Please find below the links to your grade level's calendars & lessons. Each week for grades 1-5, you will complete the lesson online with your student(s) BEFORE coming to class on the following Tuesday evening. (See below for kindergarten information) In order to best meet the needs of our faith formation families this year, we are "flipping the classroom"! This is a practice of learning the materials at home prior to meeting as a class. In the 1st through 5th grade classes, the catechists and students will focus on the lesson outcomes, complete enrichment activities and reinforce the catechesis occuring in the home. Parents, please feel free to contact the Faith Formation office if you ever need support in your role as primary catechist for your student(s). We are here to support you along this journey!
The Kindergarten series this year will be "Word of Life" (Ignatius Press), with some online content. (Click HERE for kindergarten supplemental materials). The workbook is provided/used in class, or given to registered families who choose to do faith formation at home this year with their kindergartener.
Grades 1-5 online material is accessed through "myCatholicFaithDelivered", and each student will receive their grade-level specific login in an email from the Faith Formation office to be able to work with their content. Please email "faithformasst.stlukes@gmail.com" if you have any questions about your login or online lessons.
Kindergarten Calendar of Lessons
1st Grade Calendar of Lessons
2nd Grade Calendar of Lessons
3rd Grade Calendar of Lessons
4th Grade Calendar of Lessons
5th Grade Calendar of Lessons
The "Faith and Life" series that we are implementing this year for grades 1-5 has a guide for parents to use at home, to help in getting things up and running with their online content. Please access this document by clicking on the link below, but don't hesitate to contact the Faith Formation office if you still need further support! (Kindergarten families: As soon as we have your content for our Kindergarten program, we will post that on this page as well. We apologize for the wait!)
Elementary Faith Formation at St. Luke’s goes from Kindergarten to 5th grade. We follow the traditional school calendar with summers off. Faith formation meets most Tuesdays a month from 6:15pm to 7:45pm, where we start all together with our parents for our assembly before breaking out into our classrooms.
Faith formation is a life long process that starts with baptism and continues in every walk of life. The parents are the 1st and primary catechists of our children, so we ask that you partner with us to provide a place where the faith of our children can be grown and nourished. Catechesis and evangelization are our primary goals in Elementary Faith Formation. 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 Faith formation we not only learn about God and His Church, but we foster a relationship with God and His Church. This includes teaching, service projects, food, and fun. We sing songs, we play games, we act out our faith, and we learn how to live our faith.
Here at St. Luke’s we use the Call to Faith curriculum by Our Sunday Visitor. Call to Faith is a K-5 comprehensive religion program. The heart of lifelong catechesis, Call to Faith provides a solid foundation of Scripture and Tradition, a rich diversity of prayer, and a developmental sequence of activities. The curriculum is divided into seven units which are gone over every year with increasing depth and information. So each grade level is going over the same topics at the same time every year, adapted to their appropriate grade level. This helps facilitate conversation at home because each student can have a similar experience, regardless of grade level.
Enrollment in Faith Formation is required for reception of 1st Reconciliation and 1st Communion. In the Diocese of Raleigh sacramental preparation is a two year process. Therefore, in order to receive the sacraments in 2nd grade, all children should be enrolled in Faith Formation in 1st grade. Remember that Faith Formation is a life long process, and the reception of the sacraments is not a graduation or an ending of formation. Therefore, we offer continuing catechesis for all children through high school and encourage everyone to attend.
Click this button to register online Registration Form.