Religious Education
Kathy Zuppo 652-5825
Parish Coordinator of Religious Education
Kathy Zuppo’s email address: kathyzuppo@yahoo.com
2011-2012 Religious Education Calendar
2011-2012 Confirmation Schedule
Religious Education News
Kindergarten Registration: Families who have a child attending public school Grade Kindergarten are invited to register for the Religious Education Kindergarten class. Parents must complete a registration form for each Kindergarten child prior to the opening session. Registration forms may be picked up at the Parish Office or mailed to your home upon request.
Religious Education Registrations Grades K-8:
Formal Religious Education classes are provided in our parish for those students who attend public schools (Grades K-8). Classes for the 2011-2012 Catechetical Year will be held on Sunday mornings 10:30AM-12:00 (noon), grades K-8 from September-April. NEW registrations are now being accepted. Forms may be obtained in the parish office weekdays and the Church Annex Sunday mornings. Parents/Guardians must complete a registration form for each new child entering the program prior to the opening session in September. Please register early!! If you have any questions please contact Kathy Zuppo.
2011-2012 Sacramental Dates at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
First Penance ~ Saturday, February 18, 2012; immediately following 5PM Mass; Gr 2
Confirmation ~ Tuesday March 6, 2012; 7:00PM Gr 8
First Communion ~ Saturday May 5, 2012 at 5:00pm Mass
or Sunday May 6, 2012; 11:30AM Mass; Gr 2
Sacraments of First Reconciliation /First Communion /Confirmation:
Parents who have a child attending a Catholic School and entering the second or eighth grade (11-12 year) are to contact the parish office if your child will be receiving the sacrament of First Reconciliation, First Communion (Grd. Two); Confirmation (Grd. Eight) at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
First Reconciliation/ First Communion Policies:
Children in the Diocese of Youngstown celebrate the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion in the second grade. Two full years of instruction are required prior to the reception of these sacraments.
Confirmation Policy:
Grade eight will be the normal age of reception. Students in grade eight will have been in a suitably instructed catechetical learning environment prior to (grades one-seven) and including grade eight. Parents who have a child attending a Catholic school, entering grade eight (2011-2012), and will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church are to contact the parish office.
Religious Education Grades K-8:
Formal Religious Education classes are provided in our parish for those students who attend public schools (Grades K-8). Classes for the 2011-2012 Catechetical Year will be held on Sunday mornings 10:30AM-12:00 noon (Grades K-8) from September-April. New registrations are now being accepted. Forms may be obtained in the parish office weekdays. Parents/Guardians must complete a registration form for each new child entering the program prior to the opening session in September. Please register early!! Parents who have a child attending a Catholic School and entering the second or eighth grade (11-12 year) are to contact the parish office if your child will be receiving the sacrament of First Reconciliation, First Communion (Grd. Two); Confirmation (Grd. Eight) at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults:
Thinking of becoming a Catholic, or know someone who is? Contact the parish office for more information. Sessions begin in September.