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RELIGIOUS FORMATION FOR
CHILDREN
Coordinator of Children's Formation
Christine Laing
Phone: 248-844-8662
GIFT NEWS
SACRAMENT PREPARATION
CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD
SUNDAY CONNECTION
STAFF/OFFICE
HOURS
Update on Second G.I.F.T. sessions
Third G.I.F.T. sessions coming up Nov. 9, 12, 14
Our November theme is: Our world brings us busy-ness and chaos. Jesus calls us to inner peace. We’ll be taking a look at Taize prayer and Centering Prayer and preparing for the reflective season of Advent.
Textbook schedule for grades K thru 8
Please follow the suggested chapters for the weeks that we do NOT have G.I.F.T. The chapters are assigned to coincide with themes leading to and from the G.I.F.T. sessions. If you cannot locate the sheet given with the textbook, the assignments are on our website. Link to Chapter Assignment
A.R.E.A.
Our Alternative Religious Education Access, A.R.E.A., is offered either in the winter (Fridays) or summer (afternoons of VBS week). This is an alternative to working on the textbook at home. The chapter assignments are guidelines; the work in the textbook can be completed any time in any sequence if you prefer. For those who are planning to register their children for either of these alternatives, please remember that we will be asking for volunteer catechists from parents/families that participate.
Prayers by Grade
We are asking that children learn some prayers by heart according to archdiocesan guidelines and prayers offered in textbooks at each grade level. If you did not receive or have misplaced the goldenrod sheet, the prayer list is also listed on the website.
Children's Sacrament
Preparation
Rite of Enrollment—November 16
Confirmation students will be enrolled in
the preparation program at the 9:00 AM Sunday liturgy.
First Eucharist students will be enrolled in the preparation program at the 11:00 AM Sunday liturgy.
Remember that sacraments — Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation — are celebrated in the parish — so children must be registered for sacrament prep programs with the parish religious education/formation office.
If you haven’t registered yet, please do so now - the links for the
forms are below. Please remember that sacrament students must be
enrolled in GIFT, a Catholic School, or a Catholic home-school program
in addition to sacrament prep. Contact Christine 248-844-8662 for more
information.
First Eucharist/Reconciliation Registration Form
Confirmation Registration Form
Confirmation Preparation Service Ops
Our new Confirmation students — 7th graders — can and should start
volunteering as part of their Confirmation program requirements. Just a
reminder to 8th graders — please keep on volunteering for various
service opportunities. The reason we ask for a variety of service for
Confirmation is so that you can be familiar with the different gifts
that YOU have and that you want to use to help God’s Church. Please
see the information posted in the main hallway. Updates are made
weekly. If you cannot make your designated activity, please call the
Rel Ed Office, 248-844-8662, to let us know.
Children's Liturgy of
the Word (CLOW)
Our schedule began Sept. 7, and continues thru Pentecost, May 31.
This is a great way for children to fully, consciously, and actively
participate in the Mass during the Liturgy of the Word.
We are having a gathering of our Lector volunteers Sunday, October 19, from 10:15 to 10:45 AM in the Chapel. If you are interested in ministering as lector or shepherd, please contact Christine or Adrienne 248-844-8662 for more information.
3-Minute Retreat
Need a little time-out every day? Go to
www.findingGod.org and click on the
3-Minute Retreat.
This can be sent to your e-mail account daily if you register, and it’s
free!
Sunday Connection
Can’t make the Breaking Open the Word sessions between the Sunday Masses
due to family considerations (i.e., children)? This is something that
can be done at home! Just go to
www.findingGod.org and click on Sunday
Connection. If you’d like to get this weekly on your home computer,
just register, it’s free. The Sunday readings are there plus a family
discussion guide for all ages.
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Religious Education
Staff
Office Hours
Coordinator of Children's Formation
Monday - Thursday
Christine Laing
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Phone: 248-844-8662
(and
during all Formation Events)
Office / Database Manager
Jennifer Stembridge
Phone: 248-844-8662 ext. 153
Upper Elementary / Middle School
Section Head
Jenny Greuling
Phone: 248-844-8662 ext. 154
Early Elementary Section Head
Mary Walby
Phone: 248-844-8662 ext. 152
Administrative Associates
Flora Choma
Phone: 248-844-8662 ext. 113
Adrienne Licavoli
Phone: 248-844-8662 ext. 114