Congratulations to our 2026 First Holy Communicants!

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Congratulations to the 109 children who received their First Holy Communion throughout the month of May!

Angeline Amancio

Nathan Aranki

Gabriel Arceo

Genevieve Battad

Piper Berry

Lukas Beskur

Alexander Beskur

Henry Blazek

Liv Bragado

Mason Bragado

John Braun

Allison Browning

Colette Burke

Stella Casey

Jordan Cione

Joseph Ciucci

Collette Conklin

Dominick Contreras

Liam Cooney

Wren Craig

Michael Cronin

Duncan Davis

Cayde De Guzman

John DeGiulio

Henry Detloff

Laura Draghici

Jonathan Epstein

Luke Etoh

Penelope Ferolo

Anthony Fiore

Emma Fordham

Reese Fowler

Giuliana Giamberduca

Emma Gidley

Gwen Glick

Vivianne Glogowski

Adeline Glon

Rozalyn Goggin

Emily Gold

Skylar Gorgees

Luci Grajeda

Florence Grasso

Jesse Grasso

Caden Halford

Declan Hebert

Delaney Heller

Asher Hemzacek

Siena Hooks

Olivia Hoth

Bennett Jendra

Benjamin Jenkins

Andrea John

Adam Khan

Ryan Kowal

Harley Kramer

Mark Krzesinski

Jameson Kujawa

Connor Kusel

Lucca La Torraca- Martins

Blair Lai

Nolan Lapelle

Nash Lapelle

Aria Lencioni

Colin Leonard

Dario Lo Cascio

Avery Madden

Daniel Martínez

Diana Martínez

diego Martínez

Megan Miazga

Evelyn Mitchell

Leonardo Muir

Aleks Noga

Nuala Nuzzo

Adalyn Orduño

Gianna Pedroza

Armando Perez

Riley Petrykowski

Millie Pius

Rafael Pontes

Vivian Price

Vivian Prociuk

Violet Prociuk

Walter Raszka

Ainsley Renick

Sophia Riederer

Joella Romano

Angelo Romano

Jack Rucinski

Giada Sabatello

Grant Safron

Ava Scalessi

Harriet Schippers

Blake Schumacher

Lorelei Shim-Ping

Samuel Skorek

Angelia Solimini

Molly Stumpf

Laila Talaga

Kelsey Tavegia

Jenna Toomey

Romeo Torres

Josephine Valle

Olivia Wendland

Victoria Wojtylo

Mark Zemlyansky

God Bless our First Communicants and their families.

Jesus, we love you with all our hearts. Help us to always follow You. Please keep us close to you and be in our hearts. Amen.

Totus Tuus 2026 Registration Open

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Campers Register Here
Volunteers Register Here

Totus Tuus 2023 Thank You!

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To our Totus Tuus Missionaries - Josh Jacob, Anastacia Smith, Kevin Ellis, Alondra Cruz, William Estrada, Amelia Polocz, our high school teen volunteers & the adult volunteers who helped make our week so much fun!

Thank you to Pam Lynch & the Virgilio Family for hosting the missionaries in their homes! Thank you to the boy scouts from troop 309 that helped with our s'mores night! Thank you to Fr. Ryan for celebrating Mass each day, offering Confession, and Adoration. Thank you to Deacon Bob for helping with Adoration and the Church Tour.

Thank you to Rosati's of Lake Zurich, La Parroquia, Culver's of Lake Zurich, Pat Mizerka, the Urban family, the Platas family, the Chiarelli family, the Alivia family, the Virgilio family, the Clery family, Koffee Kup Restaurant, the Epstein family, the Hupperich family, & the Ananevic family for donating meals for our missionaries or hosting them for a meal!

Totus Tuus 2022 Thank You!

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To our totus tuus missionaries- Ben anderson, Enrique Dominguez, Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Emmy Uzquiano, and Margarita Perez,our High school Teen Volunteers & the adult volunteers who helped make our week so much fun!

Thank you to Pam Lynch for hosting all five of our missionaries in her home!

Thank you to Fr. Ryan & Fr. Paul fOr helping with Masses, Confession, and Adoration. THank you to Deacon Tom and Deacon Bob for helping with Masses, Adoration and Church Tours.

Thank you to Rosati's of Lake Zurich, La Parroquia, Culver's of Lake Zurich, The McDermott Family, The Rahilly Family, the Schumacher Family, the Urban Family, The Platas Family, The Clery Family, The Epstein Family, and The Virgilio family for donating meals for our missionaries!

Unplugged Fest // Paulus Park // August 7th

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Hello!!

I hope you are having a great summer. This summer, our parish is participating in the free event, Unplugged Fest at Paulus Park. We are in need of incoming 8th graders and high school students to help us with the craft we are offering at our tent. Please use the link below to sign up for one or more time slots.

If you have any questions please contact Mimi McGlauchlin at 847-726-4850.

Click HERE to help at Unplugged Fest

Assistant Youth Minister Open Position at SFdS!

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High School Youth Ministry

Our High School Youth Ministry team prepares freshmen and sophomores for Confirmation and also ministers to all high school teens through youth group events and activities. The teens who have participated in our ministry in the past many years have been honest and open about sharing their faith journeys and their struggles. They have shared how they have seen God working in their lives and how God has worked through other people. 

Working with the Director of Youth Ministry in: 

  • Planning and coordinating Confirmation content and working on-site during the Sunday in-person small group meetings for our two year high school Confirmation program. 

  • Planning, coordinating and attending Confirmation & Kairos Retreats and Steubenville Youth Conference.

  • Planning, coordinating and attending Youth Group activities (currently Sundays).

We are looking for a person to bring their fresh ideas and enthusiasm in serving the high school teens in our community and parish. We are always evolving and interested in learning from the past as we look to improve our ministry in the future.

Middle School Religious Education

We serve teens in 6th-8th grade and use the Life Teen Edge program to foster their faith. Teens attend class twice a month to participate in large group activities and small group discussions. Sessions are offered on Mondays and Tuesdays in the evening.

Working with the Coordinator of Religious Education in:

  • Planning, coordinating and attending middle school Edge religious education sessions.

  • Working with the small group volunteers who facilitate the small group discussions. 

Young Adult Ministry 

  • Planning and coordinating events and activities for Young Adults within our parish and vicariate.

More Information 

During the past years, the high school and junior high teams have collaborated and helped each other in a variety of ways. We truly are better together. 

This person will also join us as part of the Mass Tech Team. We stream 9:00am Mass on Sunday & noon on Wednesday and also 1st Communion and Confirmation Masses annually.

There is an administrative staff person who is also part of this Religious Education and Youth Ministry team.

Detailing out all the specific tasks would include much more information, but the points above cover the main goals of this job. Many of the tasks have been changed in the past years to take advantage of online registration opportunities. We can be available for a conversation to answer questions anytime. 


If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about this position, please send an updated resume and cover letter to plynch@stfrancislz.org for consideration.