Religious Education Formation Program 2025-2026 Calendar

 

St. Faustina Kowalska Parish

Religious Education Formation Program 2025-2026 

REF Program Coordinator: Maria Horbal

773-842-4999 or mhorbal.ref@gmail.com

Classes meet on Wednesdays from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm during the months of September to May.

The REF Office is located in the St. Faustina Kowalska Parish Center, 5201 S. McVicker Ave., with access to the building using the south doors from the main parking lot. Please use the

Registration

REF Registration Form 2025-26

A full or half payment must be made at the time of registration. Registration ends on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 5:00 pm. Cash, check and Venmo are accepted forms of payment.

                    If you are registering your child in our REF Program for the first time, please bring a copy of their baptismal certificate and/or First Holy Communion certificate.

If you would like to volunteer in the REF Program as a catechist or aid this catechetical year 2025-26, please contact the REF Program Coordinator Maria Horbal. 

                    All volunteers and employees working with children in the Archdiocese must understand that it is mandatory to complete the Protecting God’s Children Virtus Training and a background check before the start of the Catechetical Year in September. Please log in or create a Virtus account TODAY to start the process!

Archdiocese of Chicago Religious Education & Youth Ministry Protocol

           

VENMO PAYMENT: https://venmo.com/StFaustina-KowalskaREF

Confirmation Class of March 29, 2025 with Most Rev. Francis J. Kane,

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago

First Holy Communion Class of May 10, 2025