PREP Registration

Registration for the 2025-2026 PREP Year begins Monday, March 31st.

Registration Forms are available in the Parish Office and Online – see below.

Classes fill on a first come, first served basis. DO NOT WAIT TO REGISTER.

PREP Class will begin the week of September 15, 2025.

PREP Classes are offered:

  • Monday – Special Needs, 4:30-5:30pm
  • Tuesday – Levels 1 thru 7, 4:15-5:45pm
  • Thursday – Levels 1 thru 7, 6:00-7:30pm
  • Monday Evening – Confirmation - meets about twice a month, 6:45-8:30pm (Schedule TBD)

To register:

  • Families must be registered parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. New families must register with the Parish prior to registering for their children for PREP.
  • Families must be registered parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. New families must register with the Parish prior to registering for their children for PREP.
  • Your child must have completed all work from the previous PREP year.
  • Your PREP account has a zero balance.
  • Families of children baptized at parishes other than St. Thomas the Apostle must provide a baptismal certificate at the time of registration for each child.
  • Families transferring into our program from another Religious Education program must provide a letter of transfer from the parish they are leaving and copies of all Sacramental Certificates at the time of registration for each child.
  • Children who have missed any time in Religious Education may be asked to complete the years missed regardless of current school grade.
  • Preparation for the reception of Sacraments is a two-year process for all validly Baptized Catholics. This may require participating in our OCIA program in addition to regular PREP classes.

2025 – 2026 Registration Form

Click here to download the fillable 2025 – 2026 PREP Registration Form and follow these directions:

  • Download the Registration Form
  • Save the form to your computer
  • Type your information and save the file,
  • Attach the file that you created and email it to amadonna@saintthomasob.com

You can also print the form, fill it out and return by:

  • Mailing to St. Thomas PREP, One St. Thomas Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
  • Drop off in the PREP Box located in the Lobby of the Parish Office
  • Scan the form and email it back to amadonna@saintthomasob.com . The file must be scanned and sent as a PDF. We will not accept pictures (JPEG); this includes sending a picture you took with your phone saved as a PDF. These forms will NOT be processed.