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Trivia Night May 13 at 7pm
Join us Friday May 13th at 7pm in the Parish Life Center - Online Registration Payment
Palm Braiding
Thursday April 7 at 7pm
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday April 16 @ 10am
Volunteer for the Fish Fry Here!
Please use this link to volunteer for the Fish Fry Here! Your help is greatly appreciated!

St. Zachary Fish Dinner – Friday April 8th – 5pm-7pm
Click here for tickets!

Ash Wednesday Schedule
Ash Wednesday, March 2 Ashes will be distributed at all Masses and Services 9:00 a.m. Mass in English 12 noon Service in English 1:00 p.m. Service in Polish 4:00 p.m. Service in English 5:00 p.m. Mass in English 7:00 p.m. Mass in Polish
St. Zachary St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

Open House this Sunday, January 30 from 12-2
We are THE Catholic School of Des Plaines! Now Enrolling for the 2022-2023 Academic Year!
St. Zachary Super Bowl Squares
Squares can be purchased after all weekend Masses or in the school office during the week
Support Saint Zachary by dinning at the Beacon Tap!

Winter Wonderland Sign Up
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48aaab2da3ffc16-winter
Dine and Share – December
Bring the family and enjoy lunch, dinner or dessert while watching a game on the Multimedia TV screens!

Winter Wonderland and Living Nativity Event
Dine & Share
Bring the family and enjoy lunch, dinner or dessert while watching a game on the Multimedia TV screens!

Saint Zachary Queen of Hearts!
It's time to play Queen of Hearts! [pdf-embedder...
Grandparents / Special Person’s Day, October 19th @ 9am CST

Trunk or Treat, October 16th 2-4pm

Anniversary Gala
Friday Nov 5, 2021
Holiday Bazaar – Saturday Nov 27, 2021 9am-4pm
$1 Admission (12 and under are free!) In the St. Zachary PArish Life Center Gymnasium
St. Zachary School’s Family Fun Night!
Please join us in Church at 5pm for a School Family Mass, followed by an evening of fun & games in our Parish Life Center (PLC).

Oktober Fest – Celebrating 60 Years
Join us for Oktober Fest on Saturday Sep 25, 2021 6pm-10pm
Updated Mask Notification
Updated August 23, 2021 Where masks are required: indoors in the City of Chicago and Suburban Cook County for all clergy, staff, volunteers and parishioners inside archdiocesan facilities, including Masses, liturgies and all activities/events within our parishes....

St. Zachary Polish Preschool Enrollment 2021-2022
Enrollment is now open for the 2021-2022 school year at St. Zachary Polish Preschool in Des Plaines. Update: Please click here for an article from the Archdiocese of Chicago regarding our dual language preschool program. We are the ONLY Catholic preschool in Des...

Summerfest 2021 Thanks
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in Summerfest. We look forward to seeing you at upcoming Saint Zachary events. Dates and details will be posted soon. [pdf-embedder...

Watch the St. Zachary Virtual Gala
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the gala! In case you missed it, the video is available on demand via the links below. The auction has ended and winners will be contacted by St. Zachary. Virtual Gala: Click here watch the gala or go to...
Welcome to our new Website
Welcome to Saint Zachary School and welcome to our new website! Dear family and friends of Saint Zachary, We are so excited to roll out our new online experience! Our hope is that it is attractive, easy to navigate, and an overall great source of information for...

Preparing for Catholic Schools Week
St. Zachary is preparing for the start of Catholic Schools week which is January 31-February 5. The third graders have been discussing what they like about St. Zachary School. They wrote about these and put them on posters. Some of the students had the following...

2nd Grade News
We have been hard at work in Second Grade! We prepared for Catholic Schools Week by talking about why we love Saint Zachary School! Some reasons we love coming to school at Saint Zachary include making new friends, practicing our faith, and learning new things. We...

1st Grade – Catholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week may have looked a little different this year, but we were still able to celebrate our wonderful school in many special ways. The first graders, along with Preschool-4th Grade, chose to celebrate our community by contributing to The Buddy...

Our Kindergarteners are excited to learn about Advent
Our kindergarteners are excited to learn about Advent as they prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ. The students have watched weekly Mass and have recognized changes during the Advent season, including the color purple and the Advent wreath on the Altar. They also...

4th Grade is excited for Christmas!
The fourth graders are so excited for Christmas. Our religion lessons this year really help the students to understand what it means to be a disciple of Christ, which helps us as we prepare for Christmas. Each day the students open a “virtual” door on our class...