Growing in the Spirit
Rooted in Christ
Brighton Catholic Faith Formation Community
Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady Queen of Peace,
St.Anne & St. Thomas More
Newsletter September 25, 2020
A Message from Ms. Abdalla
Jennifer Abdalla
Director of Faith Formation
244-3010 ext. 109
Faith Formation Office Hours
Our Lady Queen of Peace
601 Edgewood Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
Monday 9:00-2:00 pm
Our Lady of Lourdes
165 Rhine cliff Dr. Rochester, NY 14618
Wednesday 9:00-2:00 pm
St. Anne's
1600 Mount Hope
Rochester, NY 14620
*Hours by Appointment
St. Thomas More
2617 East Ave.
Rochester, NY 14610
*Hours by Appointment
Video Message for this week:
Dear Families,
This week we are getting ready to start Faith Formation which starts the first week of October. We are starting a new path in unchartered territory for the program, but I will do my best to make things as simple and clear as we can.
Below you will find information on:
1. Book Pickup
2. Downloading Zoom
3. Start dates
4. Sitting with the Saints
5. Registration Information
6. Upcoming Events and Opportunities
for remote service.
If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to email me. I also made a video to explains everything below. It is just a verbal recap of what is contained in this newsletter for those that prefer that.
May God's peace rest with you all in your families, in your work and in your prayers. Have a great week!
Many Blessings!
Jennifer Abdalla
The Faith Formation Schedules
are in brochure below, simply click
to open:
Faith Formation Book Pick up
Starting Monday, September 28th you can stop in to pick up your children's Faith Formation Book and information for the coming week.
If you are a registered parishioner of OLQP/STM:
You will pick up your books in the Narthex (Entry) of the Our Lady Queen of Peace Church during regular office hours or on the weekends before and after all Masses.
If you are a registered parishioner of OLOL/SA:
You will be picking up your Faith Formation Books at OLOL in the entryway between the Parish Office and Chapel Entry during regular business hours and before or after all weekend Masses.
If you would like to schedule a book pick up at a different time than what is offered, please email me to schedule your pick up.
Your Child's Name, Grade, and Catechist will be on the bag, labeled for your pick up.
In your child's bag, you will also find schedule information, Loyola Press login information.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email me!
Zoom Download Instructions
If you want to download Zoom onto a Laptop but aren't sure how, please watch the video above to learn how to do so.
If you are going to use Zoom from your phone, simply go to your app store for either Apple or Android to download.
Faith Formation Start Dates:
First Reconciliation- Sunday, October 4th, Zoom or in-person at St Thomas More, 3:00pm
Grades 6-9, Confirmation 1 & 2- Sunday, October 4th, Livestream or In-person at Our Lady of Lourdes, 6:00pm
Grades K-5- Tuesday, October 6th, Livestream or In-Person at Our Lady Queen of Peace @ 6:00pm
Grades 10-12- Saturday, October 17th, 2020 Livestream or Live from St. Thomas More @ 6:00pm
Lessons from:
"Sitting like a Saint; Catholic Mindfulness for Kids"
Written by: Dr. Gregory & Barabara Bottaro
Illustrated by: Michael Corsini
Praying With St.Therese, The Little Flower
St. Therese was a French Carmelite nun whose feast day is October 1st. She was known for her sincere humility and would frequently look to do small acts of kindness and offer prayers for others throughout her life. She was quoted saying; "I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. I will let fall a shower of roses." Roses have been described and experienced as Saint Therese's signature. This is how she has become known as St. Therese the Little Flower. Pope John Paul II declared that St. Therese a Doctor of The Church in 1997.
To learn more about her life, see www.thelittleflower.org
Let's shower the world with the Roses of our prayers and be more like St. Therese!
This week, let's Pray for others, even if we do not know them.
Let's see how this changes the way we look at others!
Fall Faith Formation 2020-2021
Our Lady of Lourdes-Our Lady Queen of Peace-St. Anne-St. Thomas More
HOW TO REGISTER!
Ministry One is an easy App that lets you safely and securely register and pay for your Faith Formation programs without ever leaving home! No people to chase or forms to mail!
Just Follow These simple steps:
1. Go to your App store and download the Church by Ministry One App.
2. Enter name or zip code of your home parish.
3. Click on Find my Church, then select your church.
4. Click on the Registration Tab
5. Click Faith Formation and fill in the information in the preset form.
6. Your Payment will go directly to your parish business office and your registration information is sent to the Director of Faith Formation.
And that's it! You will be all set for the 2020-2021 school year.
Socially Distanced Service Opportunities!
CREATE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!
Attention Budding Artists and poets! If you would like to submit drawings or poems that you have created, that we can use on our Newsletter, please have your parents email them to me at Jennifer.Abdalla@dor.org along with expressed parental permission to use them in our newsletter.
Scanned pictures, photos, JPEGs, and originals accepted.
Let's show our parish communities what a beautiful world it can be!
We are collecting:
Canned Vegetables
Canned Fruit
Stuffing Mix
Cranberry Sauce
Canned Yams
Box Potatoes
Pie Filling
Crust Mix
Muffin/Biscuit mix
* There will be an in-person, socially distanced service opportunity with this collection. We will be sorting food items on our Church campus prior to it's delivery to St. Andrews.
This would count toward Confirmation and Grade 10-12 community service hours.
More details will be forthcoming.
Annual St. Andrew's Food Cupboard Thanksgiving Food Collection
This week, when you pick up your Faith Formation textbooks, you will also receive a Paper bag for collecting food items to donate to the St. Andrew's Food Cupboard. This amazing Food Bank serves 75 to 100 families per day during this pandemic. They need our support now more than ever!
We will be collecting your donated items at all Weekend Masses in the Narthex (entry) of each church.
All bags should be returned by October 31st.
Thank you for your generosity!
Looking for a Contactless way to help?
You can send financial donations directly to
St. Andrew's Food Cupboard, 890 Portland Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621
*Checks should be made payable to St. Andrew's Food Cupboard.