St. Joseph Church
Parish Religious Education Program (PREP)
Mrs. Danielle Staffieri, Coordinator
stjosephccd.warrington@yahoo.com
215-672-3020
Tuesdays 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

All New Families:

This form is only for New Families! New Family Form

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 Parish Giving account to make a payment and select sessions for your children.

All Returning Families:

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. 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 contact 215-672-3020.

Religious Education Program Schedule (PREP):

CLASS TIMES:    TUESDAYS, In-Person Session 6:00 P.M. – 7:15 P.M.

Valley Road School Building Second Floor

PHONE:  215-672-9990/ X-3020 or Cell 267-246-5096

E-MAIL: stjosephprep.warrington@gmail.com

Reminder:  If public schools are closed due to inclement weather, CCD will also be cancelled.  If you have provided us with your E-mail address, we will notify you via the Internet.

O God, we give You thanks for our children whom You have welcomed into our families.  Bless our families.  Confirm a lively sense of Your presence with us, and grant us patience and wisdom, that our lives may show forth the love of Christ, as we raise our children to love all that is good.  We ask this through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

SEPTEMBER  2026

10 —  TUESDAY, 6:00 PM, PARENTS’ MEETING FOR ALL GRADES IN THE CHURCH.  

15 — TUESDAY,  FIRST NIGHT OF IN PERSON, ALL GRADES IN  SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM

20 — CATECHETICAL SUNDAY, 9:30 MASS.  THEME: “ALWAYS BE READY TO GIVE AN EXPLAINATION …. FOR A REASON FOR YOUR HOPE” (1 PET 3:15). PLEASE GIVE ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS A SPECIAL “THANK YOU” AND KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS.   

22 —  TUESDAY,  ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM

29 —  TUESDAY,  ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM

OCTOBER 2026

Service of the Month: Samaritan‘s Purse

06 —  TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM

13 –  TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.   EVENING WILL BEGIN AT CHURCH AT 6PM FOR ALL GRADES AND STUDENTS MOVE TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

18 — SUNDAY, 9:30 A.M. MASS, BLESSING OF CANDIDATES FOR THE SACRAMENTS OF THE FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND  CONFIRMATION 2025.  ALL STUDENTS (In person Students, SJR Students, Family Catechists and Homeschool) RECEIVING EITHER OF THESE SACRAMENTS MUST ATTEND! 

20 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  Sacramental Tuesday for all Students and parents of children making first Holy Communion or Confirmation.  More details to follow.

27 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM

NOVEMBER 2026

Service of the Month: Letters to Solders

03 – TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM

03 – SAVE THE DATE: CONFIRMATION RETREAT – More details to come. 

08 — SUNDAY, 6:00PM – 40 HOURS DEVOTION BEGINS – All families and students are encouraged to attend however it is not mandatory this evening. Sign-in sheets will be on the tables in the church hallway.

09 — MONDAY, 6:00 P.M., Second day of 40 HOURS DEVOTION.  All Families and students are encouraged to attend however it is not mandatory this evening. Sign-in sheets will be on the tables in the church hallway.

10 — TUESDAY, 6:00 P.M., MANDATORY 40 HOURS DEVOTION CLOSING SERVICE, IN CHURCH.  There will be no regularly scheduled in-person PREP classes.  Instead, it is mandatory for all PREP in-person, family catechesis, Homeschool and SJR parishioners.    Please sit together with your family.  

17 —  TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM 

24 — TUESDAY, THANKSGIVING BREAK, NO CLASSES IN SESSION.    

DECEMBER 2026

01 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM. 

08 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE FOR ALL IN-PERSON, FAMILY CATECHESIS and HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 4, 5, 6 & 7.  Saint Joseph / Saint Robert students are welcome to participate.  IN-PERSON STUDENTS SHOULD BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP AT THE SCHOOL BUILDING.  Family Catechesis/Homeschool/SJR students should meet in the church at 6:15pm.  Parents/siblings are welcome to participate in reconciliation.  

15 — TUESDAY, FAMILY ADVENT GATHERING. 6PM – 8PM.  MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.  BOTH FAMILY CATECHESIS AND IN-PERSON FAMILIES SHOULD PLAN ON ATTENDING.  LAST PREP CLASS UNTIL JANUARY 05, 2027!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!

JANUARY 2026

Service of the Month: Letters to Law Enforcement

05 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES RESUME IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM. ALL 3RD GRADE STUDENTS SHOULD REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CHURCH AT 6PM FOR RECONCILIATION PRACTICE.  In person students will be picked up at the school building at normal pick up time.  SJR and Family Homeschool will be dismissed to parents at the conclusion of practice. (6:50-ish

07 — THURSDAY, 7:00 PM. SACRAMENT OF FIRST PENANCE FOR 3RD GRADE STUDENTS (INCLUDING SJR AND FAMILY CATECHESIS STUDENTS IN THE CHURCH.)

