PREP

PREP: Parish Religious Education Program

PREP provides Ignatian-based religious formation to children from first grade through Confirmation (usually eighth grade) not attending a Catholic school. The program has four components:

•  Teaching children the tenets and practice of our faith
• Guiding children to recognize God’s presence in their lives, to develop a personal relationship with God, and to learn to make moral choices based on that relationship
• Preparing children for the sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation (those in Catholic school join PREP students in the celebration of the sacraments)
• Fostering a sense of community for children and families in the parish

Beginning on September 20, PREP classes will meet at St. Mary’s Interparochial School again on Mondays from 6:00 to 7:00 PM through May 2022.

Please Note: As of 2018-2019, the age of Confirmation in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was raised. Old St. Joseph’s will hold Confirmation in the spring of eighth grade. Please download the PREP Registration Form for 2021-2022. It is a fillable pdf. Please complete it and email to prep@oldstjoseph.org or mail to PREP, Old St. Joseph’s Church, 321 Willings Alley, Philadelphia PA 19106.

For further information on PREP or to become a teacher, contact, the Coordinator of Religious Education, Christine Szczepanowski at 215-923-1733 ext. 123 or 267-250-3049 (cell) or prep@oldstjoseph.org

Register by using this fillable pdf form. Send to prep@oldstjoseph.org, or print and mail or deliver to the church.