Religious Education



2011-12 Religious Education Downloads & Schedules

The following documents all require Adobe Reader. If you need to you can download it here.

Calendar 2011-2012

Faith Formation Calendar

 

St. Matthew’s “Hope Builders” complete Kentucky mission!

St. Matthew's Hope Builders arrive in Kentucky!

A group of more than 40 teens and adults from St. Matthew’s recently completed a mission trip to rural Kentucky where they spent 5 days with the local “Good Neighbors” ministry completing various home repairs for local residents. The mission was funded through the fund raising efforts of the teens who also paid their own expense for the trip.

Click here for more photos of their wonderful journey.

Teens Looking for Service Hours

Hope House in Dover is in need of a few people to stuff “Back to School” backpacks during the first and second weeks of August 2011. All supplies and packs will be provided. Please call Kelly Staiger at Hope House 973-361-5555.

2012-2013 Religious Ed Signup Forms

As another year of Religious Education closes, we open up registration for our upcoming year 2012-2013.  All registration forms (Children, Catechists & Volunteers) are included in the Religious Ed Signup Form download link below.

Please return all forms and payment by May 16, 2012.


Religious Ed Signup Form – Click to Download

 

 

High School Forms

Please click on the forms below to download.

Forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader

9th Grade Dialog Questions 2011

Sponsor Roles,  Responsibilities and Eligibility

Service LOG

Parent Covenantal Agreement

Mass Journal

Form to be completed by Sponsor 2011

Confirmation Basic Information 2011

Confirmation Name Research Booklet

Confirmation Expectations June 11

Welcome 9th grade to Horizons

Welcome to Horizons, St. Matthew the Apostle’s Confirmation preparation program. Please click here to open the welcome letter.
Also, please add these dates to your work and home calendars.

NICENE CREED

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

10th grade welcome to a new year

Hello parents and 10th graders. Welcome to the 2nd year of preparation for Confirmation. Click here to read the welcome letter. To open up the calendar for the year, click here. To see the research on teen faith that is mentioned in the letter, click on this link. Thank you.

Protecting God's Children

VirtusOnline2Current Virtus Training Schedule
Protecting God’s Children for Adults.
Click Here for dates, times and locations. When it asks you to select your organization, scroll down to Paterson (Diocese).

Living and Working with Integrity
Code of Pastoral Conduct – Diocese of Paterson. This code is a response to that call to integrity both in our relationships with children and young people as well as with the adult faith community. Download/Print the entire document. [Revised Code of Conduct, posted May 17, 2005]