I hope you all are doing well. I know many of you have had to make decisions about the upcoming months in regards to your children's academic involvement. Please know I have been praying for you, as well as all of the teachers and administrators who are working to make the best plans for all.

This month at St. Mike we are looking forward to kicking off First Reconciliation preparation for those families with children registered for Sacramental Preparation. If you registered, you should have received an email with the information about the Parent Orientation.

We are also looking for some families to help us with two outreach options for Thanksgiving. See the details and sign up below.

At the bottom of this email there is more information and a sign up for our Nov. 21st In-Person Family Event. If you are not comfortable coming to the building, or you are unavailable during the time frame, or you cannot answer "no" to the questions below, know that I will send an email with options for you to participate at home.

As I mentioned earlier this month, we spend the month of November, focused on praying for those who have died. It is important and healthy to have conversations around death and dying with your child. I recently came across this article with ideas on how to talk to your children about death, remembering and grieving.