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Religious Education   
2020-2021

We are proud to offer  excellent programs which partner with families to form children in the faith.

Because   of the continuing concerns with Covid-19 and our commitment to provide the best options for families, we are offering our Religious Education program online.

Classes will meet via Zoom,  with an engagement activity to follow.  Classes will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday so that it is staggered for families with multiple children. 
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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.

 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. 

St. Emily Religious Education Office

​ 1400 E. Central Road
 Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
​ 847-824-5049

 www.stemily.org
Staff                          
 David Mika, Coordinator       
 dmika@stemily.org

  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.  
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