Special Announcement for Fall 2024
Details here about some changes in our PREP program for the 2024-25 program year.
Registration – Returning Families
Registration is currently open for the 2024-2025 RE Program. Please click on this link for the parent registration letter, and this link for the fee schedule.
If you’re a returning family, please do not fill out a form. You will receive an email from Parish Giving on the morning that registration opens on July 17, 2024. This email will contain login credentials for a Parish Giving account that was created for you. There is no need for you to create a Parish Giving account.
If registration opens, and you don’t receive this automated email, please call 609-275-7111 ext. 200.
Registration – New Families
If you are new to PREP, please use this link to register for the 2024-2025 Program.
Once you complete this form, the Religious Education office will be notified and will review your application. If approved, you will receive an automated email from Parish Giving with login credentials for an account that was created for you. Sign into your account to make a payment and select sessions for your child/ren.
If your child was not baptized at St. David the King, we will need to review the original baptism certificate with a raised seal.
If your child is transferring from another RE program, you will need to obtain a transfer letter from that program.
Any questions? Call the Religious Education Program Office at 609-275-7111 x200.
Grades 1-4
This option consists of traditional weekly classroom sessions held in the Great Hall. Classes are on Tuesdays from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Our Curriculum Resources are Loyola Press Finding God and Loyola Press Growing with God. Please click the two links below for more information on Growing with God.
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/lpress-craft-flippingbooks/GWG/GWG_Brochure_final/index.html
https://www.loyolapress.com/faith-formation/child-safety-and-catholic-family-living/growing-with-god/parents-and-students/
Please note: Sacramental Grade 2 will also use Loyola Press God’s Gift Reconciliation and the Gift Eucharist. It is also important to note that formation preparation begins in First Grade for First Reconciliation and Eucharist.
Grades 5-7
This option consists of traditional weekly classroom sessions held in the Great Hall. Classes are held on Wednesdays from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Our Curriculum Resources are Loyola Press Christ Our Life and Loyola Press Growing with God. Please click the two links below for more information on Growing with God
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/lpress-craft-flippingbooks/GWG/GWG_Brochure_final/index.html
https://www.loyolapress.com/faith-formation/child-safety-and-catholic-family-living/growing-with-god/parents-and-students/
Please note: 7th Grade is considered the first year of Confirmation Preparation. Confirmation is a two-year program.
Grade 8 (second year of Confirmation Preparation)
The second year of Confirmation preparation consists of weekly sessions held in the Youth Hall. Class time is on Wednesdays from 4:30 – 6:00 pm.
This year, we will utilize Purpose, an interactive curriculum from Life Teen. Purpose is a transformative approach to confirmation.
The Curriculum consists of 22 sessions focusing on evangelizing young people and accompanying them as they become disciples. The Curriculum addresses three big questions, “Why believe in God?” “Why trust Jesus?” and “Why be a part of the Church?”
Our Curriculum will also include Loyola Press Growing with God. Please click the two links below for more information on Growing with God.
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/lpress-craft-flippingbooks/GWG/GWG_Brochure_final/index.html
https://www.loyolapress.com/faith-formation/child-safety-and-catholic-family-living/growing-with-god/parents-and-students/
Our Confirmation program offers opportunities to grow in the Christian faith and learn from the richness of Catholic life. Participation in Sunday mass, the 8th-grade retreat, and community service are all part of the Curriculum.
School Calendar
Please click this link to view the 2024-2025 School Calendar.
Sacramental Celebrations
First Reconciliation
We will celebrate First Reconciliation on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 1:00 PM. Practice will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 4:30 PM.
First Holy Communion Family Retreat
A Family Communion Retreat occurs on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 9:00 AM.
First Holy Communion
We will celebrate First Communion on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 1:00 PM. Practice will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 4:30 PM.
Confirmation Retreat
- DATE: Saturday, September 28, 2024
- TIME: 4:00 – 9:00 pm
- WHERE: Diocese of Trenton Retreat at Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, NJ
- This retreat is for those students who completed 8th Grade during the 2023-2024 school year.
Confirmation Practice
- DATE: Wednesday October 23, 2024
- TIME: 6:00 PM
- WHERE: Church of St. David the King
Confirmation Ceremony
- DATE: Friday, October 25, 2024
- TIME: 6:00 PM
- WHERE: Church of St. David the King
- This celebration is for students who completed 8th Grade during the 2023-2024 school year.