St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket Parishes
 March 10, 2020
Dear Families,



If you would like to help set them up and greet them, contact Cathy Crino for details.  (We leave from St. Emily about 5:00 PM.)

Please say a prayer for our Confirmation candidates who will be confirmed by Bishop Mark Bartosic this Sunday at 2:00 PM.  

covid-19 Each day brings news of the spread of Covid-19 and the corona virus that causes it.  I would like to restate that  if anyone in your household is ill, please stay home from Religious Education.   Since we don't know spread or incubation details precisely, it is better to be safe than sorry.  

We take precautions to disinfect the classrooms and promote sanitary habits.  We trust you have reviewed the steps to limit virus transmission repeatedly with your family.

During Lent, we are encouraging all the students to Read to Feed to benefit Heifer International .  This great organization supports sustainable agriculture, raising the standard of living in over 100 countries.

We are praying the Stations of the Cross with the students again this week.  There will be a group at 6:20 PM and another group at 7:00 PM.  You are more than welcome to join us in church for this prayer.  

Next week, about half our students in grades three through seven will have the opportunity for confession. 

Both St. Thomas Becket and St. Emily are organizing Fish Fries on the Fridays of Lent. Plan to eat, or to help out.  Details are below.

Please check below for a few lost (and found) items.  It you recognize one, you can pick it up in the Religious Education office.

McLoraineSt. Emily is fortunate to have an endowment fund, the McLoraine Trust, which provides scholarship funds for St. Emily parishioners attending Catholic high schools.  If you have an eighth grader, it is worth checking it out.  Information is here.    Application form is here. 

heiferRead to Feed
Our Lent Project Will Benefit Heifer International

Heifer International is a wonderful organization that provides breeding pairs of animals to help raise the standard of living in communities in over 100 countries.

Read to Feed is a way for kids to help buy the animals.  It is like a track-a-thon, but instead of getting pledges for running or walking, kids solicit pledges for how many books/chapters/pages/minutes they read.

Your child was given a  packet to get started.  If it got lost, you can click this link and print it out. We hope that you encourage this act of charity.

We'll be handing out envelopes to collect the money closer to the end of Lent.
 
fishfryFish Fry to Benefit Religious Education
Check out the Fridays of Lent
Sign up to help staff the St. Emily Fry on April 3

Both St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket parishes are sponsoring Fish Fries during Lent.

Bring your family to enjoy the freshly cooked food and community fun.

The St. Thomas Becket Fries continue this Friday evening.

The St. Emily Fish Fry directly benefits the Religious Education program.  It is on April 3.  See Cathy Crino to volunteer or to sell ads.

Word of mouth is key!  Tell your friends and neighbors and invite them to join you!
Dine and Share
Support St Emily School on March 10 at Lou Malnati's

St. Emily School is hosting a Dine and Share event at Lou Malnati's in Mount Prospect and in Buffalo Grove tonight Tuesday, March 10.  

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Lost and Found
Look familiar?

If your child lost either a glove or a water bottle in the last two weeks, we might have it.

Just come to the RE office during class on Wednesday to claim it.

Thanks!
Women's Tea
A refined afternoon on April 5

The St. Emily's Women's Club invites you to tea with the Queen.

Join them on April 5 at 1:00 PM in Hajdu Hall for a formal tea and a presentation by Leslie Goddard who, as Queen Elizabeth II, will tell you of the Queen's life and perspective on history and her family.

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Family Mass
Join us on March 14 at 5:00 PM

Family Mass is a great opportunity to not only worship together, but to minister together.  It is a joyful and spiritual lift.

Each month, different families sign up to be the greeters, readers and gift bearers for our community.

The next Family Mass is Saturday, March 14 at 5:00 PM.   Sign up here for the ways you and your child can participate.
matthew
winterEmergency Closing Information
Know how to be informed

We hope that all our Wednesdays are sunny and dry, but it is Chicago and we realize that winter weather is no joke.

If we find it advisable to close, we will send a blast email to all families that day.

We will also post any closings at the   Emergency Closing Center.  Please check there to make sure.   You can also sign up there for email alerts that tell if and when the Religious Education program is cancelled.

Dates to Save
  • March 15 - Confirmation at 2:00 PM
  • March 25 - Spring Break - no class
  • April 3 - St. Emily Fish Fry to benefit Religious Education
  • April 4 - First Communion Retreats
Quick Links
St. Emily Parish
Catherine Crino, DRE
847-299-5865
St. Thomas Becket Parish
Renata Sosin, CRE
847-296-9051
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