Religious Education
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Contact Us
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Mary Beaudoinmbeaudoinstraphaels.orgDirector of Religious Education -
Karen Watsonkwatsonstraphaels.orgAssistant for Religious Education
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2025 Design the First Eucharist Mass Cover Contest WInner:
SRS Grade 2 student REESE CONLEY!
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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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Calendar
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 274:30p Family Catechesis7:05p SRRE ClassesMonth View April 27, 2025-
Sunday, April 27, 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, April 27, 7:05 PM - 8:20 PM
284:30p SRRE Classes7:00p SRRE ClassesMonth View April 28, 202529Month View April 29, 2025305:00p Rehearsal for First Communion (for 11:00 a.m. Mass)6:30p Rehearsal for First Communion (for 1:00 p.m. Mass)Month View April 30, 20251Month View May 1, 20252Month View May 2, 2025311:00 First Communion Mass and Reception1:00p First Communion Mass and ReceptionMonth View May 3, 202547:05p SRRE ClassesMonth View May 4, 2025-
Read MoreSunday, May 4, 7:05 PM - 8:20 PM
54:30p SRRE Classes7:00p SRRE ClassesMonth View May 5, 20256Month View May 6, 20257Month View May 7, 20258Month View May 8, 20259Month View May 9, 202510Month View May 10, 202511Month View May 11, 2025124:30p Ice Cream Social, SRRE End-of-Year7:00p Ice Cream Social, SRRE End-of-YearMonth View May 12, 202513Month View May 13, 2025145:30p Rehearsal for Confirmation (for 10:30 a.m. Mass)7:00p Rehearsal for Confirmation (for 1:00 p.m. Mass)Month View May 14, 202515Month View May 15, 202516Month View May 16, 20251710:30 Confirmation Mass1:00p Confirmation MassMonth View May 17, 202518Month View May 18, 202519Month View May 19, 202520Month View May 20, 202521Month View May 21, 202522Month View May 22, 202523Month View May 23, 202524Month View May 24, 202525Month View May 25, 202526Month View May 26, 202527Month View May 27, 2025286:00p Mass of Thanksgiving6:45p Catechist Appreciation DinnerMonth View May 28, 202529Month View May 29, 202530Month View May 30, 202531Month View May 31, 2025 -
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Reflections on the Sunday Gospel
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