We invite our 8th grade parishioners to start their confirmation prep this 2024-2025 school year along with our 9th grade parishioners.  To learn more, please read below about our confirmation classes.  Classes have started, but registration for all classes is ongoing until we near the end of our first semester!  

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Kindergarten - Grade 7:  Classes started September 29, 2024, 9:45-10:45 a.m. (for more information contact Sarah Fernandez for K to Gr. 5 and contact Julia Ferrari for Gr. 6 and 7)   
                                                       
Grade 8 - Grade 10:  Classes started September 29, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. followed by the 5:30 Mass (for more information contact Julia Ferrari)

Please click the registration link above to register your child or call the parish office if you need help to register. Check our bulletin and website regularly to keep up to date with Religious Education news.  

The Religious Education program serves children from Kindergarten to Grade 10.  The school year is from late September to May with classes held on most Sundays (holiday weekends are generally off). Registration begins around mid-August.  Newcomers and latecomers are always welcome with registration ongoing until we near the end of the first semester.  

Grades K to 7:  Classes are held on Sunday mornings from 9:45 to 10:45 ending in time for families and teachers to attend the 11 a.m. Mass if they wish; thus putting our faith into action through participation in the weekly celebration of the Eucharist.    

Grades 8 to 10 Confirmation Classes:  In April 2024, Cardinal Sean O'Malley lowered the age of confirmation from Grade 10 to Grade 8.  The transition of our two-year confirmation preparation program from starting in Grade 9 and culminating in confirmation in Grade 10 to starting in Grade 7 and confirmation conferred at the end of Grade 8 will be implemented over the next three years. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, in addition to 9th graders, 8th graders will be able to start their confirmation prep and be confirmed in 2026.  Confirmation classes meet on most Sunday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:20 followed by the 5:30 p.m. Mass.  (Attending Mass is part of the requirements for this class.)  Click the Confirmation link on the sidebar of this page to go to our Confirmation Preparation webpage for more detailed information.

Besides classes, there will also be opportunities for families to grow in faith together throughout the year at family festivals. 

The St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Religious Education Program is an essential part of the mission of the parish. The parish supports the children's parents who are the primary teachers of the faith. The goal of the program is to form the students to be disciples of Jesus Christ, capable of living life with Catholic-Christian values.

The program used from our Kindergarten to Grade 8 is Spirit of Truth published by Sophia Institute and is rooted in engaging and immersing students in the Catholic Faith.  We look to help parents establish the foundation learning and understanding of the doctrines of our Catholic faith and support the children to grow in wisdom and understanding as dictated by their age and learning abilities. 

If you have general  questions about the program, please click here to contact our Director of Religious Education, Sarah Fernandez.  For class-specific information, contact Sarah for Kindergarten to Grade 5 classes and our Youth Minister, Julia Ferrari (click here to contact Julia), for Grades 6 to 10 classes.