“When i joined Luke, I did not know anything about the community and I was not very sure of who I was. Through the activities I was able to learn more about myself, and I made lots of good friends through the community. I learned how to be a leader and how to work well with different types of people.”
My niece, Ria, joined Luke 18 in 1997, when she was fourteen. Ten years later, she is still an active member of the community but have since then moved on, by joining Antioch and Single Young Adults. She is now back in the Luke community as an adult leader.
Luke 18 is a parish based group that was started in San Antonio in the 1980s for kids 11-15 years old. The movement is meant to introduce the kids to the parish community and to get them to be active members of the parish. This is their first encounter with their Faith Family. They get to know more about themselves through the talks, share groups, singing, prayer and other activities
They hold weekends (retreat) twice a year, and this is how they join the community.They have bi-monthly meetings and other activities such as youth masses, outreach activities, scavenger hunts and plays. All of these activities are planned and executed by the kids themselves. The kids are guided by a parent couple, presently, Jolly and Petchay Gomez and a spiritual director, Father Joel Sulse. They are assisted by young adults, who are also members of the community, either as old Lukers and Antiochers or members of Single Young Adults (SYA).
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for any questions please contact:
Jolly Gomez 0918-9066689
“Jesus however called the children to Him and said: ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, i say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a child shall not enter it.'” Luke 18:15-17
Hi. Are you my former accounting professor from CEU, Fr. Joel Sulse?