Dear Faith Formation Families, In this season of rebirth, may you all feel your faith renewed and your heart made new with the hope Easter brings. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the Resurrection…
This week in Faith Formation classes we pre-pared for Palm/Passion Sunday. Jesus shows His love for us especially in His Passion and Death. To-day’s Mass begins with the blessing of the palm branches and the Gospel about Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We then all participate in the Gospel of Christ’s Passion and Death. This…
I hope all the students enjoyed their Spring Break! On Friday March 25th, some of our Faith Formation students attended Friday night Stations of the Cross. Three of our Confirmation candidates; Natalie Morton, Constance Gross and Allie Ostroskie led the congregation in the reading of the Stations of the Cross. They did an awesome job!…
This week your children learned that in Sunday’s Gospel Jesus tells his followers a story about a son who comes home after spending all his money and falling on hard times. Rather than scold him, his father welcomes him with open arms. That welcome tells the son that he is forgiven and is again part…
This week your children learned that in Sunday’s Gospel Jesus tells a parable about a man whose fig tree never produces any fruit. The man wants to cut it down, but his gardener suggests giving the tree one more chance. This Gospel parable reminds us how often each of us needs another chance. God is…
In preparing for Lent, your children learned that Lent is a time to make good choices. The classes learned that to care, pray, share, and help during Lent is a way to show love as we get ready for Jesus’ sacrifice and Resurrection. As a family decide on a way you can share with others…
Preparing for this Sunday’s gospel, our students discussed the several sayings of Jesus that have vivid word pictures. The blind cannot lead the blind without falling in a ditch. We shouldn’t focus on the splinter in our brother’s eye when we have log in our own. A good tree produces good fruit. They are easy…