Registration is NOW open for Religious Education Instruction for children in grades 1-8. You can register your child either at the Rectory or on the weekends at a special table in the back of the church. Classes are held on Wednesdays from 3:45-5PM, with all children gathering in the church. If you need an early dismissal card to present to the public school, they will be available at the registration table. Registration is $60 for one child, $110 for two children, and $160 for three or more children. Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 12. If you are registering a child who was NOT Baptized here at St. Helena, you must bring a copy of the child's baptism certificate. Children are expected to attend Mass every Sunday and to use the special children's envelopes that will be given to them. In addition to the weekly Wednesday class, ALL PARENTS and STUDENTS must attend EITHER the Family Session in English, which is held on the third Sunday of every month at 11:30AM in the cafeteria or the Family Session in Spanish, which is held on the second Sunday of every month at 1:30PM in the cafeteria. For those children in their second year of preparing for First Communion, there is an additional First Communion Class for parents and children every First Sunday of the month at 11:30AM in the cafeteria. Along with preparing for Holy Communion, preparing for Confirmation is a two-year program which consists of levels one and two. Confirmation is normally given to children in grades 7 or 8, with levels seven and eight being the levels preparing a child for Confirmation. Our High School Youth program for students in grades 9-12 meets every Friday at 7PM in the gymnasium. You can register for it on any Friday at 7PM in the gym. Teenagers and adults who are lacking Sacraments will register for special Adult Sacramental Preparation classes. You will register either by meeting with Fr. Richard in the rectory or at the registration table at the back of the church during weekend Masses. If you are not a Catholic, and you are looking for more information about the Catholic Faith, you are invited to register for special RCIA classes that normally meet on Sundays. They are available in both English and Spanish. You will also register for them at the table in the back of the Church. If you were NOT married in the Church, and you wish to have your marriage convalidated, which means Blessed by the Catholic Church, we will be offering special preparation classes in both English and Spanish to prepare you for that Sacrament. You can also register for those classes either in the rectory or at the table in the back of the church We will register people for ALL of these classes at the table in the back of the Church every weekend until September 16. Otherwise, you can register in the rectory or by contacting Fr. Richard at 718-892-3232.