Religious Education classes have concluded for the year. We are grateful to the many catechists who teach our classes and appreciate the support our parents! We look forward to seeing all of our students returning for the 2019-2020 year! Attending Religious Ed classes consistently best prepares your child to know and live their faith.
In just a couple weeks, we will celebrate Mrs. Pat Schwarz’s retirement from St Mary’s. Pat has been serving as the Assistant Director of Religious Education for the past 7 ½ years and before that she taught for 20 years at the School of St. Mary. We are so thankful for Pat’s wisdom and quiet humor over the years AND that she will be returning to the RE program in the fall as a 1 st grade Tuesday afternoon catechist. Pat’s last day is on May 15 th .  
Join us for our Inaugural Parish Day of Service on Saturday, June 8 th . As the Catholic Church celebrates Pentecost weekend where the Holy Spirit descends to send us out into the world, our parishioners will be sent into the community for a variety of service projects. Age appropriate and family friendly projects are included! The day will run from 12:30 until 6:30 PM, with the service hours taking place between 1:00 and 4:00 PM. Registration is requested so we can adequately prepare for projects. 

We encourage all 7th and 8th graders to use this day of service
toward their Confirmation preparation.
Please see a team member outside Church this weekend, fill out a blank form located at the Church entrance, or click here to sign up . If you have questions or would like further information, please contact Fr. Mark, maugustine@churchofstmary.org or 847-582-5217.
All 8th graders are invited to the
Sunday May 19th COR event
Following the 6pm Mass
7-8:15pm in the Parish Center

We strongly encourage all our 8th graders to attend this special event. It's a great opportunity to meet others before you begin high school.
We had a wonderful response to our invitation for a family pilgrimage to local shrines to make up for one of our Tuesday snow days. The posters and photos showed families having marvelous experiences! Some families spent time on their spring break vacations to make their pilgrimage as well.  You can view some of the photos on the Religious Ed website by clicking the image above.
Religious Education Registration
for the 2019-20 school year is now open!
Religious Education Classes for 2019-2020
Sundays: K-5th grade from 9:30-11am - Sept 15 thru April 19
Tuesdays: 1st-7th grade from 4:15-5:30pm - Sept 17 thru April 21
Note New Time!:
Tuesdays: 6th-8th grade from 7-8:30pm - Sept 17 thru March 17
Intensives: 6th-8th grade June 17-21 (8:45-12pm) AND 6 Sundays Oct-Mar (9-11:45am)
  • REMINDER: All Intensive registrations (including fees & half of tuition) are due by June 1. 
PLEASE SAVE THE BLUE TOTE BAGS!   Each student was provided with a blue tote to carry their RE materials to and from class this year. Please keep them in a safe place at home for next year’s use.

As a special reward for helping with the CRS Lenten service project, everyone received a Nestle crunch bar. Several classes brought in the largest amounts and the students were rewarded with ginormous Nestle Crunch bars! 

  • Sunday morning – Mrs. Jane Slover’s 1st grade class - $281.47
  • Tuesday afternoon – Mr. Chris McCormick’s 4th grade class - $154.80
  • Tuesday evening – Mrs. Susaan Culjak’s 8th grade class - $163.10
We are happy to share with you that Religious Education classes
collected a total of $1,423.45!
We congratulate all the students who received awards and ribbons for Perfect Attendance and Almost Perfect Attendance (only one absence)!
  • Sunday- 3 Perfect & 12 Almost Perfect
  • Tuesday Afternoon- 15 Perfect & 21 Almost Perfect
  • Tuesday Evening- 8 Perfect & 3 Almost Perfect

Finally, we invite all our parents to consider being a part of the Religious Education Ministry by volunteering to be an office helper, catechist, substitute catechist or Children’s LiturgyMinistry of the Word minister. Working together brings us closer as a believing community.  Email or phone the Religious Education office to volunteer.

Please check our online calendar for dates and details. It has been updated for the 2019-2020 year!

Easter Blessings,
Jeannie Brunk
Intensive Book Pick-Up
Tues, June 4th 9am-4:30pm
Wed, June 5th 9am-6:30pm

Intensive Program
(Grades 6th-8th)
June 17-21, 8:45am-12pm
6 Sundays, 9:00-11:45am
October 6
November 3
December 8
January 12
Febuary 2
March 1