RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

“...teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you, and know that I will be with you always, even to the end of the age.”

-Matthew 28:20

At the Church of Christ the King we believe that parents have the greatest influence on their child’s faith development.  Children receive their faith from their parents n much the same way that they receive their language, their loyalties, their preferences, their talents and their habits.
 
We believe that our Catholic Faith and Tradition will best be learned and passed on by participation at weekly Mass.  We view our family faith formation program  as a supplement to regular Mass attendance and faith sharing within the family. We also view our parents as life-long learners of the faith since we are all called to life-long discipleship.


FAMILY BASED FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM 
Since we view the parents as having the primary role in a child’s faith formation, our primary program is family centered and includes family, parent, and child based teaching. We look to give parents supplemental tools with which to pass on the Catholic Faith to their children.  Our Family Based Religious Education process (FBRE) is a program for Grades 1 through 5 (Grade 5 may select FBRE or Jr. High option). We gather once a month on Thursday or Friday evening from September through April and we conclude the annual process with a FBRE community picnic in May.

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JUNIOR HIGH FAITH FORMATION 
Children in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade have the opportunity to attend a Sunday evening faith formation program, meeting approximately twice a month. This program begins at the 5:30 Mass and continues with joint discussion and individual grade sessions. This program allows for fostering a peer community and prepares this age group for the CTK Youth Ministry Program.  In keeping with our belief that faith is best passed by and within the family, four of our sessions this year’s will involve parents and children.

CLICK HERE for registration and calendar information for the 2018-2019 Session.

KINDERGARTEN SUNDAY MORNING SESSION 
For those families with their oldest child in kindergarten, we offer a monthly Sunday morning faith formation program, immediately following the 9 am Mass.  A parent attends the session with her/his child.  Sessions last approximately an hour.  Please note, the Diocese of Paterson does not require a child to attend religious education in kindergarten, this is recommended at CTK but not mandated.

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