Religious Education at St. Mary Church

"This is eternal life: That they may know thee, the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent." (John 17:3)

Please come in to register your children on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. The 2011-2012 classes begin on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, September 11, 12, and 13, 2011. Our parent meeting is scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM to 12:45 AM.

Religious Education Office Schedule
September - May :  Sunday 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M., and Thursday 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Closed on Friday and Saturday.

Contact Religious Education Office
Coordinator: Jacqueline Juhasz - Phone: (203) 866-7429 (or 866-5546 ext. 112)
Secretary: Sue Genovese
Phone: (203) 866-7429 (or 866-5546 ext. 111) E-mail

Programs: - First Grade - Eighth Grade
First Holy Communion and Confirmation
Adult: RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults / Educacion Religiosa para Adultos)

Ignatius Press series used for Religious Education


St. Mary Church has chosen to use the Ignatius Press series, Faith and Life, for our religious education program. This text is approved by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, as well as diocesan guidelines. We have found that this series is an effective tool in transmitting the Catholic Faith to our children. For example, the order of presentation, from creation, to anthropology, to the fall, redemption in Jesus Christ, and finally the Church, are biblically based models which have traditionally proven to be an effective order for teaching the faith. Furthermore, the definitions are well based in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the beautiful and inspiring artistic illustrations help students to make the important connection between beauty and truth, something that is lost in so many religious education texts today. The readings and presentation can be challenging at times, but our teachers who have been using it are thriving, finding it the most fruitful resource in teaching our children.

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