Angie Pascente, Chair
Michael Lorenz
Nathan Schmidt
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• Handbook

  Download & Print our Parent Handbook

• Covenant of Mutual Agreements

  Our common goal as parents and catechists is to work together to do all we can to actively strengthen and stimulate the spiritual amd moral growth of our children

• Be My Disciples website

  To complement our textbooks for Grades 1-6, we have an excellent website, www.BeMyDisciples.com. It offers practical and creative resources for parents and catechists, games and activities for children, and links to other useful sites. Children will love the grade-appropriate games, stories and service ideas that extend lessons into the home. Our agenda is conversion, leading to discipleship, within the context of community.

• Core Concepts 

  Core Concepts (click to view) represent what the children at a particular level should know at a minimum. Most of our faith content is covered over multiple years. The mid-term and final assessments are based on these Core Concepts.

• Vibrant Faith at Home

  The www.VibrantFaithAtHome.org website is free (all you need do is register), and provides a multitude of resources and simple ideas to assist you in building a strong Christian household.

• Great Lakes SCRIP Center

  Reduce the cost of your child's tuition while you shop! To learn more about this program, please email RE@st-als.org

• The Catholic Faith - On Demand 

  Thousands of movies, videos programs, audios and ebooks. Visit www.formed.org.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church

• Visit and "Like" our Facebook page!

TheParent Newsletters provide information you can use to fulfill your role in handing on the faith and practicing it in your home. These easy-to-read newsletters contain relevant topics of interest, happenings and reminders of events within the program and parish. 

March 2019

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October 2018

210 E. Logan St.
Lemont, IL  60439
(630) 257-2371
(630) 257-2381 (fax)

EMAIL THE RE OFFICE

The seed of a rich and deep spirituality is present within each child. In their earliest years, children grow in relationship with God and understanding of their faith. It is our mission to help parents in their responsibility to nurture their children's faith. Faith is based not only on an intellectual understanding of doctrine, but also on a conversion of the heart (adopting a way of life).

We proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God through prayer, education, service, social activities, and worship. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we respond to Christ's call to "come follow Me" and carry on His teaching mission. We follow Jesus' example of teaching what to believe and then showing how to put those beliefs into practice.

Our purpose is to assist parents in:

• Teaching a Catholic way of life: laying the foundations for developing Christian attitudes, values and behavior in their children's early years;
• Presenting religious concepts in accord with their children's age and capacity for understanding and growth in faith;
• Helping their children make an increasingly personal response to God through their unique gifts;
• Integrating liturgical and Eucharistic formation with religious education (liturgical celebrations shape a child's faith every bit as much as Catholic schooling);
• Nurturing growth by providing a proper environment and witness of adults;
• Fostering a sense of community and belonging (faith is something to be lived and is lived best in community); and
• Recognizing and fulfilling their role as the first and foremost catechists of their children.

Weekly RE Program

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Two tracks of classes will be held on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings for children in Grades 1 through 8. Track schedules appear below.

Preschool and Kindergarten students are invited to participate in our event-centered Little Tykes for Christ (LTC) program scheduled for the second Wednesday of the month during RE sessions, 6:15-7:15pm.

Families should be registered and active parishioners in order to have children enrolled.

Families who are new to our program should contact Kevin Cody to arrange a registration meeting.

Two-week Summer Intensive Program

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

In April, application forms will be mailed to returning families and distributed in the RE classrooms. Interested families who are new to our programs should contact the RE Office to arrange a meeting with Kevin Cody.
 

2019 SI families must attend the following family sessions plus one of the Wednesday RE family sessions listed below.

 

We are offering this option for Grades 3-6 in response to the busy schedules we see faced by families during the rest of the year, and for those children who would benefit from a morning schedule when school is out, and sessions not spread out.

Families participating in this program commit to:

• Attending every session;
• Paying the entire tuition up front (Rates are the same as our regular program);
• Attending three Family Sessions, a Spiritual Event, and a Family Service Project (completing reflection papers for each) during the year following the intensive sessions;
• Attending Mass on a regular basis and using their offertory envelopes

Reflection Papers:

• Spiritual Event 
• Family Service Event

Little Tykes for Christ

Little Tykes for Christ (LTC) is a faith formation program for children of preschool and kindergarten age, and is designed for parent participation. It includes prayer, stories, games, crafts, and activities. Our gatherings generally take place once a month on Wednesday evenings in the Church Hall. Please contact the Religious Education (RE) Office to register your child. 

Children's Initiation

We also have a process in place to initiate children and young teens who have not been baptized and/or have had no formal religious education. The process normally takes at least two years to lead them into an experience of conversion and prepare them to celebrate the initiation sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.

This is not a rigid program, but a process that is meant to be adapted according to the spiritual and educational needs and progress of the child. Children, with their parents and catechists, meet in small groups on a schedule that best fits their calendars. They progress through periods of preparation looking to Easter Vigil as the highpoint of their journey with the reception of the sacraments.

RE Family Sessions

Fall 2019 -

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 6-7:30 pm in the church

Spring 2020 -

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 6-7:30 pm in the church

Little Tykes for Christ

2019-2020 Dates TBD
Church Hall
6:15-7:15pm
 

2019-2020 Weekly Program Track Schedules

Sacrament Celebrations

Learn more about our preparation programs for First Reconcilliation, First Communion, and Confirmation here.