Today is Trinity Sunday! The MESSAGE: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. That is the heart of the Gospel! This is the heart of what PREP proclaims. How do you echo God's Love?
PRAYI So far 26 good women and men have responded to God's call. Pray for Catechists!
Invite! Invite others to consider the call.
Share! Share the good news with family and friends of God's Love and the good news of PREP! Invite them to register.
What do you do? REGISTER ASAP! Rank the sessions according to your preference. In this way I can determine where most of our families and their children will attend. This is FIRST COME; FIRST SERVED.
Your registrations are dated the day you register. If the session you want is full, you'll need to move to your second choice. So do NOT delay! Register on Wednesdays from 11:00-6:00 PM in the PREP Office. Or download the Registration Forms from the Parish Website or the Adult Faith Formation website. Drop the registration off or mail to the Rectory. Be sure to rank your sessions: #1 1st Choice, etc. Below are your choice of sessions. Note: The PREP Office is closed for the month of July. Do NOT delay! Register today!
The Wednesday sessions are confirmed:
Wed 4:15 PM Session
6:45 PM Session
The other possible sessions are:
Sun 8:30-9:45 AM Session
10:30-11:45 AM Session
Tues 4:15 PM Session
6:45 PM Session
Thurs 4:15 PM Session
6:45 PM Session
DATES TO REMEMBER
Is God, could God be calling you to be a catechists?
Know someone who would do a good job? Tell them!
May the Heart of Jesus bless you! Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in you!
Sr. Cora
PRAYI So far 26 good women and men have responded to God's call. Pray for Catechists!
Invite! Invite others to consider the call.
Share! Share the good news with family and friends of God's Love and the good news of PREP! Invite them to register.
What do you do? REGISTER ASAP! Rank the sessions according to your preference. In this way I can determine where most of our families and their children will attend. This is FIRST COME; FIRST SERVED.
Your registrations are dated the day you register. If the session you want is full, you'll need to move to your second choice. So do NOT delay! Register on Wednesdays from 11:00-6:00 PM in the PREP Office. Or download the Registration Forms from the Parish Website or the Adult Faith Formation website. Drop the registration off or mail to the Rectory. Be sure to rank your sessions: #1 1st Choice, etc. Below are your choice of sessions. Note: The PREP Office is closed for the month of July. Do NOT delay! Register today!
The Wednesday sessions are confirmed:
Wed 4:15 PM Session
6:45 PM Session
The other possible sessions are:
Sun 8:30-9:45 AM Session
10:30-11:45 AM Session
Tues 4:15 PM Session
6:45 PM Session
Thurs 4:15 PM Session
6:45 PM Session
DATES TO REMEMBER
Confirmation
Friday, April 13th at 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 14th at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Communion
Saturday, April 21st at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 28th at 10:00 AM
Today I leave for retreat, where I will be praying for you. I will not be emailing or answering the phone.
Monday, 6/19, I'm in my office in the Lower Rectory.
Questions? Message me here or email me. When I get back on Monday, I'll respond, Email is the preferred method of communication, we can do it at any time. Monday, June 26, is surgery day and I will be out of the parish.
During this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us remember: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
How have you opened your heart to receive the love of God?
How are you sharing that love and life with family and friends?Is God, could God be calling you to be a catechists?
Know someone who would do a good job? Tell them!
Sr. Cora
Below are the basics for you so you can ask: Did she really say....?
CALL TO BE A CATECHIST
If you hear the call to be a catechist, don't be afraid! You are not alone!
Yes, we will be using textbooks with teacher manuals that are excellent with plenty of activities. Children have the attention span of their age. So if a child is 5 years old, they can pay attention for about 5 minutes!! So part of what we will do is change activities often. The textbook helps focus on the Message. So we'll tell the story, discuss the story, act out the story, sing a song about the story, create a drawing of the story. If you hear God call you to be a catechists, attached is the Preliminary Catechist-Adult Volunteer Application form. Complete it and return it to me as soon as possible.
What is Family Friendly Catechesis?
Family Friendly Catechesis means families with multiple children can all come at the same time and day, if you choose!The Parish Religious Education Program (P.R.E.P.) will offer all 8 grades at the same time on the same day of the week. So if you have children in Grades 2, 5 and 8, you can sign them all up for PREP for the 4:15-5:30 PM Session on Wednesdays or the Wednesday 6:45-8:00 PM Session.
What Can Yo Do? Volunteer as a Hall Monitor, Aide, Office Assistance and Catechist or occasionally help out with hospitality. To volunteer complete the Preliminary Catechist and Adult Volunteer Application and return ASAP in the collection basket with my name on it or drop off or mail to the Rectory.
FLEXIBILITY ABOUT WHAT WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE!
If you hear the call to be a catechist, don't be afraid! You are not alone!
Yes, we will be using textbooks with teacher manuals that are excellent with plenty of activities. Children have the attention span of their age. So if a child is 5 years old, they can pay attention for about 5 minutes!! So part of what we will do is change activities often. The textbook helps focus on the Message. So we'll tell the story, discuss the story, act out the story, sing a song about the story, create a drawing of the story. If you hear God call you to be a catechists, attached is the Preliminary Catechist-Adult Volunteer Application form. Complete it and return it to me as soon as possible.
What is Family Friendly Catechesis?
Family Friendly Catechesis means families with multiple children can all come at the same time and day, if you choose!The Parish Religious Education Program (P.R.E.P.) will offer all 8 grades at the same time on the same day of the week. So if you have children in Grades 2, 5 and 8, you can sign them all up for PREP for the 4:15-5:30 PM Session on Wednesdays or the Wednesday 6:45-8:00 PM Session.
What Can Yo Do? Volunteer as a Hall Monitor, Aide, Office Assistance and Catechist or occasionally help out with hospitality. To volunteer complete the Preliminary Catechist and Adult Volunteer Application and return ASAP in the collection basket with my name on it or drop off or mail to the Rectory.
FLEXIBILITY ABOUT WHAT WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE!
- What if I registered for such and such a date and I need to change it? No problem!
- What if I registered for this session and I need to change to... No problem!
- PRAY THE ROSARY EVERY DAY! We are Immaculate Conception! We are Assumption of Our Lady! We have to have a devotion and love for the Blessed Mother. We have to pray for ourselves, our families and each other! WE have to pray for the world. If enough good people pray, the world will change! Jesus told us: Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find! Knock and the door will be opened! So I challenge you to pray the Rosary every day Start small like in exercise. Walk around the block once. So pray 3 Hail Marys the 1st week; then 6 Hail Marys the 2nd week and work your way up to a whole Rosary a day! This is a non-negotiable!
- Mass Mass, the Eucharist, is the greatest gift Jesus gave us. Himself, Body and Blood, soul and divinity in the small host. When we receive the Eucharist our God is in us for at least 15-20 minutes. Each of us is a Monstrance carrying Jesus. Each of us is like the Blessed Mother when she was pregnant with Jesus. St. Augustine taught: Be what you receive! If we receive the Eucharist, we are called to be Eucharist! This is a non-negotiable!
- Class The children need to participate in class. You entrust your children to us. We are here to support you in your role as the First Teacher of your children. They need to come. We can't let them get away with taking time off. This is a non-negotiable!
