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Religious Education Office
201-567-4781 (Parish Office/Main)
201-541-1269 (Fax)
REGISTRATIONS for the 2021-2022 school year (grades 1-7) are currently being accepted. Because of the many practical safety considerations regarding Covid-19, we are offering once again an online Faith Formation Program to our families.
For grades 1-5 we will be using Discover: Finding Faith in Life by St. Mary’s Press. This program was created to engage the children using methods that work in an eLearning process.
Each child will receive their own Discover Kit which includes the Catholic Children’s Bible, Activity Pamphlets, a folder and backpack. Students should be able to complete the lessons on their own in approximately 20 minutes. Each session has an online master catechist who will guide the children through the lesson and lead them in prayer. Your child will also be assigned to a parish catechist who will guide and monitor their progress along with a monthly scheduled zoom meeting.
For the 6th and 7th junior high grades we will be using Catholicism 101, and new this year, Catholicism 102, also by St. Mary’s Press. This distance learning option for middle school students will have interactive modules for self-directed learning and catechist directed follow up zoom sessions. These students will also be assigned to a parish catechist who will interact and guide them in their faith formation journey.
PLEASE register as soon as possible. Registration forms can be downloaded, completed and returned to the Parish Office, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. After hours they can be left in the big brown mailbox outside the Jefferson Ave. entrance. Please enclose these forms in a sealed envelope marked “Religious Ed Office.” They can also be mailed to 200 Jefferson Ave., Cresskill, 07626.
VERY IMPORTANT!!! Please view the Archdiocesan Digital Communication Policy, the Acknowledgment of Receipt Form, and the Authorization Consent and Release Form. The Acknowledgment and Authorization forms MUST be downloaded, signed and returned for EACH child (grades 1-7) BEFORE they will be allowed to participate in our online program.
After students in the St. Therese Religious Ed. Program have completed grades 1-7 of religious studies, he or she can register for the Confirmation process beginning in Grade 8 (Phase 1). Once a student has completed Phase 1, a requirement, he or she can register for (Phase 2) Confirmation Prep. St. Therese offers an open High School preparation program for Phase 2. According to students' schedules they may enter Phase 2 in the grade of their choice between 9th and 12th grades.
Lois Pagnozzi - Director of Religious Education
Lois Pagnozzi
Director of Religious Education
E-mail: lpagnozzi@sttheresecresskill.orgGina Marie Loiacono - Director of Confirmation Gina Marie Loiacono
Director of Confirmation
E-mail: gloiacono@sttheresecresskill.orgHelen Sites - Asst. Director of Religious Education Helen Sites
Assistant Director of Religious Education
E-mail: hsites@sttheresecresskill.org