Sancti Simus
Elementary Religious Education
Religious Education Office Hours: Monday-Thursday from 9am-3pm
Our vision is to form men and women
(from boys and girls) who are striving
for Sainthood together, strengthened by
the Eucharist and the Sacraments,
through prayer, faith formation,
and community interaction.
Please contact our Director of Religious Education
with any questions.
Registration 2025-2026
Open to all K-5th graders!
We have an open registration policy, so families are welcome to register at any point during the Religious Education year. Families do not need to be registered parishioners to participate in Religious Education.
Please contact our Director of Religious Education to register.
Calendars 2025-2026
Classes are Sundays from 9:45-10:45am (between 8:30am & 11am Sunday Masses). Our first class is September 7th, 2025.
2025-2026 Calendar – Kindergarten
2025-2026 Calendar – 1st Grade
2025-2026 Calendar – 2nd Grade
2025-2026 Calendar – 3rd Grade
2025-2026 Calendar – 4th Grade
2025-2026 Calendar – 5th Grade
Sancti Simus Information
At St. Luke we call our Elementary Religious Education, Sancti Simus, Latin for “Let’s Be Saints”. This is our vision for all the children and adults involved in Elementary Catechesis. Sancti Simus also translates to “We Are Holy,” a reminder of our identity as beloved children of our heavenly Father, called and chosen to be holy and without blemish before Him. Sancti Simus, brothers and sisters!
Sancti Simus, for Kindergarteners through 5th graders, meets on most Sunday mornings during the traditional school year (Labor Day through Mother’s Day). Classes are from 9:45-10:45am, between the Sunday Masses. Parents drop-off and pick-up their child(ren) from the classroom.
Here at St. Luke, we use the Word of Life series, the joint fruit of Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press. Word of Life uses four golden catechetical threads to provide faithful teaching and explain why the faith is relevant in our modern culture:
- Salvation History
- Christian Anthropology
- Heroic Virtue & Character Formation
- Learning through Discipleship
More specifically, each class uses the following:
- Kindergarten – God’s Plan of Love
- 1st Grade – God’s Promise of a Savior
- 2nd Grade – God’s Presence in the Sacraments
- 3rd Grade – Holy Spirit and the Life of Grace
- 4th Grade – The Creed: Truth and Our Response to the Faith
- 5th Grade – Liturgy and Worship
Why Catechesis?
Catechsis is a life-long process that begins with Baptism and continues in every aspect of our lives. Parents, as the first and primary catechists of your children, we ask that you partner with the parish to provide a place where the faith of our children can grow and be nourished.
Catechesis and evangelization are our primary goals in Elementary Religious Education. “The word catechesis comes from the Greek meaning ‘to echo the teaching’, meaning that catechesis or the teaching of the faith is an interactive process in which the Word of God re-sounds between and among the proclaimer, the one receiving the message, and the Holy Spirit!” (Catholic News Agency).
This means that in Religious Education we not only learn about God and His Church, we foster a relationship with God and His Church. Children grow in knowledge of their faith, the Liturgy, and the Sacraments, and they begin laying a moral foundation based on Christ and His teachings. On a higher level, children learn to pray with God the Father, Son, and Spirit; they learn to actively participate in parish community; and they learn to be missionaries for Christ outside of the parish.