Welcome to CRECHE!
CRECHE was established in 1999 by a small group of Catholic homeschooling families to help support the efforts of parents as primary educators, to teach their children at home. We've not only grown in numbers, but have also grown in our Catholic faith, realizing that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Faithful to the Catholic Magesterium guided by the Pope and the bishops in union with him, we unabashedly promote homeschooling as an intellectually and spiritually rewarding alternative to traditional educational methods. Open to homeschooling or non-homeschooling families in the Fox Valley/western suburbs of Chicago, CRECHE provides activities that encourage friendship and vibrant family life, striving to help members grow as disciples, bringing Christ to the world.
The TORCH Mission Statement for Home Education
"Since parents have given children their life, they are bound by the most serious obligation to educate their offspring and therefore must be recognized as the primary and principal educators. This role in education is so important that only with difficulty can it be supplied where it is lacking. Parents are the ones who must create a family atmosphere animated by love and respect for God and man, in which the well-rounded personal and social education of children is fostered. Hence the family is the first school of the social virtues that every society needs." (Gravissium Educationis #3)
Catholic Summer
picnics – sleeping – Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I love you. Save souls! – cleaning – vacation – Sacred Heart – reading – fishing – Flag Day - Father’s Day – St. Joseph, head of the Holy Family, pray for us! – sand castles – Vacation Bible School – masstimes.org – rosaries in the backyard – cookouts – Visitation – Precious Blood – bonfires – s’mores – cicadas – Immaculate Heart – ocean – All you holy saints of God, intercede for us! – hiking – picking flowers – sittin’ on the porch – 4th of July - running in the sprinkler – O Mary, conceived without sin! Pray for us who have recourse to thee! – camping – organizing – planning – Assumption – Mary gardens – swimming – birthdays – friends – horses – St. Michael, defend us in battle! – family – travel – zoo – morning Mass – mowing – parks –shrines – watermelon – parades – roses – lemonade stands – My Lord and My God!
CRECHE is on vacation for the summer! See you at the park on Tuesdays at Wheeler Park in Geneva, 10AM to noon! Watch for membership renewals in August!