RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM & SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
How to Register for Religious Ed Classes
- Fill out a registration form.
- Email it to Eloy Escamilla at eescamilla@stgertrudechicago.org.
- Pay the fee for the 2025-2026 school year ($230 for one child and an additional $40 for each student from the same family.)
- Please note, children making their First Communion/ Reconciliation or their Confirmation will also need to pay a $75 sacramental fee.
- Click here for all Religious Ed forms, as well as the handbook, calendar, and service hours form for Confirmation candidates.
Our Religious Education Program
For children in grades 1-8 who attend public or non-Catholic private schools, the Religious Education program provides a faith community for children and their families as they awaken, nourish, and deepen their awareness of God's presence in all things. Classes are held on Sundays from 9:15-10:15 am on the St. Gertrude campus beginning in September.
The goal of the Religious Education program at Saint Gertrude is to teach children to listen for and respond to God's invitation to love.
In class, students and teachers work to:
- Understand that everyone is loved and treasured by God.
- Live the lessons of Jesus Christ - loving God with your whole heart and loving your neighbors as yourself.
- Build a deeper personal relationship with God through prayer and reflection.
- Learn to pray as an individual and as part of a community.
- Discover ways to love and serve others in our day-to-day lives.
- Appreciate what it means to be part of a welcoming, loving community that cares for and respects people from all walks of life.
- Deepen their knowledge of the Catholic tradition.