Religious Education (CCD)

What is Religious Education (aka CCD)? Classes for students-mainly public school children-who wish to deepen their faith through understanding and appreciation of Catholicism and the Sacraments. Religious Education strengthens the child's relationship with Christ.

St. Louis de Montfort Parish has a large Religious Education Program. Besides serving those families in the immediate area, we have programs in Tanglewood, Los Alamos and Sisquoc. In addition there is a Hispanic Program, run by the Hispanic Ministry, on Tuesday nights. We currently have an enrollment of 500 children, ages 4 through 6th grade in both our English and Spanish program. In addition, we have a volunteer staff of 80 adults and teens working as catechists and assistants in the classroom.

Classes are on Sundays from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM; and Wednesdays 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM.

Our First Communion Program is a two-year process, beginning as early as First Grade.

Besides instruction in the Catholic faith, additional activities include: receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and attending Mass, Stations of the Cross, May processions, Ash Wednesday Services, participation in canned food and Lenten drives, Christmas Adopt-A-Family, Advent and Lent Family Days, Living Stations, Nativity Display, Evening of Voices (choir concert) as well as many other activities. During the month of July we run our annual week-long vocation bible camp for over 200 children.

The program and the teachers do their best with the help of our Lord's grace to make your child a well-rounded individual in all aspects of life.