Elementary RE
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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.
PRINTABLE 2024/2025 CALENDAR
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd meets Wednesday evenings from 5:45 - 7:15 PM.
Please contact our Coordinator of Religious Education Marsha Whitener-Valdez by email at [email protected] or by phone at 210-433-2777 ext. 138 for more information.
Faith Formation office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 AM - 6 PM, and Sundays 10 AM - 2 PM. Summer hours are Monday through Thursday 9 AM - 6 PM and Friday 9 AM - 4 PM.
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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.
For 2024/2025, we will also be welcoming post-First Communion 3rd graders to join us for an age-appropriate version of Good Shepherd, called Level II.
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First Communion Sacramental Preparation
Our program provides a two-year Sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion for children in 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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Elementary Religious Education
We offer ongoing Faith Formation for children in grades 4th and 5th who have already received their First Communion.
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Faith Formation RegistrationPlease complete a registration form per family.
PRINTABLE REGISTRATION FORM
Please send a copy of the completed forms to [email protected], or turn it in the Faith Formation Office.Payment Information
Please use our online giving platform to pay for your child(ren)'s religious education registration. The cost is $50 for the first child and all Sacrament prep, and $35 for each additional child not entering a Sacramental prep course.
In the Online Giving Portal, select "One-Time". Then, in the drop-down menu marked "Fund," select "Faith Formation Fees." Enter the total amount for your family, and click "Submit."
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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.”
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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."
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