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Cenacle Learning Center
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Notice:
The St. Luke the Evangelist Early Childhood Center permanently closed on December 2019.
St. Luke the Evangelist
Cenacle Learning Center
1750 Riverstone Ranch Dr., Pearland, TX. 77089On May 24, 2014, the first building of our new campus was blessed the "Cenacle Learning Center". This first of 5 buildings, is built on 20 acres of land and measures 10,000 sq ft. Our new campus will include this present building, future children’s education building, social hall & youth center, administration building, and church. Also to be constructed will be a maintenance building and priest residence. Apart from these buildings, future plans include an outdoor covered pavilion and sports field. For now, the Cenacle Learning Center will be used as additional meeting/multi-use space.
Meaning Behind the Name
The Cenacle, or "upper room", is believed to be the site where Jesus celebrated the last supper with his disciples. The New Testament records that after Jesus ascended into heaven, the apostles gathered in the "Upper Room" to pray together (Acts 1:13). The Cenacle became a place of veneration simply because of what happened within its walls on the day of the Last Supper, but also because the Risen Lord twice appeared to the Apostles who had locked themselves in the "Upper Room" for fear of the Jews. The second time Jesus appeared, Thomas made up for his refusal to believe, with an act of faith in Jesus’ divinity: “My Lord and my God!” (Jn 20:28).
The Acts of the Apostles also tell us that the new-born Church met in the Cenacle, “the upper room where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers” (Acts 1:13-14).
In this room, on the day of Pentecost, they received the Holy Spirit, who impelled them to go out and preach the Good News.
“Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
They asked [Jesus], “Where do you want us to make the preparations?”
And he answered them,..."say to the master of the house, ‘The teacher says to you, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?'
He will show you a large upper room that is furnished.
Make the preparations there.”
Luke 22:8-12
See how we have progressed
2012 Capital Campaign, July 13th Update, September Update, New Construction Company, October Construction Update, Progress on Construction 2014, Countdown to New Building Blessing.