Religious Education
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Mary Beaudoinmbeaudoinstraphaels.orgDirector of Religious Education -
Karen Watsonkwatsonstraphaels.orgAssistant for Religious Education
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Welcome to St. Raphael Religious Education!
Spreading the Good News of the Gospel to All Generations
Register for Religious Education Classes
(Find links to Spanish form and to Catholic School Sacraments registration on the left.)
(Encuentre el enlace al formulario de registro en español a la izquierda).
Sundays, 7:05 - 8:20 p.m. – grades 2 - 8
Mondays, 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. – grades K - 8
Mondays, 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. – grades 1 - 12
*Family Catechesis – sessions on six Sundays at 4:30 - 5:45 p.m
Family Catechesis Fall 2024 Dates: Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Dec. 1
Family Catechesis Spring 2025 Dates: Jan. 26, Mar. 2, Apr. 27
Each year of faith formation is designed to deepen relationships with Jesus and his Church through focus on what we believe, why we celebrate the sacraments, how we pray, and how we live.
In order to achieve its goals, catechesis pursues several inter-connected tasks that are inspired by the way in which Jesus formed his disciples: he got them to know the mysteries of the Kingdom, taught them to pray, proposed to them gospel values, initiated them into the life of communion with him and among themselves, and into mission. . . . The faith, in fact, demands to be known, celebrated, lived, and turned into prayer. In order to form believers for an integral Christian life, catechesis therefore pursues the following tasks: leading to knowledge of the faith; initiating into the celebration of the mystery; forming for life in Christ; teaching to pray; and introducing to community life. (Directory for Catechesis #79)
*Our Family Catechesis program helps parents grow in their own faith while they guide their children in core faith formation. Parents teach their children each week’s lesson at home. Then all families come together for seasonal sessions with hands-on activities focused on faith topics. Families need to commit to spending an hour each week on faith formation with their child at home and to attend the six seasonal sessions.
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Religious Education events are listed on the calendar below.Use the arrows to see previous/following months.
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CalendarJanuary 2025
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29NO SRRE ClassesMonth View December 29, 2024-
Read MoreSunday, December 29
30NO SRRE ClassesNO SRRE ClassesMonth View December 30, 202431Month View December 31, 20241Month View January 1, 20252Month View January 2, 20253Month View January 3, 20254Month View January 4, 202557:05p SRRE ClassesMonth View January 5, 2025-
Read MoreSunday, January 5, 7:05 PM - 8:20 PM
64:30p SRRE Classes7:00p SRRE ClassesMonth View January 6, 20257Month View January 7, 20258Month View January 8, 20259Month View January 9, 202510Month View January 10, 2025119:30 First Reconciliation Get-Ready MorningMonth View January 11, 2025-
Saturday, January 11, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AMThis "get-ready" morning is for families of children preparing to receive First Penance in the coming weeks. It will include prayer and reflection on Jesus’s gift of forgiveness, a visit and Q&A with a priest, how to “examine your conscience,” role playing on how to confess your sins in Confession, hands on activities, and stories of forgiveness.Read More
127:05p SRRE ClassesMonth View January 12, 2025-
Read MoreSunday, January 12, 7:05 PM - 8:20 PM
134:30p SRRE Classes7:00p SRRE ClassesMonth View January 13, 202514Month View January 14, 202515Month View January 15, 202516Month View January 16, 202517Month View January 17, 202518Month View January 18, 202519NO SRRE Classes - MLK HolidayMonth View January 19, 2025-
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20NO SRRE Classes - MLK HolidayNO SRRE Classes - MLK HolidayMonth View January 20, 202521Month View January 21, 202522Month View January 22, 202523Month View January 23, 202524Confirmation Saint Project and Sponsor Certificate due in SRRE OfficeMonth View January 24, 2025-
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25Month View January 25, 2025264:30p Family Catechesis7:05p SRRE ClassesMonth View January 26, 2025-
Sunday, January 26, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PMOur Family Catechesis program helps parents grow in their own faith while they guide their children in core faith formation. Parents teach their children each week’s lesson at home. Then all families come together for seasonal sessions with hands-on activities focused on faith topics. Families need to commit to spending an hour each week on faith formation with their child at home - in order to fulfill the minimum of 30 hours of instruction required by the Archdiocese of Washington – and to attend the six seasonal sessions.Read More
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Read MoreSunday, January 26, 7:05 PM - 8:20 PM
274:30p SRRE Classes7:00p SRRE ClassesMonth View January 27, 202528Month View January 28, 2025297:00p First Penance/ReconciliationMonth View January 29, 2025-
Wednesday, January 29, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMChildren who have been preparing for First Penance/Reconciliation since fall 2024 come with their parents to celebrate the sacrament for the first time.Read More
30Month View January 30, 202531Month View January 31, 2025110:30 First Penance/ReconciliationMonth View February 1, 2025-
Saturday, February 1, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMChildren who have been preparing for First Penance/Reconciliation since fall 2024 come with their parents to celebrate the sacrament for the first time.Read More
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Reflections on the Sunday Gospel
