Classes begin on 10/6/2024
Gathering Lower Church
Session 1 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Session 2 - 11:45 am to 1:15 pm
Pick up from the school courtyard
Calendar of all classes and events will be posted in couple of days
If you have not yet registered for classes, you must come to the 1st day of classes and stay until your child is registered.
THERE WILL BE NO MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO REGISTER
St. Matthias Parish offers religion for students who do not attend Catholic Schools.
Giving a child proper faith formation and knowledge of our Catholic Faith is the responsibility of each parent. It is recommended that children in Catholic families attend religious instruction continuously from 1st through 8th grade.
The Diocese of Brooklyn requires that each child attends at least two years of religious instruction before receiving First Penance and Eucharist and two years before receiving Confirmation.
Also, children who are 8 through 10 years old and who were not yet baptized must enter into the Order of Christian Initiation adopted for Children (OCIA). They will receive their Baptism and Fist Holy Communion after the first two years of preparation and attend additional two years of Confirmation preparation at age 12 and 13, or later.
Youth 11 years of age or older and who were not yet baptized, must attend three consecutive years of sacramental preparation and will receive all three sacraments (Baptism, Communion and Confirmation) at the end of the 3rd year. All children must be 13 years old or older to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Information About Classes in 2024-2025 school year
September 29th - school year opening at 10:30 am Mass for all Students (calendar for the whole school year will be published shortly).
In school year 2024-2025 the classes will be held on Sunday in two sessions:
- 10:00 am to 11:30 am (to accommodate families attending Polish and Spanish Mass)
- 11:45 pm to 1:15 pm (to accommodate families attending 10:30 am English Mass)
Check-list before registering:
- Make sure that you are a registered parishioner at St. Matthias Parish (if you are not sure, please call the rectory to find out 718-821-6447)
- Have your child’s birth certificate handy
- If child was baptized, have copy of the baptismal certificate
- If child received 1st Holy Communion, have copy of the Communion certificate
- If in prior school year your child attended religion at another parish, please obtain a letter showing the completion of the previous year from that parish
- Be prepared to make a payment of $140.00 for classes, books and materials for the school year (registration fee must be paid each year and if you child is schedule for communion or confirmation in 2025, there will another fee of $125 to cover sacramental preparation assessed at later day.
How to Register?
REGISTRATION FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2024-25 IS CLOSED.
We will however, accept students who are transferring to our parish mid-year. Please contact us via email to discuss special arrangments.
PREPs OFFICE HOUR
We are working on setting up the schedule for the year. Until than please see us during regular classes on Sunday or for other days in-person visits will be made by appointment only - send an email to [email protected] to make an appointment.
For all urgent matters, please contact the rectory office.
Mrs. Ruth Perez (English & Spanish):
Ms. Agnes Ambroziak (English & Polish):
2025 Communion News
1st Communion for 2025 is scheduled for May 10, 2025. More information will follow in the next few weeks.
2025 Confirmation News
Confirmation in 2025 will be celebrated in late Spring. We will post more information soon. Please note that the actual date of the Confirmation is not assigned by the parish but by the Diocese and we must wait until than with announcing the date.
