OUr Lady of The Lakes Faith Formation
“Let no one disregard you because you are young, but be an example to all the believers in the way you speak and behave, and in your love, your faith, and your purity.” -1 Timothy 4:12
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We offer classes for First through Eighth grade. We prepare students for First Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation, and RCIC prep
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Our Lady of the Lakes Youth Ministry is on a mission to grow the faith of the youth. The present youth group was reestablished in 2023.
Please select one of the options below.
OLL RE classes are intended for 1st- 8th grade (or 16 and under who have been baptized), in which each student will receive:
First Reconciliation
First Holy Communion
Confirmation
RE Registration is now closed for the year; registration for the 2026-2027 school year will open in the Spring.
*Sacraments require two years of religious education. Any individual over the age of seven who has not been baptized must complete the two-year OCIA process.
October 2025 Newsletter
Below are the activities, services, and Catholic Heart Work Camps we have done!
Events throughout the Arch of Chicago
Please click the link below for more events throughout the Arch
Catholic Resources
Archdiocese of Chicago Children’s Formation & Religious Education Info HERE
Daily Reading HERE
Broadcast & Online Mass through the Archdiocese of Chicago HERE
Hallow App HERE (Pray with Fr. Mike Schmitz with the new Catechism in a Year and Bible in a Year on Hallow, the #1 Christian Prayer App & #1 Catholic App in the World.)
Mental Health Information HERE
Our Lady of the Lakes Religious Education Program strives to promote Catholic teachings for students that attend non-Parochial schools. The classes support first grade through eighth grade religious training and high school confirmation training.
The Religious Education Program is monitored and supported by an Advisory Board. The board’s purpose is to review and change the curriculum as needed, to review books that are used in the Program, to help establish and monitor a working budget, to establish overall monitoring of the success of the program, to name just a few of the board’s responsibility.