The Religious Education (RE) program serves pre-kindergarten through high school students.  If you are a new family interested in joining our program or would like more information, please contact the Coordinator of Religious Education or complete the form below.  Please note that families registered with the RE program should also be registered with the parish.

We are happy to offer you online registration and payment again this year!  Families from 2021-2022 were emailed unique, pre-filled registration links on July 6.  New families may register using the button above.  If your child is new to our program and was baptized at another parish, please submit an official baptismal certificate to the Religious Education office.  The baptismal certificate is required to receive the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation.

Please review the following documents.

DOCUMENTS

• RE Calendar (PreK to Confirmation)
• 2022-2023 Family Handbook

Sundays, 9:15AM - 12:00PM (includes 11AM Mass)
Classes start September 18, 2022

Chilren in 2nd grade celebrate the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion. Second grade students receiving these sacraments must have completed 1st Grade Religious Education or attended First Grade at a Catholic school. If your child will be entering second grade in the fall, but did not attend First Grade Religious Education or First Grade at a Catholic school, please contact the Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE), Judy Krezcmer, at 815-353-6562 or [email protected].  Classes are also available for students beyond 2nd grade who have not yet received their First Holy Communion. Contact the Coordinator of Religious Education for details.

Sundays, 9:15AM - 12:00PM (includes 11AM Mass)
Classes start September 18, 2022

Confirmation preparation is a two year program with the Sacrament of Confirmation celebrated every other year.  Both years of preparation must be completed to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Students entering 8th and 9th grades in the fall will complete the second year of preparation in 2022-2023.  If your child is in 8th-12th grade and did not attend the first year of Confirmation preparation, please contact the Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE), Judy Krezcmer, at 815-353-6562 or [email protected].  Students completing their second year of preparation in 2022-2023 are expected to be confirmed in the Fall of 2023.

Learn More about Confirmation

St. John the Baptist utilizes YDisciple, which focuses on a small group environment to apprenctice youth in the Christian life.  Small groups typically meet 2-4 times per month with each session lasting approximately 90 minutes. YDisciple gives teens a place where they feel known, understood, supported and can be transparent and authentic.  For more information regarding YDisciple, please contact the Religious Education Office.