Religious education classes have ended for the 2019-2020 school year. Registration for the 2020-2021 school year will be online, on this website, and will open this summer. First Holy Communion for students who have prepared for the sacrament for two years and were to receive it last May will now receive it on October 4, 2020! To read Father O'Hare's letter to the parents about first communion, click here. 

We offer parishioners and non-parishioners the chance to enroll your child(ren) in our RE program. Classes are based on grade in school, and are taught by volunteer catechists in our school on the following days and times (from mid-September through mid-May):

• Sunday from 10:00-11:15 AM

• Wednesday from 6:45-8:00 PM

We also offer a class for those children age nine and over who are not baptized. This is known as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC). This is a two year class that began in September 2018 and will prepare the children to receive the three sacraments of initiation (baptism, Holy Communion, and confirmation) at Easter 2020. Students who began this year will receive the sacraments the next year. This class is on Wednesday.

Additionally, we have a class for high school-aged students who are in need of one or more of the sacraments. 

To receive a sacrament of initiation at St. Louis your son/daughter must meet the following criteria:

• Have completed two consecutive years of classroom instruction (either both at our parish or one year at another Catholic parish and the second at ours).
  • First Holy Communion is normally received in May of one's 2nd grade year, but may be received in May of the second year of one's instruction in RE (at any year).
  • Confirmation is normally received in October of one's 9th grade year. A student may receive this sacrament if they have completed two years of prep (as a middle schooler)  OR if they enroll in our high school class and complete all the requirements, including attending a weekend retreat and completing the required papers/projects.

Note: serving as a catechist or assistant catechist on Sunday or Wednesday allows your child(ren) to receive free tuition.

Our Director of Religious Education can be reached at 703-765-4421 x 406.

Our RE program uses the Ignatius Press Faith & Life series for grades 1-7 and Ascension Press' "Chosen" series for Confirmation Year 2 and our high school class.