Updates (last update on March 30)

*Please see our March 30th Newsletter for updates, resources and information!  You can find it here under 'Documents.'*

Please note that as per government and Diocesan directive, our Religious Education Program and School will be closed until further notice due to concerns regarding the coronavirus;  our program will be exclusively homestudy until we are able to resume regular classes.

The Religious Education Office is suspending in-person office hours for the time being.  Email is the best way to reach us for now.  Mrs. Donohue can be reached at jdonohue@parishofsacredheart.org and Mrs. Kane can be reached at rel.ed@parishofsacredheart.org.  

Also our Confirmation scheduled for Thursday, March 19th,
and our First Communion Masses scheduled for May 2nd have been postponed due to concerns related to the coronavirus.  We will inform the parents  when the new dates have been scheduled, and publish the dates in the bulletin as well.

We will continue to update families as needed via email and our SchoolMessenger alert system.  Parish updates will be available on the main page of the web site.  We also encourage you to follow our Facebook page, which is now for both our Church and RE program.  You can go to our page by clicking here.

Welcome to the Religious Education homepage!  Here is some general information about our program:

• All families registering children in our program must be parishioners of Sacred Heart, and all new registrations must be accompanied by a copy of the baptismal certificate, and any additional sacramental records/prior Religious Education records if applicable (i.e., if the student is new to our program and beyond 1st grade).

• We offer a traditional Fall Program which meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45, and encompasses grades 1st through 8th.  Families may request the preferred day, and we try our best to accomodate the first choice in scheduling request.  The Fall Program runs from September through April.

• We also offer an intensive Summer Program which this year runs from July 22 through August 2, 8 am - 11 am, and these classes also meet one Monday per month during the school year.  Children must be on grade level to register, and except for children entering 1st grade, must have attended the Fall Program for one year with a good attendance record.  (As the Summer Program usually has a wait list for some grades, we suggest you get in touch as soon as possible if you are interested in the Summer Program.)

• Our program uses the textbook series 'Alive in Christ,' published by Our Sunday Visitor.  We also use the RCL Benziger 'Family Life' program as mandated by Bishop O'Connell.

• For adults and teenagers who wish to become Catholic or continue their Religious Education to culminate in receiving Sacraments, we offer an RCIA program.  Please click the RCIA link on this page for more information!

For specific information about each program and about our sacramental celebrations, please see the links on the left side of the screen. 

If you have any questions, please contact our office.  Thank you and God bless you!

Mrs. Jessica Donohue
Director of Religious Education