Zerlina Kirchen,

Coordinator of Lifelong Faith Formation

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

The Religious Education program has a 2 year consecutive attendance requirement for the reception of the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation.

1^st Reconciliation & Communion are usually celebrated in 2^nd grade and Confirmation is celebrated in 8^th Grade.

Special Sacraments Class

Students in grades 3-7 who need to receive the sacraments of 1^st 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.

 Mass and Service Hours

Students in grades K-8 have a certain number of Mass and service hours they must complete each year.

For Mass hours, if you attend in person, you need to get your Mass hour signature sheet signed by the priest or a volunteer.  You can find a copy of this form below.

While Cardinal Cupich's dispensation for attending Sunday Mass is in place, students can also earn their hours by watching Mass on TV or online.  To get credit, they must fill out an online Mass worksheet which you can find below.

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.  The form is below.

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 ed. coordinator at the email listed above.

MASS HOUR SIGNATURE SHEET

ONLINE MASS HOUR WORKSHEET

SERVICE HOUR FORM

SERVICE HOUR DIRECTIONS

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

First Religious Ed. Class - 6:00 - 8:00pm

November Office Hours

Saturday, November 21st 10am - 2pm

Tuesday, November 24th 6-8pm

December Office Hours

Tuesday, December 1st from 6-8pm

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Religious Ed. Class - 9:00 - 11:30am

Confirmation Covenant

First Communion Biography Form

& Date Selection Sheet Due

Saturday, December 12, 2020

 Special Sacraments Class - 9 - 11am

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Religious Ed. Class - 6-8pm

Confirmation Covenant

First Communion Biography Form 

& Date Selection Sheet Due

January Office Hours:

Tuesday, January 12th from 6-8pm

Saturday, January 16th from 10am - 2pm

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Religious Ed. Class - 6-8pm

Confirmation Biography Form Due

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Religious Ed. Class - 9:00 - 11:30am

Confirmation Biography Form Due

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Special Sacraments Class - 9:00 - 11:00am