12 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM. 

19 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.

“KIDS TALK” – FORMALLY “PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN”  CLASSES WILL BE PRESENTED TO ALL GRADES.  

26 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM 

(SNOW DATE FOR “KIDS TALK” CLASSES).  END OF FIRST SEMESTER.

FEBRUARY 2026

Service of the Month: Care Packages for the Homeless

02 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.

FIRST SEMESTER PROGRESS REPORTS DISTRIBUTED FOR PARENTS REVIEW.  

09 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

10 – ASH WEDNESDAY, BEGINNING OF LENT.  Check parish bulletin for ASH Wednesday services.  All students can receive ashes.  

16 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

23 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  LENTEN 

PENANCE SERVICE FOR ALL IN-PERSON, FAMILY CATECHESIS and HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 3rd 4, 5, 6 & 7.  Saint Joseph / Saint Robert students are welcome to participate.  IN-PERSON STUDENTS SHOULD BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP AT THE SCHOOL BUILDING.  Family Catechesis/Homeschool/SJR students should meet in the church at 6:15pm.  Parents/siblings are welcome to participate in reconciliation.  

MARCH 2026

01 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

09 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

11 —  THURSDAY, 6:00 P.M. TO 7:15 P.M., CONFIRMATION CLASS 2026 PRACTICE IN CHURCH. All students ALL STUDENTS RECEIVING THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION MUST ATTEND.  STUDENTS WILL BE DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP AT THE CHURCH.

13 —  SATURDAY, 10 A.M., SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION MASS IN THE CHURCH.  Students should report to Father Grant Hall by 9:15 A.M.  

14 — SUNDAY, 6:00PM – 40 HOURS DEVOTION BEGINS – All 

Families and students are encouraged to attend however it is not mandatory this evening. Sign-in sheets will be on the tables in the church hallway.

15 — MONDAY, 6:00 P.M., Second day of 40 HOURS DEVOTION.  All 

Families and students are encouraged to attend however it is not mandatory this evening. Sign-in sheets will be on the tables in the church hallway.

16 — TUESDAY, 6:00 P.M., MANDATORY 40 HOURS DEVOTION 

         CLOSING SERVICE, IN CHURCH.  There will be no regularly scheduled in-person PREP classes.  Instead, it is mandatory for all PREP in-person, family catechesis, Homeschool and SJR parishioners.  Please sit together with your family.  

21 —  Palm Sunday, Start of Holy Week.

23 — TUESDAY, HOLY WEEK NO REGULARLY SCHEDULED PREP 

         CLASSES.  Families are encouraged to attend one of the many wonderful masses held during holy week. Please see church bulletin for mass times.  

25 —  HOLY THURSDAY, Last Supper. 

26 –  GOOD FRIDAY

27 –  HOLY SATURDAY
28 –  EASTER

30 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  FINAL 

        SESSION FOR CONFIRMATION CLASS. 

APRIL 2026

01 — REGISTRATION: REGISTRATION FOR THE 2027-2028 PREP SCHOOL YEAR WILL OPEN. EMAIL FOR REGISTRATION WILL BE SENT FROM PARISH GIVING.  YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE PARISH BEFORE SIGNING YOUR CHILD  UP FOR PREP AND YOU MUST HAND IN A COPY OF YOUR CHILD’S BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE IF YOUR CHILD IS NEW TO THE PROGRAM.  

06 —  TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

13 —  TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

20 — TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  

         **GRADE 3 FIRST COMMUNION RETREAT IN THE CHURCH HALL.  GRADE 3 REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CHURCH HALL 6PM. 

22 —  THURSDAY, 6:30PM TO 7:15PM. FIRST COMMUNION PRACTICE IN THE CHURCH.  

24 —  SATURDAY, 10:00AM – SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CELEBRATED IN THE CHURCH.  STUDENTS SHOULD REPORT TO CHURCH ROOM 18 NO LATER THAN 9:30AM. 

25 —  SUNDAY, CHILDEN CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND 11:30AM MASS AT SAINT JOSEPH’S WEARING THEIR COMMUNION DRESSES AND SUITS TO ALLOW OUR CHURCH FAMILY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THEM.

27 —  TUESDAY, ALL GRADES IN SESSION 6PM – 7:15PM.  FINAL CLASS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  FINAL PROGRESS REPORTS SENT HOME.

MAY 2026

01 —  SATURDAY, 4PM MAY CROWNING OF MARY. 

02 — SUNDAY, 9:30 AND 11:30 A.M. MASSES, MAY CROWNING OF MARY.  ALL CHILDREN ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE.  FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CHILDREN ARE ASKED TO ATTEND WEARING THEIR COMMUNION DRESSES AND SUITS.