Parish Religious Education Week Debuts in November

COVID-19 10.16.2013

Parish Religious Education Week Debuts in November

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Under the auspices of the Religious Education Department, the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) is inaugurating a Parish Religious Education Week in November to highlight the important role played by parish-based religious education and faith-formation programs across the country. This year’s observance is Nov. 3 to 9, and the plan is to observe the week annually on the first full week in November.

The week will complement the observance of Catechetical Sunday. It also will build on the current celebrations of dioceses and regions across the country, providing a national focus on the important role parishes serve in educating and forming people in the Catholic faith.

Download the celebration guide in English or Spanish now!

According to Lori Dahlhoff, director of the Religious Education Department, Parish Religious Education Week will honor all those serving in parish religious education and help strengthen interconnections between Catholic parish and school education programs. "It will help educate folks about what is happening in parish religious education and why it's important,” Dahlhoff said.

More than two-thirds of Catholic children and youth in the United States, along with adults, receive formal religious education in more than 17,000 parishes.

This year’s theme is “Encountering Christ Every Day/Encuentro con Cristo cada dia.”

Resource materials will be available to underscore the significant place of the parish in catechesis and to highlight diverse models for parish-based programs. The materials will also offer suggestions for honoring partners in parish religious education and life-long faith formation, especially for Parish Catechetical Leader Appreciation Day, Nov. 6.

Thank you to our Parish Catechetical Leaders!

All Saints	*Kathy McDermott*
Blessed Sacrament	*Jose Francisco Manzo*
Cathedral Guadalupe	*Imelda Ramirez*
Christ the King	*Charlotte Dooley*
	*Patrick O'Sullivan*
Church of the Incarnation	*Denise Phillips*
Corpus Christi	*Maria Gutierrez*
	*Marta Cadena*
Divine Mercy	*Ana Davila*
Epiphany Mission	*Ashlie Hallenbeck*
Good Shepherd	*Blanca Alanis*
	*Olivia Cruz*
Holy Cross	*Paula Martinez*
Holy Family of Nazareth	*Linda Moses*
	*Mary Kay Lubbers-Reyes*
Holy Family Van Alstyne	*Janis Hicks*
Holy Spirit	*Deborah Garrison*
	*Lindee Greer*
Holy Trinity	*Elizabeth Delgado*
Immaculate Conception- Cors.	*Gerardo Alvarado*
Immaculate Conception-GP	*Gabriel Lopez*
	*Micaela Miramontez*
	*Sr. Mary Paul Haase*
Mary Immaculate	*Bris Fuentes*
	*Sefanit Mekonnen* *Beth Crouch* *María Jimenez*
Mother of Perpetual Help	*Sout Ngo*
	*Sr. Janine Vân*
Nuestra Señora del Pilar	*Maria Angeles Amo*
	*Reina Martinez*
Our Lady of Angels	*Shawn French*
	*Elizabeth Anne Adams*
	*Sue Parker*
	*Jennifer Hardy*
Our Lady of Fatima	*Paul Weinberger*
Our Lady of Lourdes	*Amy Rodriguez*

Our Lady of Perpetual Help	*Paula Aramburo*
Our Lady of San Juan/St. Theresa	*Susanna Ramirez*
	*Hugo Salinas*
Our Lady of the Lake	*Sarah Campbell*
	*Julie Aldridge*
Prince of Peace	*Kay Elliott*
Sacred Heart	*Esther Garcia*
Sacred Heart of Jesus Chinese	*Louisa Chimkwan-Chow*
Sacred Heart of Jesus Vietnamese	*Hao Phan*
San Juan Diego	*Lupita Frausto*
	*Maria Martinez*
Santa Clara of Assisi	*Patricia Rodriguez*
St. Andrew Kim	*John Lee*
St. Ann Parish-Kaufman	*Karim Sullivan*
St. Ann-Coppell	*Debbie Kaluza*
	*Tena Allain*
	*Marie Zavala* *Ruth Rivedeneyra*
St. Anthony-Dallas	*Denis Corbin*
St. Anthony-Wylie	*Lucy Cavazos*
St. Augustine	*Arabelia Martinez*
St. Bernard of Clairveaux	*Sandra Godina*
	*Lisela Morales*
St. Cecilia	*Estella Castillo*
St. Edward	*Rita Lopez*
	*Rosanely Suarez*
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton	*Bruce Baumann*
	*Denise Gilbert*
	*Raylene Juneau*
	*Laura Eberius*
St. Elizabeth of Hungary	*Elizabeth Seidemann*
St. Elizabeth-Bonham	*Denise Kapp*
St. Francis of Assisi-Frisco	*David Utsler*
	*Niki MacDougall*
	*Jenny Rhode*
St. Francis of Assisi-Lancaster	*Sherry Granello*
St. Francis of Assisi-Whitesboro	*Margaret Pack*
St. Gabriel the Archangel	*Page Sanders*
	*Dawn Purcell*
St. James	*Jane Gray*
St. John Nepomucene	*Ashlie Hallenbeck*
St. John the Apostle -Terrell	*Susan Warner*
St. Joseph Vietnamese-GP	*Helen Ta*
St. Joseph-Commerce	*Brenda Mulcahy*
St. Joseph-Richardson	*Ann Thomas*
St. Joseph-Waxahachie	*James Speelman*
St. Jude-Allen	*Julie Buchanan*
	*Mary Boyle*
	*Brenda Farmer*
St. Luke	*Therese Frank*
	*Daniel Segovia*
	*Jacinta Tran*
St. Mark the Evangelist	*Debbie Betz*
St. Martin of Tours- Forney	*Beth Wright*
St. Mary of Carmel	*E. Josie Tellez*
St. Mary-Sherman	*Annie Kremer*
St. Michael the Archangel-G	*Sherri Williams*
St. Michael the Archangel-GP	*Ileana Cantu*
St. Michael the Archangel-MK	*Jimmy Perkins*
	*Yolanda Perez*
St. Monica	*Mariangela Byrne*
	*Maria Rocha*
St. Patrick-Dallas	*Marty Noel*
St. Patrick-Denison	*Ryan Buchanan*
St. Paul the Apostle	*Beckie Soto*
St. Peter the Apostle	*Marcella Savala-Hamilton*
St. Peter Vietnamese- Garland	*Hoang Nguyen*
St. Philip the Apostle	*Ginna Curts*
	*Carmen Therese Lazo*
St. Pius X	*Maria Elena Quiroz*
	*Anita St Clair*
St. Rita	*Fr. Joshua Whitfield*
	*Susan Sheetz*
St. Thomas Aquinas	*Brandon Barker*
St. Thomas Aquinas	*Erin Antosh*
St. William	*Paul Weinberger*

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