RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION 2025-2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Religious Education Registration for 2025-2026 is NOW OPEN - We are looking forward to an exciting year of faith formation. What a gift we give to children and teens of this wonderful parish, the gift of faith! We are truly blessed to have committed families that see the importance of this faith in young lives! God bless all of you in your work in passing on the faith of our Catholic Tradition.

• Formation (Religious Education) Sessions are held on Saturday at Our Lady of the Ridge - See Saturday Sessions Calendar (PDF)
• Formation (Religious Education) Sessions are held on Saturday at Our Lady of the Ridge - Calendar will be available in July
• We are still seeking catechists, classroom aides and door monitors for Saturday morning sessions! - Please contact the RE Office if interested. 
• IMPORTANT Dates to Remember - Please note these dates are not representative of ALL class sessions or prayer services where attendance is expected. Be sure to read all correspondence or check website for additional events.
  • POSTPONED - Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 6 pm at St. Linus Church - NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED - Parent and Student Confirmation Meeting - This is for all parents/guardians of students in 2nd Year of Confirmation Preparation
  • Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 8:45 to 10:30 am - First Session
  • Saturday, September 13, 2025 - HAWKTOBERFEST after 4 pm Mass at St. Linus Field - Ticket Information will be sent in August 2025
  • Sunday, September 21, 2025 - LAST DAY to register for the 2025-2026 RE Sessions 
  • Sunday, October 19, 2025 - Confirmation Enrollment Mass 9 am at Our Lady of the Ridge Church -  Mandatory for ALL students preparing to receive the sacrament this year
  • Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - Living Rosary at 6 pm at St Linus Church -  Mandatory for ALL 7th Grade / 1st Year Confirmation Preparation Students - Strongly encouraged for ALL Confirmation Candidates -  Students will be informed of dress code closer to this date
  • Saturday, November 1, 2025 - Our Lady of the Ridge Church RE Class / ALL SOULS DAY Mass at 9 am - Students will report to classroom before and after Mass - Families are expected to attend and should go directly to church
  • Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6 pm - First Reconciliation / First Communion Parent Meeting at St. Linus Church - Only 1 Parent / Guardian need to attend
  • Sunday, January 25, 2026 - ALL installment plans must be paid IN FULL by this date
  • Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 9:30 am - First Reconciliation St. Linus Church
  • Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 9 am to 11 am - First Communion Retreat St. Linus Church
  • Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 9 am at Our Lady of the Ridge Church - First Communion for older Students in 3rd-7th Grade RE Classes
  • Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6 pm - First Communion Rehearsal at St. Linus Church
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:30 am - First Communion Celebration at St. Linus Church
  • Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 10:30 am - May Crowning Mass at St. Linus Church - All Parish First Communicants are encouraged to attend wearing their celebration clothing
    
• Religious Education is an investment in the faith life of children and families. Good stewardship is the key to the quality of catechesis we offer our parishioners here at St. Linus. If all of us, myself included, does our best in budgeting, paying bills, paying tuition and fees, the cost of the investment could certainly be contested. Unfortunately, some do not practice this stewardship, and have strained the budgeting affects, especially when unpaid tuition and fees are not responsibly taken into account. Hence, we all are subject to these situations, and increases must be distributed. We highly encourage that families make their commitment early so to not be hit with additional late fees - Please see the financial form below.

2025-2026 REGISTRATION PACKETS

• Please print out the forms (there are 3 of them), and mail them to us or drop it in the mail slot at the rectory. OR if you have the capacity to do it off your computer, you can send the completed forms back to us via our email religioused@stlinusschool.org.
• FORM 1
  Religious Education Registration Form - CLICK HERE
• FORM 2
  Medical Information Form - CLICK HERE
• FORM 3
  Finance Commitment Form - CLICK HERE
• PAYMENT
  Kindly return all documents with payment by August 31, 2025 - If this is your first registration or if your child(ren) will be making a sacrament this year please include a copy of their baptismal certificate - We will NOT accept any registrations after September 21, 2025 so you are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible - We accept Cash / Check dropped at the St. Linus Rectory or make arrangements with us to accept your payment at the first class session - Credit Card Payments may also be made ONLINE VIA GIVECENTRAL - Please note all Credit Card Payments will be subject to a Service Fee via GiveCentral.

TUITION AND OTHER FEES

In an effort to keep our tuition and fees within the reach of our parishioners while at the same time providing the opportunity for parents / guardians to cover a fair share of the cost of the Religious Education Program you will notice that we have listed ALL costs for the materials, books and sacramental programs.

There is a financial commitment for EACH family. Please complete and return them with your registration forms, All families with students participating in the OLOR-STL sports teams must have paid their financial commitment IN FULL by August 31, 2025.

TUITION ASSISTANCE... SCIP

We have a way to earn tuition credits. The program is SCIP (Shopping Certificate Incentive Program). If you aren’t familiar with this program please ask about it. We have several families who have free or almost free tuition this year because they have faithfully used SCIP for the past twelve months! We congratulate them and hope others will get involved. It's as easy as loading an app on your phone.

NEW STUDENTS

Parents / guardians of all new students must present a copy of their child's Baptismal certificate along with the registration. This includes children baptized at OLOR - Saint Linus. If your student has had any prior religious education please submit appropriate transfer documentation from the previous program.

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REGISTRATION AND MEDICAL FORMS

Please be sure to fill out the registration and medical form for including all children in the household who are in the program. We comply with the provisions of the Buckley Amendment for the safety and well-being of your children as well as because of Archdiocesan policy. We MUST have current and accurate information on file in case of an emergency. Medical forms are only good for one year and do need to be filled out on an annual basis.

DEADLINES FOR RETURNING REGISTRATION FORMS AND MONIES

You are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible so the appropriate materials can be obtained and catechists provided for each grade level.

NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - You can return the completed forms and payment either by mail, drop at St. Linus Rectory Office or by emailing to religioused@stlinusschool.org - Cash or check is accepted or online via GiveCentral by CLICKING HERE - A Service Fee will be applied to all credit card payments online.

In advance, we thank you for registering early. We are looking forward to another year of faith formation here at Our Lady of Ridge - St. Linus. It is a pleasure and privilege to work with you and your children.

We are very excited about the future of Faith Formation this coming year! Please watch for email updates. If you have any questions, please be free to call us at 708-422-2400 ext 139.

May God provide us with peace and joy all year long!

Mrs. Nora Hunt
Coordinator of Religious Education