Religious Education Ministry
Service Opportunities
Faith seeks understanding in order to worship with heartfelt praise as well as to serve the Lord wholeheartedly as disciples. We develop and use all our gifts to make a better world.

Queen of All Saints parish is proud to offer some forty different ministries to our parishioners and community. Please contact us if one of our offerings may be of benefit to you, or if you feel you would like to contribute to the Queen of All Saints community by serving as a member of one or more of our ministries.
Welcome
Welcome to Queen of All Saints Religious Education Ministry. The Programs and Ministries we offer include the School of Religion, Sunday Preschool, RCIA, Sacramental Preparation, SPRED, Children’s Liturgy of the Word and Vacation Bible Camp. There are also Ministry Opportunities available on the RE Board, QASPARE, Catechists, RCIA Parish Sponsors and the VBC Teen Team. Below are brief descriptions of many of our programs and ministries.

For information on any of these, please contact the Religious Education Office at (773) 286-1939.
School of Religion
Families with children attending public elementary and junior high schools are encouraged to attend the School of Religion. Classes are offered for Kindergarten - 6th grade from 9:15 - 10:45 am on Sunday mornings, 1st - 5th grade from 4:30 - 6:00 pm on Wednesday afternoons, and 5th - 8th grade from 6:30 - 8:30 pm on Tuesday evenings. Classes are held from the end of September - May. Adult catechists share our gift of faith by using the RCL Faith First Religion Program. Children and parents are invited to participate in two grade level family masses each year, the annual Christmas Pageant, Living Stations of the Cross and the Living Rosary. Registration is held in September.
Sunday Preschool
All children 3, 4 and 5 years of age are invited to attend our Preschool Religion Program on Sunday mornings during the 9:30 Mass from 9:15 - 10:30 am in the Keene Ave. Bldg. Sessions are held from October - May. Adult and high school catechists share the children’s version of the Sunday readings by using Scripture, music, puppets, arts & crafts, games, finger plays, and role-play. Children and parents are invited to participate in two family masses, the Teddy Bear Breakfast, Halloween Party, the Christmas Pageant and Resurrection Egg Hunt. Registration is held in September.
RCIA - Adult Sessions
All non-Catholic adults interested in finding out more about the Roman Catholic faith or Catholics seeking to receive the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation are invited to attend the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) sessions held on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am in the Jubilee Room of the Lemont Ave. building. Perhaps you have a neighbor, friend or even a spouse who has shared with you that they are curious about Catholicism. Most new Catholics will tell you that someone invited and went with them to an RCIA session. These sessions are held in preparation for the Easter Vigil from September - June.
RCIA - Teen & Child Sessions
Children who missed the opportunity to prepare for the sacraments, are invited to attend special sessions about the Roman Catholic faith. Sacraments of Initiation are received after a two year period of preparation.
SPRED
Young people (11-16) with special needs are welcomed to participate in our special religious education program held every other Monday evening in the Keene Ave. Bldg. from October -May.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
During the Advent and Lenten season, children from Junior Kindergarten through 4th grade are invited to attend their own Children's Liturgy of the Word in the Jubilee Room during the 9:30 and 11:00 Sunday Masses. The children begin the Mass with their parents and are blessed and sent to share the Readings, Gospel and reflections geared to their age group. The children return to their parents after the Prayers of the Faithful for the rest of the Mass.
Vacation Bible Camp
Our Bible Camp is a memorable week for our children and their cousins and neighborhood friends (Preschool through 4th grade) and our Teen Camp Leaders. Each day, (9:00 am - 2:00 pm) the children will pray, play and learn together with music, skits, bible stories, arts & crafts, water games and special visits from our priests. Each year, we focus on one of three aspects of Scripture: Year I: Old Testament Heroes & Heroines, Year II: The Friends of Jesus, Year III: The Parables. Camp registration is held throughout the summer as well as after the Masses the two weekends before camp.