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SRE2025 Summer Religious Education
June 9th - 27th
Entering 1st - 5th Grades - Fall 2025
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to Noon.
Enrollment form below.
Religious Ed. Registration Fees:(Program information below ...)$40 grades 1, 2, 4 & 5.$80 for Reconciliation / Eucharist resources.
The fees (almost) cover the cost of the materials. (Details below)
www.popabq.org > Online Giving > Religious Ed. Registration Fees.
Elementary: (entering Fall 2025)
$40 fee per child - grades 1, 2, 4 & 5.$80 fee for Sacrament Preparation Session. (2 Sacraments.)
Sacramental preparation:
Parents will view videos for the session asyour child completes the student materials.
We proudly use the Augustine Institute's "Prepared for Grace,"
"Signs of Grace: You are Forgiven" [Reconciliation/Confession]
&
"Signs of Grace: You are Loved" [Eucharist/Communion]
online and print materials for these courses.[Both programs include parent videos.]
$80 fee per child (includes both courses).
This instruction is for 3rd grade (in the Fall) & older children who will prepare to receive the sacraments of
Reconciliation (Confession) & 1st Holy Eucharist (Communion).
The "bundle" for each course;
A) Reconciliation &
B) Holy Eucharist
includes a student book, a student activity book
and online access (required) parent videos.
As part of their child's preparation, parents need to commit to view three, 35 minute videos for each of the two courses.
Parent enrichment opportunities are included in this process.
Guided in person by an experienced catechist, this program utilizes high quality video presentations, concise and clear theology and easy to follow methods to support and assist parents as they also learn as they assist their child to prepare to receive these very important sacraments.
For more information:
Contact Robert (Mr. Bob) Shields
Prince of Peace Catechetical Leader - Elementary DRE
rshields@popabq.org (505) 856-7657, ext. 207
email < link.
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Prince of Peace Elementary
Faith Formation General Information:
Elementary (1st - 5th grades).
Two Elementary Faith Formation Sessions are offered:
WRE (Winter) & SRE (Summer) Religious Education
{upcoming} Winter Religious Education
(WRE) Session (2025/2026):
15 Saturday mornings during the school year;
November 8th through mid March
Both WRE & SRE sessions - classes 9:00 am to Noon.
Faithful, mature, enthusiastic, dedicated and experienced catechists share our Catholic Christian Faith through instruction and prayer (including Miss Suzie's music).
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is received prior
to the child making their First Holy Eucharist (1st Communion).
1st Confession; usually week two of SRE.
1st Communion Mass is usually in September / October.
($40 or $80 per child. Scholarships may be available)
to Pay Online click Here(... & complete and submit enrollment form below.)
... to pay the $40 elementary grade fee:
... $80 for sacrament instruction
These fees are paid directly to Prince of Peace Parish.
Your fee nearly covers the cost of these quality materials.
{If this cost is a financial burden for your family, please let your need be known.}
{We have some generous parishioners who may be able to offer assistance.}
Please support our Prince of Peace Catholic Community
by maintaining or increasing your family contribution
regularly through online electronic giving.
Enrollment:
Parents, please use the online enrollment
form below for children entering 1st - 5th grade.**********************************Sacrament Preparation.
Baptism
A plan will be designed for children nine years of age and younger for baptismal instruction. (Students ten and older, see our Sacramental Preparation program information.)
First Holy Eucharist
Children benefit from a prior year (session) of instruction to prepare for their First Holy Eucharist (Communion). In the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, properly prepared children most often receive their 1st Communion in third grade. -
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