Covid-19 : Keeping Religious Education going
Due to the public health emergency we are facing, we have suspended Religious Education classes until further notice.
Catechists are working long and hard to construct high quality digital lessons and keeping them going for their students. We will have lessons available each week in April.
Ideas and resources for families can be found in this newsletter. More will be coming.
This is a Holy Week like no other we've known. Here are ideas and resources to have Holy Week and Easter at home with your family.
Praying for forgiveness when you can't go to confession. Pope Francis noted in a homily:
"Do what the Catechism says. It's very clear: if you don't find a priest to hear your Confession, talk with God, He is your Father, and tell Him the truth: 'Lord, I've done this, and that, and that . . . I'm sorry,' and ask Him for forgiveness with all your heart, with the Act of Contrition and promise Him: 'Afterwards I will go to Confession, but forgive me now.'"
Here is the handout to help your child through this process.
As we face this together, let's keep each other in prayer.
Due to the public health emergency we are facing, we have suspended Religious Education classes until further notice.
Catechists are working long and hard to construct high quality digital lessons and keeping them going for their students. We will have lessons available each week in April.
Ideas and resources for families can be found in this newsletter. More will be coming.
This is a Holy Week like no other we've known. Here are ideas and resources to have Holy Week and Easter at home with your family.
Praying for forgiveness when you can't go to confession. Pope Francis noted in a homily:
"Do what the Catechism says. It's very clear: if you don't find a priest to hear your Confession, talk with God, He is your Father, and tell Him the truth: 'Lord, I've done this, and that, and that . . . I'm sorry,' and ask Him for forgiveness with all your heart, with the Act of Contrition and promise Him: 'Afterwards I will go to Confession, but forgive me now.'"
Here is the handout to help your child through this process.
As we face this together, let's keep each other in prayer.
Religious Education and Sunday School Registration
2020-2021
We are proud to offer excellent programs which partner with families to form children in the faith.
If you have questions, contact Cathy Crino (St. Emily) or Renata Sosin (St. Thomas Becket.)
2020-2021
We are proud to offer excellent programs which partner with families to form children in the faith.
- For first grade through Confirmation there are programs on Wednesday night at 6:15 PM and a homeschool option for some grades. Register here. For more information, go here.
- For Pre-3 through Kindergarten, there is a Sunday School program at 9:30 AM. Register here. For more information, go here.
If you have questions, contact Cathy Crino (St. Emily) or Renata Sosin (St. Thomas Becket.)
Read to Feed During Lent
Helping Heifer International
During Lent, our Religious Education Students will be collecting pledges for the reading that they do. This money will go to Heifer International. Heifer works in over 100 countries, providing breeding pairs of animals to families . These animals provide milk, eggs and meat. This improves nutrition and helps provide income that pays for education and medical care. Each family is responsible for 'passing on the gift' - giving another breeding pair to a family in their area.
You can read more about Heifer here.
The pledge packet is here.
Helping Heifer International
During Lent, our Religious Education Students will be collecting pledges for the reading that they do. This money will go to Heifer International. Heifer works in over 100 countries, providing breeding pairs of animals to families . These animals provide milk, eggs and meat. This improves nutrition and helps provide income that pays for education and medical care. Each family is responsible for 'passing on the gift' - giving another breeding pair to a family in their area.
You can read more about Heifer here.
The pledge packet is 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.
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St. Emily Religious Education Office
1400 E. Central Road
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Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Wednesday from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM Cathy Crino is available Monday through Friday. You can reach her by telephone or email. Due to meetings and other obligations, the office might not be staffed if you drop by. Please call ahead to confirm. |
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.
