GATHERING OF GOD'S CHILDREN  - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM

Religious Education Classes are held for grades 1-4 on Wednesday afternoons from 3:00-4:00 PM and for Grades 5-8 on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 PM at the Ogdensburg School. Kindergarten Religious Education Classes are held on Sunday mornings from 9:15-10:15 AM.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION WEATHER WATCH: 
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, if the Ogdensburg Public School is closed due to inclement weather, Religious Education Classes are canceled.  You can also listen to radio station WSUS (102.3 FM) for Saint Thomas Parish, Ogdensburg cancellations.  If you have a computer you can log onto the radio station's website www.wsus1023.com and click on the Snow Closing and Delays Link or you can log on to our parish web site www.stthomasofaquin.org and click on the Cancellations Link to check if classes have been canceled on either day.

CELEBRATION OF RECONCILIATION: This Sacrament is celebrated for the first time in the second grade during the Season of Advent, after the completion of the preparation program which includes family involvement.  

CELEBRATION OF FIRST EUCHARIST: This Sacrament is celebrated in the Spring of the second grade after the completion of the preparation program which includes family involvement.

A vital part of each student's spiritual life and growth as a Catholic is regular participation in the sacraments of the Church. All students and their families are expected to attend Mass and participate in the liturgy each Sunday or Saturday evening as well as on holy days of obligation. Those who have received the Sacrament of Reconciliation are encouraged to continue to receive this sacrament regularly.

For more information about our Religious Education Program please contact the Parish Office and we will direct you to our Director Religious Education Sister Margaret Wilhelm F.M.A..

To download & print the Registration Form for Religious Education, Click Here

  "Be Sealed With The Gift of the Holy Spirit" - Confirmation Program

                                            

The Sacrament of Confirmation is conferred, in the Diocese of  Paterson in the 10th Grade. The guidelines for reception of this Sacrament are issued by the Office of the Bishop. The guidelines state each candidate must attend the two year preparation sessions (9th and 10th Grade). All candidates for Confirmation must attend sessions in their parish; it makes no difference if they are Public or Catholic High School students. At Saint Thomas of Aquin our sessions are held on Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:00 PM in the Church Hall beginning in the Fall. 
Grade 9 meets on the first and third Monday evenings of the month. Grade 10 meets on the second and fourth Monday evenings of the month. 
  
A vital part of each candidate's spiritual life and growth as a Catholic is regular participation in the Sacraments of the Church.  All candidates and their families are expected to attend Mass and participate in the Liturgy each Sunday or Saturday evening, as well as on holy days of obligation.  
They are also encouraged to receive the Sacrament of reconcilation regularly.   
   
Each candidate must complete a specify number of hours of social service, each year to be confirmed. 

For more information about our Confirmation Program please contact the Parish Office and we will direct you to our Confirmation Program Co-ordinator Deacon Ed Reading.     

CONFIRMATION CLASS WEATHER WATCH: 
On Mondays, if the Ogdensburg Public School or Wallkill Valley High School is closed due to inclement weather, Confirmation Classes are canceled.  You can also listen to radio station WSUS (102.3 FM) for Saint Thomas Parish, Ogdensburg cancellations.  If you have a computer you can log onto the radio station's website www.wsus1023.com  and click on the Snow Closing and Delays Link or you can log on to our parish web site  www.stthomasofaquin.org and click on the Cancellations Link to check if classes have been canceled.