Elementary Religious Education

St. Luke Catholic Church offers Religious Education starting with age 3. Our Elementary Religious Education program covers 3-6 year olds with Catechesis of the Good Shepherd; 1st-8th graders seeking First Communion and First Reconciliation; and post-Sacrament faith formation

for grades 3-5. Sacramental Preparation and Religious Education classes occur on Sundays from 11:15 AM-12:45 PM in the school building. 

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd meets Wednesday evenings from 5:45 - 7:15 PM. 


Please contact Coordinator of Religious Education Marsha Whitener-Valdez by email

at marsha.whitenervaldez@stlukecatholic.org or by phone at 210-433-2777 ext. 138 for more information. 


Faith Formation office hours are M-Th. 9 AM - 5 PM, and Sundays 10 AM - 2 PM. 


2022-2023 Religious Education Calendar

  • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd


    For children ages 3-6, Good Shepherd sessions are an invitation to our youngest parishioners to pray and explore the faith through hands-on materials.

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  • Sacramental Preparation


    Our program provides a two-year sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist for children in grades 1st through 8th grade.

    Here at St. Luke Parish, children begin to receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in 2nd grade.

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  • Religious Education


    We offer ongoing Faith Formation for children in grades 3rd through 5th who have already received this First Communion.

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“But Jesus called for them and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them;

for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, will never enter it.” 

Luke 18: 16-17


Catechism of the Catholic Church #2226

"Education in the faith by the parents should begin in the child's earliest years. This already happens when family members help one another to grow in faith by the witness of Christian life in keeping with the Gospel. Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith. Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God. The parish is the Eucharistic community and the heart of the liturgical life of Christian families; it is a privileged place for the catechesis of children and parents."