Saint Joseph Church Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
Saint Joseph Church     Coopersburg, Pennsylvania

Parish Religious Education Program (P.R.E.P.)

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

In the continued interest of safety for our students and volunteers, we ask that you please look over the following information.

 

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

FOR GRADES 1-7

 

Arrival Info

  • We respectfully ask that the students be on time. Grades 1-7 will begin at 9:45 AM. Families may arrive at the Parish Center no earlier than 9:40 AM.

  • All students should be brought by their parent/guardian to the gym upon arrival. Please do not allow your child(ren) to walk by themselves to the gym from the church. We will have volunteers helping to direct traffic, but still need cooperation of the pedestrians in this matter due to the volume of cars leaving the 9AM Mass, as well as arriving for PREP at this time.

  • Students are to sit/stand in their class lines according to their grade.

  • Teachers will meet their students in the gym, and they will proceed to the classroom together.

  • Latecomers will be escorted to class by a PREP volunteer. 

  • Parents are not permitted to wait in the hallways during the PREP session. Tables will be set up in the gym and/or cafeteria, so that all parents may wait there while the students are in class. 

Dismissal Info

  • PREP Dismissal for grades 1-7 is 10:45 AM, unless otherwise instructed.

  • Parents must wait in the Parish Center for their students.

  • No student or parent may enter or exit the building from any area but the main Parish Center doors.

  • The teacher or aide will accompany students to the Parish Center.

  • No child in Grades 1-3 will be allowed to exit the building unattended.

  • Students in all grades are not permitted to walk to the parking lot themselves. Please do not allow your child(ren) to walk by themselves from the gym to the church. We will have volunteers helping to direct traffic, but still need cooperation of the pedestrians in this matter due to the volume of cars arriving for the 11AM Mass, as well as leaving PREP at this time.

  • If a child is to be dismissed early for some reason, they must have a note from the parent and the PREP office must be notified of the early dismissal.

  • If a child is to be dismissed with anyone not listed on the emergency form submitted with your registration, you must provide a written note to the teacher at the beginning of class.

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

FOR GRADE 8

 

Arrival Info

  • We respectfully ask that the students be on time. Grade 8 classes will begin immediately following the 9AM Mass, preferably no later than 9:45 AM. Families may arrive at the Parish Center no earlier than 9:40 AM.

On days when all grades are present for in person classes, the following rules apply:

  • 8th Grade students are permitted to walk from the church to the gym themselves, but must follow all traffic rules. We will have volunteers helping to direct traffic, but still need cooperation of the pedestrians in this matter due to the volume of cars leaving the 9AM Mass, as well as arriving for PREP at this time. Please do not send any younger students with your 8th graders alone. This is for the safety of your children and all of our Parish Family.

  • Students are to meet in the gym and sit/stand in their class lines according to their grade.

  • Teachers will meet their students in the gym, and they will proceed to the classroom together.

  • Latecomers will be escorted to class by a PREP volunteer. 

On days when only 8th grade meets, the following rules apply:

  • Students may be dropped off at the entrance to the Parish Center. We will not have volunteers directing traffic on these days.

  • 8th grade can proceed directly to their classroom on these days.

  • PREP Dismissal for grade 8  is 10:45 AM, unless otherwise instructed. Please be prompt in picking up.

  • Students are not permitted to leave class early to go to the 11:00AM Mass, unless prior arrangements have been made with your child’s teacher.

On days when all grades are present for in person classes, the following rules apply:

  • Parents must pick up their child(ren) in the Parish Center.

  • No student or parent may enter or exit the building from any area but the main Parish Center doors.

  • The Parish Center entrance will be locked from 10AM-10:40AM.

  • Students in all grades are not permitted to walk to the parking lot themselves. Please do not allow your child(ren) to walk by themselves from the gym to the church lot. We will have volunteers helping to direct traffic, but still need cooperation of the pedestrians in this matter due to the volume of cars arriving for the 11AM Mass, as well as leaving PREP at this time.

On days when only 8th grade meets, the following rules apply:

  • The building will be locked for the duration of the PREP class. Your child's teacher will meet them at the door at arrival.

  • Parents/Guardians are permitted to park in the lower lots on these days.

  • If a child is to be dismissed early for some reason, they must have a note from the parent and the PREP office must be notified of the early dismissal.

  • If a child is to be dismissed with anyone not listed on the emergency form submitted with your registration, you must provide a written note to the teacher at the beginning of class.

Additional Reminder for ALL GRADES: Weather or other emergency cancellations of PREP will be announced on WFMZ.

 

Questions/concerns regarding PREP should be addressed with Janessa O’Donnell - Rectory Phone: (610) 965-2877, or email: janessa.odonnell@stjoescoopersburg.org

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Public Mass Times

Daily Mass

Monday - Saturday

8:00 AM

 

Saturday

Evening Vigil

5:15 PM

 

Sunday Morning

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

 

Saturday Confessions are held from 4:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. 

Stations of the Cross

Friday Evenings - 7:00PM

February 16th to March 22nd

The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the morning Mass on Fridays, with the church open for private adoration throughout the day. Benediction will conclude at Stations on Friday evenings.

 

Stations of the Cross for Children

with St. Michael the Archangel School

Monday Mornings - 9:00AM

February 26th to March 18th

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