Zerlina Kirchen,

Coordinator of Religious Education

Contact Information:
Phone: (847) 671 - 6429
E-mail: religiousedcoordinator@outlook.com

All Catholic grade school students

in public school should be enrolled in

Religious Education classes.

Sacramental Information

CURRENTLY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC OUR FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION MASSES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED .

PLEASE CHECK BACK IN THE FURUTE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY ARE RESCHEDULED.

Reception of the Sacraments

In order to receive a sacrament in the Religious Education Program you must complete the consecutive 2 year attendance requirement and any other requirements necessary for the sacrament you will be receiveing.

Confirmation is usually celebrated in 8th grade.

1st Reconciliation and Communion are usually celebrated in 2nd grade.

Children in grades 3-7 who need to receive the sacraments of 1st Reconciliation and Communion, will be part of our Special Sacraments program and will be enrolled in our Special Sacraments Class in their 2nd consecutive year of attendance. 

The Special Sacraments class is designed to be a separate class to prepare the students for these sacraments. 

The Special Sacraments class meets on a separate Saturday each month from 9:00-11:00am. 



 Upcoming Events

Working with the Archdiocese of Chicago, it has been decided that as of July 1, 2020 the St. Beatrice and St. Maria Goretti Religious Education Programs will unite to form one Program.

Laurie Ybarra, the Coordinator of Religious Education at St. Maria Goretti, had decided in January to resign her position to spend more time with her family.  So, the Coordinator of the new Religious Education Program will be Zerlina Kirchen.

The new program will meet at St. Beatrice's former school building.  This was decided because the building was in better condition and the boiler at St. Beatrice has been better maintained and needs less maintenance than the St. Maria Goretti boiler.

Classes will meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00pm and Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 11:30am.  We will also be adding a Kindergarten grade to our program.

While we are hoping to have in-person learning in the fall, we will also be working hard this summer to make sure that we have e-learning options if there is a need.

Registration for the new program will open in July with registration days in the end of August and the beginning of September.

We are always in need of volunteers to be catechists and aides,if you or someone you know is interested in being a catechist or an aide, please contact the religious education office.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the new Religious Education Program, please contact the religious education office.

Stay safe and have a great summer!