Please help guide your child in our challenge. We will be following up to see how they do!
Week One Challenge:
The children learned that our goal is to get to heaven and we do that by following Jesus' example!
We challenged the kids to think of Jesus when they see a one way sign and to use WWJD: What would Jesus do, to guide their choices.
See the video below...
The children learned that our goal is to get to heaven and we do that by following Jesus' example!
We challenged the kids to think of Jesus when they see a one way sign and to use WWJD: What would Jesus do, to guide their choices.
See the video below...
Almsgiving Box
Your child should have come home with a box - or a template to make a box to collect alms this Lent. Every Lent the children in the elementary program donate money to support our Child Fund child, Igor from Brazil and two children through our Haiti Twinning relationship, Victoria and Fette. We challenge the children to find ways to give alms:
If your child was absent or you participate in the at-home program, I have attached a copy of the box template below.
Your child should have come home with a box - or a template to make a box to collect alms this Lent. Every Lent the children in the elementary program donate money to support our Child Fund child, Igor from Brazil and two children through our Haiti Twinning relationship, Victoria and Fette. We challenge the children to find ways to give alms:
- to earn extra money - chores, bake sales, selling outgrown toys
- donate the money they might have left from their fasting - if they gave up sweets for Lent; maybe the money that your family would have spent on sweets can be donated to help our sponsor children
- If they receive an allowance, maybe they can choose to donate a portion of that over the next few weeks.
- If your family enjoys dinner out, a night of bowling or a movie out once in a while, maybe one time you can stay in and play board games and consider donating the money saved to our sponsorship drive.
If your child was absent or you participate in the at-home program, I have attached a copy of the box template below.
Prayer Cards
Your child should have come home with a prayer card as well. If not, or if you are in the at-home program, you can print one from the link below. The Way is the prayer our parish has been praying since Advent and Walk with Jesus is a Lenten prayer for children. As part of increasing their prayer life this Lent, I encouraged the children to keep a copy on their nightstand to pray every night to help them with their weekly challenges!
Your child should have come home with a prayer card as well. If not, or if you are in the at-home program, you can print one from the link below. The Way is the prayer our parish has been praying since Advent and Walk with Jesus is a Lenten prayer for children. As part of increasing their prayer life this Lent, I encouraged the children to keep a copy on their nightstand to pray every night to help them with their weekly challenges!