTRATION

Registration for Religious Education 2024-2025 will begin in the spring. An announcement will be in the parish bulletin. Children entering First Grade in Sept. 2024 should register. Sacrament preparation is two years.

Making summer plans? Classes will be held the last week of June 24-28th, 9 AM to 12 Noon with additional family days required throughout the year. Any questions feel free to reach out to Mary McKelvey, reled@olphstagnes.org

2023-2024 religious education REGISTRATION

Attention Parents:

Planning has begun for the 2023-2024 school year. Summer classes will be In-Person beginning on June 26 until June 30. Classes will be in-person 9 am-12.

In Fall 2023-2024, In-person religious education classes will be held at Mother Teresa Regional School (55 South Ave. Atlantic Highlands) on Tuesdays for 1st thru 6th grade, and Sunday nights for 7th and 8th grade. Please reach out to Mary McKelvey at reled@olphstagnes.org or 732-291-0272, ext. 116.

Attention Parishioners:

Our Religious Education program is in need of volunteers to teach in the Summer-June 26-June 30 and in the Fall, in person. If interested, please email Mary McKelvey at reled@olphstagnes.org. Thank you for your continued support.

PROGRAM Details

Summer

Grades 1-6 Monday- Friday 9 AM- 12 PM

Fall In-Person Program Grades 1-6 - Tuesdays 4:30 - 6 PM

• Classes will be held weekly

Grades 7-8 - Sundays 5:30 - 8:00 PM

• Classes will NOT be held every week. A schedule will be set up to meet the requirements of the Diocese.

These are just a few of the fun crafts that the children in the Summer RE Program made at home! Crafting is a creative way for our students to stay active in their faith!

Mary McKelvey Coordinator of Religious Education 732-291-0272, ext. 116 reled@olphstagnes.org

Religious Education Mission Statement

Following the imperative to teach and share the Good News of Jesus Christ, we seek to nurture the faith already present in our parish families by providing learning opportunities for parents and children through prayer experiences, classroom and workshop education, sacramental preparation, and encouragement to live an active expression of their faith.

How Do I Enroll in Religious Education?

Instructions for Registration for Religious Education Classes

Religion classes begin for children when they are in 1st grade. Enrollment begins in the Spring and is advertised in the bulletin, on the marquis, and in the announcements at Mass.

If you have missed registration, please call the Religious Education Office at (732) 291-0272 x116 for information or fill out a registration form to be returned to the office.

If your child/children have already been enrolled in Faith Formation, re-registration materials are automatically sent home at the end of the class schedule for the next year. When sending in registration forms (first-time registrants), please include a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate and the proper fee.

If your student is transferring from another Religious Education program, please send a letter from that parish stating what grades have been completed by your child.

If you are new to the neighborhood, we welcome you to our faith community.  For more information on our Religious Education program, please call  (732) 291-0272 x116.  If you are already in our program, and you need to make a class change, please e-mail us at Reled@olphstagnes.org.

Contact the Coordinator:

Mary McKelvey
Coordinator of Religious Education

RE Office: 732-291-0272, ext. 116

RE Mailing Address: 103 Center Ave. Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07732

Email: Reled@olphstagnes.org