Children's Faith Formation (Religious Education)
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Zerlina Kirchen,
Coordinator of Lifelong Faith Formation Contact Information: Phone: (847) 671-6429 [email protected] All Catholic grade school students in public school should be enrolled in Religious Education Classes.
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Registration & Our ProgramYou do not need to be a member of the parish to enroll your child in the religious ed. program. You can still register your child by clicking the button above or by coming early on any class day in October. Our in person classes meet twice a month on either Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:00pm or Saturday mornings from 9:00-11:30am. We also have a Homeschool (elearning) option available. Our first days of class will be Tuesday, September 22nd or Saturday, September 26th. Classes meet in the religious education building. We are committed to giving our students the tools they need to grow and mature in their faith by:
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 |
Upcoming EventsSunday, October 4th Family Mass 11:30am The religious ed. staff will be reading & bringing up the gifts We will have the blessing of the religious ed. staff at this Mass Tuesday, October 6th Religious Education Class 6:00-8:00pm Saturday, October 10th Religious Education Class 9:00-11:30am Saturday, October 17th Special Sacraments Class 9:00-11:00am Tuesday, October 20th Religious Education Class 6:00-8:00pm Confirmation Parent Meeting 8:00pm Saturday, October 24th Religious Education Class 9:00-11:30am Confirmation Parent Meeting 11:30am Sunday, November 1st Family Mass 11:30am The 4th Grade will be reading and bringing up the gifts 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. |
