Children's Faith Formation (Religious Education)
Zerlina Kirchen,
Coordinator of Lifelong Faith Formation Contact Information: Phone: (847) 671-6429 religiousedcoordinator@outlook.com All Catholic grade school students in public school should be enrolled in Religious Education Classes.
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Mass & Service HoursStudents in grades K-8 have a certain number of Mass and service hours they must complete each year. For Mass hours, you need to get a bulletin signed by the priest or a liturgical minister (lector, usher, Communion minister, music director, or choir member), or a catechist or the religious education coordinator. Students can turn their bulletin in to their catechists when they attend class in person or they can scan it or photograph it and email it to the Religious Education Coordinator. Students can earn service hours through various activities which are listed on the service hours direction sheet below. For each act of service the children do they must complete a service hour form. Students can turn this form in to their catechists when they attend class in-person or they can scan it or photograph it and email it to the Religious Education Coordinator. The service hour form can be found below. SERVICE HOURS FORM Sacramental InformationThe Religious Education program has a 2 year consecutive attendance requirement for the reception of the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation. 1st Reconciliation & Communion are usually celebrated in 2nd grade and Confirmation is celebrated in 8th Grade. Special Sacraments Class Students in grades 3-7 who need to receive the Sacraments of 1st Reconciliation & Communion will be enrolled in this class in their second consecutive year of attendance in the Religious Education Program. This class is designed to be a separate class to prepare the students for these sacraments. This class meets on a separate Saturday each month from 9-11am. |
UPCOMING EVENTSSaturday, March 16th Special Sacraments Class - 9:00-11:00am Adult Confirmation Class - 9:30 - 11:30am Tuesday, March 19th Religious Education Class - 6:00-8:00pm Saturday, March 23rd Religious Education Class - 9:00-11:30am Tuesday, April 2nd Religious Education Class - 6:00-8:00pm 8th Grade Saint Presentations Saturday, April 6th Religious Education Class - 9:00 - 11:30am 8th Grade Saint Presentations Sunday, April 7th Family Mass - 11:30am The 3rd Grade will be reading and bringing up the gifts Saturday, February 17th Special Sacraments Class - 9:00-11:00am Monday, April 15th Confirmation Rehearsal - 7:00pm in Church Tuesday, April 16th Confirmation 7:00pm in Church Saturday, April 20th Religious Education Class - 9:00 - 11:30am Tuesday, April 23rd Religious Education Class - 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, April 25th First Communion Rehearsal - 7:00pm in church Saturday, April 27th First Communion - 11:00am Thursday, May 2nd First Communion Rehearsal - 7:00pm in church Saturday, May 4th First Communion - 11:00am Thursday, May 9th First Communion Rehearsal - 7:00pm in church Saturday, May 11th First Communion - 11:00am |