Religious Education
2021-2022
It's time to register for next school year!
While we still do not know whether we will be able to return to in-person learning to the fall, we would still like our current RE families to submit registrations so that we can more accurately plan for the coming year. We are offering two courses of formation for this coming school year, both of which have a tentative start date of the week of October 4th, 2021.
Virtual Classes (Tues/Weds varied schedule) / In-Person Class (Wednesdays at 6:15pm)
Depending on what happens with the course of the pandemic over the next few months, we will offer our normal Religious Ed classes with a catechist either on Zoom, or in-person. This decision will be made as soon as possible, and at as much notice to families as we can manage.
Homeschool Option
If you are worried about returning to class in-person this coming school year, our normal homeschool option may be a better fit for your family in the coming year. This program will consist of regular coursework done online with a digital textbook, supplemented by additional assignments and activities, including occasional meetings with the program coordinators and other families. (NOTE: 8th graders in their 2nd year of preparation for Confirmation cannot choose the homeschool option.)
Register online HERE.
2021-2022
It's time to register for next school year!
While we still do not know whether we will be able to return to in-person learning to the fall, we would still like our current RE families to submit registrations so that we can more accurately plan for the coming year. We are offering two courses of formation for this coming school year, both of which have a tentative start date of the week of October 4th, 2021.
Virtual Classes (Tues/Weds varied schedule) / In-Person Class (Wednesdays at 6:15pm)
Depending on what happens with the course of the pandemic over the next few months, we will offer our normal Religious Ed classes with a catechist either on Zoom, or in-person. This decision will be made as soon as possible, and at as much notice to families as we can manage.
Homeschool Option
If you are worried about returning to class in-person this coming school year, our normal homeschool option may be a better fit for your family in the coming year. This program will consist of regular coursework done online with a digital textbook, supplemented by additional assignments and activities, including occasional meetings with the program coordinators and other families. (NOTE: 8th graders in their 2nd year of preparation for Confirmation cannot choose the homeschool option.)
Register online HERE.
Project Exodus
Welcoming New Americans
Over the last four years, the Religious Education families have welcomed seven households of refugees and have helped them to begin their new lives as Americans. The families have been from diverse places - Iraq, Myanmar, Congo - and each family endured war and dislocation, as well as time in refugee camps.
On March 12, we were able to welcome an eighth family to begin their new lives in America. The family group is two brothers and one sister, Yvonne Uwineza, Girimbabazi Gasirimu, and Gadi Murenzi Gasasira. Yvonne has a three year old daughter, Pretty Agahozo. They are Congolese, refugees from the long civil war there. They fled when they were children and lived for twenty years in a refugee camp in Rwanda. Twenty-four hours after leaving the camp, they journeyed from Rwanda to Doha, Qatar and then on to Chicago.
The donations and 'moving in' efforts of our Religious Education families furnished their new home and gave them a sound beginning on the road to becoming Americans.
Welcoming New Americans
Over the last four years, the Religious Education families have welcomed seven households of refugees and have helped them to begin their new lives as Americans. The families have been from diverse places - Iraq, Myanmar, Congo - and each family endured war and dislocation, as well as time in refugee camps.
On March 12, we were able to welcome an eighth family to begin their new lives in America. The family group is two brothers and one sister, Yvonne Uwineza, Girimbabazi Gasirimu, and Gadi Murenzi Gasasira. Yvonne has a three year old daughter, Pretty Agahozo. They are Congolese, refugees from the long civil war there. They fled when they were children and lived for twenty years in a refugee camp in Rwanda. Twenty-four hours after leaving the camp, they journeyed from Rwanda to Doha, Qatar and then on to Chicago.
The donations and 'moving in' efforts of our Religious Education families furnished their new home and gave them a sound beginning on the road to becoming Americans.
Fun and Engaging Things Happen
Each year, we have interesting classroom units, as well as special events. For example, we have had a visit from a Holocaust survivor, a celebration of the Feast of St. Francis, an All Saints mass together, and a visit from the good bishop, St. Nicholas. We welcomed the Kitenge family and set up their new home in America and we raised money for Fields of Life in East Africa. Then, we ended up the year with a May Crowning and closing treat.
Each year, we have interesting classroom units, as well as special events. For example, we have had a visit from a Holocaust survivor, a celebration of the Feast of St. Francis, an All Saints mass together, and a visit from the good bishop, St. Nicholas. We welcomed the Kitenge family and set up their new home in America and we raised money for Fields of Life in East Africa. Then, we ended up the year with a May Crowning and closing treat.
St. Emily Religious Education Office
1400 E. Central Road
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Office Hours
We currently do not have any regular office hours. Feel free to call the Parish Office with any questions (847-824-5049), or e-mail David Mika at any time. |
St. Thomas Becket Religious Education Office
1321 N. Burning Bush Ln
Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
847-296-9051
www.stthomasbecketmp.org
Staff
Renata Sosin, Coordinator of Religious Education
rsosin@stbmp.org
MISSION STATEMENT
The Religious Education program works in partnership with parents to provide excellent Catholic education and faith formation for children, strengthening their love for and knowledge of the Lord Jesus, fostering a sense of community and ensuring opportunities for spiritual growth, as well as the importance of living the works of mercy.
The Religious Education program works in partnership with parents to provide excellent Catholic education and faith formation for children, strengthening their love for and knowledge of the Lord Jesus, fostering a sense of community and ensuring opportunities for spiritual growth, as well as the importance of living the works of mercy.
