2023-2024

Our goal is to form teams consisting of approximately 10 players each. Some grades will have multiple teams. In cases where it is necessary to make some hard decisions to meet this goal, we will consider:

1. parishioner status
2. returning participants
3. new members

New registrants may be placed on a waiting list. We will communicate with families that are potentially impacted as soon as possible, but ask you to understand that the registration process is fluid so we may not have all of the information readily available. Please be patient as we work through the creation of teams and attempt to give every child an opportunity to play if at all possible. Team formation for Grades 4 through 8 will occur around November 1. The Diocese of Metuchen sets the schedule and releases it around Thanksgiving. Please check the CYO website for updated information.

Please let your friends and neighbors know that we are accepting registrations and we need additional coaches and assistants. We appreciate your help and patience as we work through this process. The last thing we want to create is disappointment for you or the children that this program serves.

We look forward to a great season of basketball with you and your children!

Thank you,
Mary, Mother of God CYO Board

Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

The CYO organization provides recreational basketball activities to the children of Mary, Mother of God Church while reinforcing our Catholic values. We are dedicated to the youth of the Parish by serving children in grades 1 through 12. Typically, each year, MMOG fields around 40 teams of boys and girls that compete in CYO Basketball Leagues. There are also about 75 children who participate in the Junior Saints program; a weekly skills clinic for grades 1 and 2.

In addition to league play, the group runs the Turkey Classic Tournament for our Parish and select additional teams from other Parishes. The CYO provides college scholarships and has established the Saints Foundation for charitable donations. Over the years, other projects have included Cancer Awareness (Pink Day), The Dan Grigal Foundation, Food Drive for our Township, Diabetes Awareness, Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis, and the Mary, Mother of God Church Capital Fund. Complete and current information about the CYO basketball program can be found at our MMOG CYO Website.