Relgious Education 

Relgious Education sessions take place  on scheduled Saturdays from 9:30 - 11:00 AM .  The program will integrate student class sessions and family sessions throughout the year.  The student sessions will meet at the St Peter Campus and Family Sessions will meet at the St. Lambert Campus.
 

Religious Education Registration 

Parents enrolling their child(ren) in the Religious Education program are asked to fill out the proper registration forms. Late or incomplete registrations may necessitate that the child(ren) be placed on a waiting list.

A baptismal certificate is required of all students who were not baptized at Ss. Peter and Lambert Parish.

For the admission of transfer students, parents shall present the proper transfer forms or some other appropriate notification from the program previously attended. (Archdiocesan Policy #316)

Each family is asked to complete the RE registration form (see link below).

• **A new student form should be completed for every student enrolling in the Religious Ed program for the first time.
• Families new to the program who are registering children in grades 2 - 8 must speak with Sister Kathy to determine placement in the program.

Please complete the form, then save the form to your computer and email to [email protected]  (You may also print the form and return it by mail to Ss. Peter & Lambert Parish Office:  8116 NIles Center Rd. Skokie, IL  60077)

Please note:  class dates and times to be determined.

Call the Religious Education Office at 847-679-1202 or email us at [email protected] for more information.

"Make disciples (students) of all nations." - Jesus

"The goal of Youth Church is to create and inspire disciples in a lifelong, joyous dialogue with the Great Teacher, Christ." - Fr. Simon
 

Once, when I was visiting our catechism classes, the looks on the faces of the children said it all: "It's nine in the morning. We've been imprisoned in boring classrooms for most of the week. It's Sunday when normal people are sleeping in, and here we are in another boring classroom. We hate this. We hate church and we can't wait until we don't have to do this anymore". I decided things had to change. My goal was to design a program that a kid would actually want to attend and be disappointed to miss. Joy is the sure sign of the presence of the Holy Spirit. A program that includes play and laughter and art is a much better way to bring people into a lifelong relationship with the Lord and the Church. Also, a sacrament is a lifelong commitment to the Lord. Sitting in a boring classroom in order to qualify for some rite of passage has little to do with a vibrant committed faith. The goal of Youth Church is to create and inspire disciples in a lifelong, joyous dialogue with the Great Teacher, Christ. – Fr. Simon

Youth Church

• St. Lambert Youth Church (9:45 am to 11:45 am twice a month)

Youth Church (ages 1st grade through 8th grade meet in Trainor Hall at 9:30 am to 11:45 am twice a month plus additional sessions with the St. Peter's RE to celebrate the Christmas and Easter seasons together). Come have breakfast, play games and watch videos before meeting with your grade level class. Youth Church ends at 11:45 am and children attend the noon Holy Mass with their families. For More information, contact Gina Roxas (youthchurchred@gmail.com)

• The First Holy Communion Home-School Program

The First Holy Communion Home-School Program meeting time and place, is announced in the announcement e mail, please contact Gina Roxas or call the rectory. You must be a registered parishioner and you must attend Mass and Youth Church regularly.

How does our home-school program works?

At baptism, the blessing of the parents prays that they will be the first teachers of their children in the faith. Our first communion program is designed to fulfill that  promise. How does it work? We provide learning materials and a mentor to help mom and dad teach their children at home. The home-school program is a wonderful way to put faith at the heart of the family and to start a conversation that will last a lifetime.

I decided to create a home school course for first communion because I saw many parents dropping their children off for Mass and religion class without going to Mass themselves. They seemed uninvolved in the life of the church and the spiritual lives of their children, but they wanted their children to "get" the sacraments. The sacraments are meant to bring about union with the Lord, and this didn't seem to be happening in most cases. After the ceremony of First Communion or Confirmation neither parent nor child would be seen again. What was the point? First Communion and Confirmation were a kind of graduation. "Been there. Done that". The sacraments are a beginning, not and end. When the parents become the teachers, they become disciples themselves, which is what the Lord asked when he said to make disciples of all nations. – Fr. Simon

For more information please contact or email our parish office at (847) 673-1492, E-Mail: parish@stpeter-skokie.org Office Hours is Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• Confirmation-Prep Seminar  

The Confirmation-Prep Seminar meeting time and place, please call the parish office for more information. You must be a registered parishioner and you must attend Holy Mass and Youth Church regularly.

When one is confirmed, he commits himself to live the life of Christ's follower. How can you commit yourself to something with which you have only a nodding acquaintance question? The goal of the confirmation seminar is to establish a basic knowledge of the story told in the Scriptures and an understanding of the idea and practice of Catholic Christianity, to which those to be confirmed are going to commit themselves by a solemn oath.

During confirmation, I, as pastor, am asked to certify that all those to be confirmed are actually ready for the sacrament. I am embarrassed to admit, in the past, I have had caused to worry about the readiness of a class or an individual. I have seen students confirmed who unfortunately never return to Mass. So, I decided to teach the class myself and personally accompany the students on their adventure, establishing the real pastoral relationship that can make a difference. - Fr. Simon.

CGS, Youth Church, First Communion and Confirmation classes all require Parish registration. Register HERE

For more information please contact or email our parish office at (847) 673-1492, E-Mail:   parish@stpeter-skokie.org. Office Hours is Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• The Bible Hero Summer Camp 

• Family Day & Youth Mass 

Although studying and learning is essential to the disciple, it is important to rest, rejoice, and be merry. With this in mind, we began Family Day, our community activity day. Family Day is an opportunity to enjoy what we are learning together, to make friendships that will create a real church family, to spend time together in prayer, and of course, to have fun!

Join us year round every third Sunday in Trainor Hall for a potluck dinner and activities, Arts & Crafts, games dancing, service projects, family movies and sing a-longs, just to name a few. Youth Mass every 3rd Sunday at 5 pm.
 

Youth Group

St. Lambert's Youth Group (S.L.Y.) is an organization of adolescents and young adults, eighth grade through college and beyond, who have formed a Catholic-based family that pray, participate in Parish community, have fun and become better Christians together.

S.L.Y meets every Sunday at 1:00 pm (following the 12:00 Noon Holy Mass) in the school building Room 206. That's 2nd Floor of the South Building connected to the Church.

We watch movies, go camping, go Christmas Caroling, have picnics and retreats and most importantly, talk and interact. Come join us in the pool table room, 2nd Floor of the South Building, St Lambert Campus.