Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Weekend Liturgies
Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.,
3 p.m. (Spanish), 6:30 p.m.
Weekday Liturgies
Monday thru Friday, 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 12 noon
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. only
Holy Days
Schedule noted in bulletin
Religious Ed

Our Lady of Mount Carmel offers religious education formation for children registered in grade 1st to 8th grade in September 2011.  Confirmation is celebrated in the 9th grade; please contact Youth Ministry at 201-444-9302 for more information about this program.

The Religious Education Formation program welcomes children and their families from 1st to 8th grade.  This program helps children and their parent(s) build a relationship with God and realize the importance of loving one’s neighbor.  The program provides an atmosphere where children and parents are invited to learn and live each day with loving Christian Values.  Through this program children and their parents increase their knowledge and understanding of the Catholic tradition.  Class sessions are held once a week (Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).  Other models of religious education include Home Groups, Summer Program, and When Families Gather.

Cathy Hunt | 201.444.0211, Ex 402 | chunt@olmcridgewood.com
Susan Foy | 201,444,0211, Ex. 400  l sfoy@olmcridgewood.com 
Sarah Kearns | 201.444.0211, Ex. 403 | skearns@olmcridgewood.com
Leah Sonnick I 201.444.0211, Ex. 401 I lsonnick@olmcridgewood.com
PROGRAM CALENDARS/PARENT INFORMATION

Click the link below for a list of downloadable/printable calendars, handbooks and parent information documents for the various OLMC Religious Ed programs.  All documents are in PDF format.
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School Model

School Model Religious Education Grades 1 - 6
Class Sessions at Mount Carmel
For grades 1-6, class sessions are held on:
Sunday morning - 10:45AM – 12:15PM
Tuesday afternoon - 4:00PM -- 5:30PM
Wednesday afternoon - 4:00PM -- 5:30PM
 
Each parent will have scheduled times during the year to participate as a class session helper (approximately 2 or 3 times).


School Model Religious Education Grades 7 & 8
2 six week mini courses and 3 other events
Tuesdays  7:00PM -- 8:30PM
Thursdays 7:00PM – 8:30PM
Sundays    10:45AM – 12:15PM
The students will attend two 6 week mini courses, one in the Fall and one in late Winter/early Spring, a reconciliations service, a large group speaker session, and for 8th graders the Acre assessment .  The students must attend all 14 sessions if in 7th grade and all 15sessions if in 8th grade.   We need parent volunteers to be a small group facilitator for one 6 week session.  If you are interested in being a small group facilitator, please let us know when you register your child for the program.
Each parent must volunteer as a group leader for at least one of the 14 sessions
Home Group Classes
Home Groups — many families throughout the parish establish Home groups for religious education to experience the wisdom of faith in a home setting.  These groups are convenient for families and give the youth an opportunity to participate in a smaller group.  Home groups are established by the catechist and meet once a week.  There is a five(5) person minimum for each Home group.  If you are interested in establishing a Home group, please contact Sarah Kearns, for a copy of the mandatory “Home Group Application Form” that anyone (even those who had a home group this year) who wants to have a home group must submit the form to receive approval for the Home group no later than March 1st. Please note that each home group must have a designated lead catechist who will be responsible for all correspondence with our office. Also, no child that is not listed on the submitted application form will be permitted to join or switch into a home group. Home group registration closes on April 12th.  After this date, no child will be permitted to register for a home group.
When Families Gather (WFG)
This model welcomes families of all shapes and sizes who desire to grow in the wisdom of their faith and deepen their spirituality in a family setting.  At home the parents teach three chapters from Call to Faith.  These chapters are then presented at a monthly WFG meeting. Families come together once a month on a Monday evening beginning at 6:30 PM with pizza in the parish center, continuing until 8:30 PM or once a month on Sunday, beginning at 10:30 AM with bagels in the parish center continuing until 12:00 noon.  The program will explore what we believe as Catholic Christians and how to live out those beliefs in our everyday family lives.  When Families Gather affirms and strengthens families as the “Church of the Home”. Our program is at full capacity this year.  Therefore, the families currently in this program will be re-registering at their large group meeting in February.  We will know how many spots we have open by March 6th.  On that date we will let in new families on a first-come first-serve basis according to how many families have either aged out or left the program.  The new families should come into our office to register starting at 9:30AM on the 6th of  March.
Summer Religious Education Program
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Summer Religious Education is for children registered in grade levels 3 through 8 in September 2012.  The summer program is an intensive Religious Education experience that runs for 9 days.  The dates for the summer program are June 25th through July 6th from 2:00 PM until 5:15 PM with no class on July 4th.  Each day the children will experience a lesson taught by their catechist, a music session, an activity to process the lesson and a prayer service based on the lesson.  Children will attend the grade they are entering in the fall.  The program includes two additional mandatory sessions during the year—an Advent session and a Lenten session.  Parents of the children who participate in this program must volunteer for 2 full days per child during the nine day program.  Catechists are parents who teach the full nine days of the program or 1 week of the 2 weeks.  Registration for this program ends on April 12th.  No one will be accepted for the summer program after this date.  Every child must attend all nine sessions for the full three hour class. A child must be in one of our other programs for a full school year before they will be permitted into the Summer Program.
Special Notes

• Parental Participation—Parents are asked to volunteer in some aspect of the program.  Many opportunities exist, as outlined on the registration form.  If you have any questions about a particular volunteer job, call the office and ask.  We will be glad to explain what the activities involve.

• Service Requirement—as part of our Christian lifestyle, we ask that all students participate in two service activities a year.  Classes may work on a group project.

• Church Attendance—the 9:30 AM Sunday Mass is when families gather for the Liturgy of the Word with children.  Parents are encouraged to use their gifts and talents in leading the children in reflecting on the scriptures.  Grade-level liturgies are held once a month at this Mass.

Kids:  Would you like to…

• Serve on the Altar?—Father Tom Quinn (201-444-2000 x203) is in charge of the altar servers.  Many children enjoy taking an active part in the Mass, and it increases their understanding of the service as well.
• Children’s Choir—Grades 3 and up meet Tuesday afternoons from 5:00 to 5:45 PM.
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