WELCOME NEW COMERS OF OUR FAITH!
Newcomers are always welcome. If you wish to register your child or children in the Religious Education Program, please visit the website and register online. (With the attached registration form)
Please, register before September 15th, to attend CCD classes in September. Our Religious Education will be in person. Faith Formation Classes are held on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the school building located at 86-37 53rd Avenue, followed by the 10:00 am Mass at the Church, beginning from September 10, 2023. The classes run from September through May or June.
Faith Formation Tuition: one child $100.00, and for 2 or more children for $150.00.
Registration Fees will increase after August 31, one child $125.00, and for 2 or more children for $175.00.
REQUIREMENTS:
- A new registration form MUST be completed for all present students as well as new students to attend our program.
- AGES 7-15
Parents must bring the following documents when registering.
- Birth Certificate, if Child not baptized.
- BAPTISM/ FIRST COMMUNION CERTIFICATE (IF APPLICABLE). If child attended Religious Education classes at another parish a transfer letter is required.
“Parents and those who take their place are bound by the obligation and possess the right of educating their offspring. Catholic parents also have the duty and right of choosing those means and institutions through which they can provide more suitably for the Catholic Education of their children, according to local circumstances. (CIC, c. 793 §1)” The Church of Ascension Religious Education program seeks to assist your duty as parents to raise your children in the Catholic faith
Requirement for Sacraments:
Sacramental preparation is a minimum of two (full) years for First
Holy Communion (includes First Penance), and Confirmation. Reception of the Sacrament is not automatic. Candidates must show beginning of relationship with Jesus, understanding what the Sacrament means and desire to celebrate the sacrament (Head and Heart). Students preparing to receive First Reconciliation & Holy Communion & Confirmation will have additional spiritual exercises in the course of the school year for example, reconciliation & retreat. Additional sacramental fees will be collected to cover retreats, gowns, photos, flowers, and music
Volunteer
If you would be interested in volunteering for the Faith Formation Program, please contact Sr. Mary Genevieve Ofori-Atta, DRE at 718-335-2626 or e-mail at [email protected].
