October / november Reminders
- Sunday 10/25/26: Communion 2 parents meeting in the Parish Center. Pick one session: 10:30 am (with Spanish translations) or 12:15 pm
- Friday 10/30/26: Multilingual rosary 7:00 pm upper church - bring your rosary - all students are required to come.
- Sunday 11/1/26: Calling All Saints! Come to Mass and class dressed up as your favorit Saint!
PREP'S OFFICE HOURS
- Sundays: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Saturdays, office visits are by appointment only. Please call, text, or email: (718) 456-0301 or preps@rcmatthias.com.
- For all urgent matters, please contact the rectory office.
Parent Handbook
Details for Regular Sessions
Arrival: Parents and students arrive in the courtyard between the school and the Parish Center; students will be received by the director or catechesis from there.
Dismissal: Parents must wait for children in the courtyard between the school and the Parish Center; please do not enter the courtyard directly in front of the Parish Center – we need space for student dismissal.
Session 1: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Session 2: 11:45 am to 1:15 pm
STUDENTS ARRIVING AFTER 10:00 AM OR 11:45 AM WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE.
Confirmation
Next event for confirmation: complete and return the Candidate’s Information Sheet
- Confirmation Booklet for Candidates and Parents 2027
- 9-27-26 Confirmation 1 New
- 9-27-26 Confirmation 2 News
COMMUNION
Next event for communion: Meeting for Communion Parents 10/25/2026 Pick one session: 10:30 am (with Spanish translations) or 12:15 pm
General Information
St. Matthias Parish offers religion classes for students who do not attend Catholic Schools. Our program is designed to form the faith and educate the whole family. We welcome parents to actively participate in our instructions and stay involved in the activities of our program. We love to see the whole community to grow in faith together.
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. All children must be at least in 2nd grade to receive the sacrament of Communion and at least in 8th grade to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Also, children ages 7 through 10 who have not yet been baptized must enter the Order of Christian Initiation adopted for Children (OCIA). They will receive their Baptism and First Holy Communion after the first two years of preparation and attend an 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.
Registration
Registration for 2026-2027 is closed now. We will however, accomodate families who are transfering from another program mid-year.
2026-2027 Schedule
- 10:00 am to 11:30 am (to accommodate families attending 9:00 am Polish Mass and 11:45 am Spanish Mass)
- 11:45 am to 1:15 pm (to accommodate families attending 10:30 am English Mass)
What to prepare for the registration:
- All families who wish to attend our classes must first register in the parish (if you are not a registered St. Matthias Parishioner, please contact the rectory at 718-821-6447)
- If this is your first time registering for classes at St. Matthias you will need your childs birth certificate and certificates for all received sacraments (baptism and communion)
- Your personal information, information about your childs current school, emergency contact, and your childs doctors contact.
- Registration fee: 1st two children pay $150 each; child 3+ pay $100 per child (example: a family with 5 children pays $300 for child 1 and 2 and $300 for child 3, 4 and 5; a total of $600) Fee can be paid in cash at the rectory or during the in-person registration, check, money order or credit card using the online payment system.
Resources for Catholic Families
- Family Catechesis October 2026 English and Spanish
- Family Catechesis Sept 2026 - Spanish
- Family Catechesis Sept 2026 - English
