Religious Education Registration

Thank you for making the Christian Faith the core of your children's development. Our ministry aims to help families make the love of Jesus Christ the foundation of their lives.

If you are new to St. James, welcome! Please register your family as new parishioners. A new parishioner registration form can be found on our website at http://www.stjamesah.org/parish-forms/. We look forward to welcoming you and your family to the St. James community. Baptismal information is needed for any first-time registrant who was not baptized at St. James Parish. To complete this form, you need a digital copy of your child’s baptismal certificate. If you’re having trouble, please reach out to Theresa Storto.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES:
St. James offers classes for children grades 1st - 5th. Classes are offered on Tuesdays (during the school year) at 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM AND 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM for grades 1-5. In addition to our classroom option, parents may choose to teach their children at home. Religious Education for grades 6th-8th and confirmation are separate. Any middle school question please reach out to Matthew Lawson mlawson@stjamesah.org

SACRAMENTS:
We celebrate First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion at St. James in 2nd grade after a 2-year preparation period. It is required, by the Archdiocese of Chicago, for any child planning to receive their First Reconciliation and/or First Holy Communion to have completed the 1st-grade Religious Education curriculum at St. James or another Catholic Parish. Should you be registering your child for 2nd grade and have just moved to the area please submit prior Religious Education documentation with your registration. All sacrament fees are included in your tuition. If your child is new to Catholic Religious Education, please contact Kevin Byrnes.

BIBLES:
All children in 3rd - 5th grades are required to have a Bible. All 3rd graders receive a new Bible (fee included in tuition). Replacement Bibles can be purchased, contact the RE office if you need one.

2020-2021 TUITION:
$210 one child
$420 two children
$630 three or more children
(Maximum tuition per family $630)

Previous year's tuition balances must be paid in full before 2020-21 registration will be processed. The balance of ALL tuition for the 2020-21 school year is due by August 31st, 2020. Registration deadline is July 15th..

Payment can be made with credit/debit card or you can drop off/mail in your tuition via check/cash in the Parish Office. Your registration will not be processed until payment has been received. No child will be turned away due to financial hardship. Tuition assistance applications are available. Please contact Barbara Krawczyk at bkrawczyk@stjamesah.org in the Parish Business Office for more information.

We offer our Classroom Catechists/ODM Mentors FREE family tuition. Even if you have never taught please prayerfully consider being a Religious Education Catechist. If you feel called to be a Catechist or Mentor please contact Kevin Byrnes. Training and materials will be provided. In addition to our Catechists and mentors, we need volunteers in various positions every week. These volunteers also receive free tuition for their year-long commitment.

There is a lot of uncertainty for what the future holds. Please rest assured, Religious Education will continue in the fall of 2020 in one form or another. We will follow all Church and Civil guidelines to make sure your children are safe and receive their Christian formation.

Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6

The Servants to your Family
Kevin Byrnes kbyrnes@stjamesah.org
Coordinator of Children's Formation

Theresa Storto tstorto@stjamesah.org
Administrative Assistant, Evangelization and Formation

Karen Jarosz kjarosz@stjamesschoolah.org
Coordinator of Open Doors Ministry

Family Information

Family Last Name*

Family Last Name

How many children in grades 1st - 5th are you registering?*

Home Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Home Phone Number

Primary Cell Phone Number

Additional Cell Phone Number

Can we send you text messages?*

Primary Email*

The email will be our primary means of communication

Primary Email Verification*

Please verify your primary email

Father's Full Name

Mother's Full Name

Emergency Contact (other than Parent/Guardian)

Emergency Contact Primary Phone Number

Student 1 Information

Student #1 Name*

First Last

Student #1 First Time Registrant?*

Is this the first time you are enrolling this student in the St. James Religious Education Program?

Please upload an copy of this child's Baptismal Certificate*

You have indicated that this child is a first time registrant. In order to proceed, we need a copy of this child's baptismal certificate.

Student #1 Gender

Student #1 Grade*

Grade for the 2020/2021 school year

Student # 1 School

School if other (student 1)

Student #1 Birth Date*

Student #1 Class Preference*

Second Option

Is it possible for you to make a different class period than your preference?

Student #1 Allergies/Pertinent Medical Information

Student #1 Received First Holy Communion?*

Or is scheduled to in 2020

Student 2 Information

Student #2 Name

First Last

Student #2 First Time Registrant?

Is this the first time you are enrolling this student in the St. James Religious Education Program?

Please upload a copy of this child's Baptismal Certificate*

You have indicated that this child is a first time registrant. In order to proceed, we need a copy of this child's baptismal certificate.

Student #2 Gender

Student #2 Grade

Grade for 2020-2021 school year

Student #2 School

School if other (Student 2)

Student #2 Birth Date

Student #2 Class Preference

if different from your first

Student #2 Allergies/Pertinent Medical Information

Student #2 Received First Holy Communion?

Or is scheduled to in 2020

Student 3 Information

Student #3 Name

First Last

Student #3 First Time Registrant?

Is this the first time you are enrolling this student in the St. James Religious Education Program?

Please upload a copy of this child's Baptismal Certificate*

You have indicated that this child is a first time registrant. In order to proceed, we need a copy of this child's baptismal certificate.

Student #3 Gender

Student #3 Grade

Grade for 2020-2021 school

Student # 3 School

School if other (Student 3)

Student #3 Birth Date

Student #3 Class Preference

If different from other children

Student #3 Allergies/Pertinent Medical Information

Student #3 Received First Holy Communion?

