First Reconciliation/ First Communion Preparation- 2nd graders and Elementary OCIA students
The 2nd grade mass worksheets will be available on the church website home page beginning in September.
These worksheets will be updated each week on Friday afternoon.
Before printing, please check the date to make sure that the worksheet has been updated for the current weekend.
Your child can print out the worksheet and complete it, take it to Saturday or Sunday mass, and drop the completed worksheet in the 2nd grade mailbox at the end of mass. The mailbox will be in the hallway near the side door.
In order to get credit for the worksheet, the worksheet must be completed and your child’s first and last name must be on the worksheet.
Students can begin submitting weekly quizzes in the mailbox beginning in September.
Students must submit at least 14 completed worksheets between September and April in order to be eligible to receive Communion.
Please be aware that there are also weekly coloring sheets that can be printed available on the website for children of all ages. These coloring sheets do not need to be returned.
You can also sign up for a free FORMED account from the main page. There are many resources available on FORMED including children’s videos as well as interesting videos and podcasts for adults.
https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/plus/blessed-seasons.html
Confirmation Preparation – 8th graders/high school students
Paperwork: *Important* – Please print and complete or complete on your computer and save these documents. All forms must be completed and submitted before the due dates.
Please type responses or write neatly with black ink. Please do not write in pencil.
Confirmation candidates will also have to obtain a signed log, letter, or certificate of his/her volunteer service hours.
When each form is completed or obtained, please upload each Confirmation document to your Parish Giving account under Family Documents or bring the documents to the Religious Education office.
After uploading, each document must be saved in order for it to be retained in the system. It is very important that you label each document file with your child’s name and document type before uploading each one. Example Jane Doe-Application, Jane Doe-Sponsor Reflection, etc.
Students should be working on their Confirmation packets and return the completed packets by the end of October.
Below is a link to the entire packet if you need another copy.
Individual parts of the packet can be printed by clicking on the links below.
Choosing Your Confirmation Name
Service project reflection report
Sponsor Information and Sponsor Reflection
Gifts of the Holy Spirit Explained
Community service hours log and service reflection should be turned in by the end of January. Students should have at least 6 service hours. There will be opportunities to serve the parish community coming up in the fall.
Other ways to earn hours are through altar serving, assisting with children’s liturgy of the word, being a lector or usher at the teen masses, and choir.
Please be aware that your sponsor will have to obtain a certificate or letter of eligibility from his/her parish.
Sponsors must be practicing Catholics who are at least 16 years old and have received Confirmation.
If they are married, they must have been married in the Catholic Church.
Sponsors cannot be a parent, but they can be a grandparent, sibling, relative, or friend.
If your sponsor is an older sibling and/or a member of the Church of the Nativity Parish, please email us and we will email you a form for the sponsor to initial and sign and email back to us.
As your children begin to prepare to receive the sacrament of Confirmation, we would like them to watch The Chosen series. ( This is different from the Ascension Press Chosen 7 th grade curriculum).The Chosen TV series highlights the ministry of Jesus and His Apostles. Parents may also like to watch the series along with their children. Jesus and His Apostles are depicted as real people and will help your children to more fully understand the Gospel readings when they attend mass. It may also assist them in choosing a Confirmation saint name as they are learning more about the followers of Jesus.
The series is available on Amazon Prime Video and on the Chosen website watch.thechosen.tv for free. There is also a free Chosen app.
Students can also learn about saints by watching movies such as Cabrini ( available on Amazon Prime Video ) and by watching movies and listening to podcasts about saints on the FORMED website.
Families can create a free FORMED account by going to https://formed.org/signup (from a computer) and entering our parish zip code, 07704, selecting the Church of the Nativity, and adding your name and email address.
The link below contains a log sheet for the Chosen Challenge and the reflection questions by season. We encourage the Confirmation students to begin watching these episodes during the summer and read and reflect on the accompanying questions.
Students DO NOT have to write any answers to the questions.
Please have students simply mark off each episode after they watch it and return the log to the Religious Education office during the school year once they have watched all of the episodes.
Reflection questions do not have to be returned and are meant for reflection only or discussion with parents.
The Confirmation retreat will be on Monday, January 12 th, 2026 for students and their sponsor or one parent from 6 pm – 9 pm.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be on Thursday, March 26 th.
8th grade Calendar 2025-2026
https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/plus/decision-point.html
The 8th grade mass quizzes will be available on the church website home page beginning in September.
Students must submit at least 14 passing quizzes between September and March in order to be eligible to receive Confirmation.
These quizzes will be updated each week on Friday afternoon.
Before printing, please check the date to make sure that the quiz has been updated for the current weekend.
There is also a link next to it that has the mass readings for the current weekend to help your child answer the quiz questions.
Your child can print out the quiz, complete it, take it to Saturday or Sunday mass, and drop the completed quiz in the 8th grade mailbox at the end of mass.
The mailbox will be in the hallway near the side door.
In order to get credit for the quiz, your child’s first and last name must be on the quiz, and at least 7 out of 10 questions must be correct.