Or is scheduled to in 2020

Student 4 Information

Student #4 Name

First Last

Student #4 First Time Registrant?

Is this the first time you are enrolling this student in the St. James Religious Education Program?

Please upload a copy of this child's Baptismal Certificate*

You have indicated that this child is a first time registrant. In order to proceed, we need a copy of this child's baptismal certificate.

Student #4 Gender

Student #4 Grade

Grade for 2020-2021 school year

Student # 4 School

School if other (Student 4)

Student #4 Birth Date

Student #4 Class Preference

if different from other children

Student #4 Allergies/Pertinent Medical Information

Student #4 Received First Holy Communion?

Or is scheduled to in 2020

Student 5 Information

Student #5 Name

First Last

Student #5 First Time Registrant?

Is this the first time you are enrolling this student in the St. James Religious Education Program?

Please upload a copy of this child's Baptismal Certificate*

You have indicated that this child is a first time registrant. In order to proceed, we need a copy of this child's baptismal certificate.

Student #5 Gender

Student #5 Grade

Grade for 2020-2021 school year

Student # 5 School

School if other (Student 5)

Student #5 Birth Date

Student #5 Class Preference

if different from other children

Student #5 Allergies/Pertinent Medical Information

Student #5 Received First Holy Communion?

Or is scheduled to in 2020

Open Doors Ministry

Does your child have any special needs that require adaptive programming or a one-on-one mentor in the classroom?

Open Doors Ministry is here to support all families and ensure every child has access to faith formation in a peer setting. By voluntarily answering this question you are helping us provide an appropriate classroom environment for all students. This information will be kept confidential.

Please list the name(s) of any child(ren) who needs accommodations.

A program coordinator will be in contact with you to learn more about your child to ensure s/he will receive the appropriate supports to be successful and happy in the St. James Religious Education program.

Catechist Information

Volunteer Classroom Catechists and Open Doors Mentors are the heart and soul of our ministry! Without our amazing volunteers, our ministry would be impossible. We are in need of Catechists and Mentors this year. We place 2 Catechists in each classroom. Catechists are given a teaching manual and access to online resources. In addition, supplemental liturgical materials will be provided and St. James also pays for the cost additional crafts that Catechists choose to use.

This year we able to offer FREE FAMILY TUITION for all Classroom Catechists/Mentors. Sacrament fee will be applicable to all Catechists/Mentors who have a child making the sacrament of First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and/or Confirmation.

Catechists will work with a predetermined chapter syllabus for each class. This ensures each grade level will be covering the same materials each week. Catechists/Mentors are required to attend the Catechist Orientation. If you would like more information please contact The Religious Education Office stjamesRE@stjamesah.org.

Are you interested in applying to be a Classroom Catechist or an Open Doors Mentor?*

Are you interested in being a Substitute Catechist or Substitute Mentor?*

Substitute Catechists and Mentors are needed for planned and emergency absences of our Catechists. This is our most important volunteer role. If you select "yes" we will contact you over the summer with more information.

Religious Education Tuition and Emergency Consent Agreement

2020-2021 Tuition Rates

$210 one child
$420 two children
$630 three or more children
(Maximum tuition per family $630)

PLEASE NOTE CLASSROOM CATECHISTS RECEIVE FREE FAMILY TUITION
Previous year's tuition balances must be paid in full before 2020-2021 registration will be processed. The balance of ALL tuition for the 2020-21 school year is due by August 31st, 2020. Anyone registering after the August 15th deadline will be placed on a waitlist. Placement in a class cannot be guaranteed if you register after August 15th. No new registrations will be processed after October 1st, 2020 and no tuition refunds will be given after October 1st, 2020.

Payments can be made now through August 31st 2020. All balances due no later than August 31, 2020

You can pay online with credit/debit card or you can drop off/mail in your tuition via check/cash in the Parish Office. No child will be turned away due to financial hardship. Tuition assistance applications are available. Please contact Barbara Krawczyk in the Business Office.

EMERGENCY CONSENT: If the parents (or guardians) cannot be contacted in case of serious injury or illness, I authorize the Religious Education Program to take such emergency action as may be deemed necessary, including the transportation of the student to a hospital or medical center. As a parent (or guardian), I do herewith authorize the treatment by a qualified and licensed medical doctor of the following minor(s) in the event of a medical emergency that, in the opinion of the attending physician, may endanger his/her life, cause disfigurement or undue discomfort if delayed. This authority is granted only after a reasonable effort has been made to reach me.

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$0.00

$0.00 ****If you are applying to be a Catechist/Mentor please do not make a tuition payment until you have heard back from the RE office!!****

Payment Code

If you want to make installment payments type in "partial" in the Payment Code field.

Payment Options*

****If you are applying to be a Catechist/Mentor please do not make a tuition payment until you have heard back from the RE office!!**** Balances due in full by Aug 31st 2020

Payment Options*

****If you are applying to be a Catechist/Mentor please do not make a tuition payment until you have heard back from the RE office!!**** Balances due in full by Aug 31st 2020

Partial Payment Amount

Credit Card

American Express

Discover

MasterCard

Visa

Card Number Expiration Date Security Code Cardholder Name

YOUR DIGITAL SIGNATURE BELOW SIGNIFIES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS TUITION AND EMERGENCY CONSENT AGREEMENT*

Permission to use child(ren)'s image in Parish Media.*

This gives us permission to use your childs photo in the following media outlets....bulletin, website, facebook page and photo slideshows

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