ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) is now at 8am Mass every Sunday! This is for children 3-7 years old. During Mass children go with a prayer leader to hear the day's readings told at a level they can understand. They then return to their parents in the pews before the Eucharist.
- Some parents and children are gathering at the Saunders Park upper playground (right behind the hospital) on Fridays at 10am, weather permitting. This is an opportunity for the young ones to get some fresh air and fun and for parents to enjoy fellowship.
Prayer
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Prayers for
Pre-K and Kindergarten Children to Learn: Sign of the Cross The Lord's Prayer Hail Mary Grace Before Meals |
Looking for a craft to do with your child related to Grace before Meals? Catholic Icing is a great website and a wonderful online resource with many ideas for fun ways to reinforce Catholic lessons with your young ones. You can find the Grace before Meals craft here.
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Breaking Open the Word
Below are some resources breaking open the Word. There are videos from Catholic Kids Homilies, Children's Liturgy of the Word with Heidi Witte, and a video from the Sisters of the Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (aka LIHM Sisters).
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FORMED
FORMED offers so many resources for all ages. The parish has a subscription so it is free for all parishioners, you just have to register with your email. To register, go to FORMED.org; click "sign up"; click "I belong to a parish"; search for our parish by zipcode "52641" and select our parish. Enter your name and email. You will then be sent an email to confirm your registration, click on the link in the email and you are ready to explore FORMED. Besides programming for adults, there are also many great children's programs.
Do your children enjoy audio dramatizations? Check out the Truth to Inspire Series. This series offers captivating audio dramatizations for children of the lives of the saints and well-known Marian apparitions in order to teach them more about the Catholic faith.
The Truth to Inspire Series
Do your children enjoy audio dramatizations? Check out the Truth to Inspire Series. This series offers captivating audio dramatizations for children of the lives of the saints and well-known Marian apparitions in order to teach them more about the Catholic faith.
The Truth to Inspire Series
Other Resources
Looking for more resources for Catholic Kids? You can find videos, articles and activities on various websites, like:
Podcasts can also be a great resource. There are so many out there, here are a few:
Do you have some go-to resources that you would like to share? Let me know so I can add them to the list!
- mycatholickids.com/ -offering free resources during the pandemic
- www.catholicicing.com/ - articles and craft ideas for sharing the faith with children
- teachingcatholickids.com/ -
- catholic-link.org/ - articles and social media
- thekennedyadventures.com/100-resources-catholic-families - a blog from a Catholic home-schooling mom
- Marian Consecration Family Adventure - from Holy Heroes
- Summer Faith Adventure - from Holy Heroes
- Spiritual Adoption Adventure - from Holy Adventure
- Catholic Sprouts - offers FREE patches for children who complete challenges. There are currently 10 challenge patches available: Challenge, Rosary, Scripture, Adoration, Jesse Tree, Holy Lent, Spiritual Works of Mercy, My Saint Friend, Divine Mercy, Corporal Works of Mercy
Podcasts can also be a great resource. There are so many out there, here are a few:
- Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz
- Catholic Sprouts - short podcasts for kids
- The Catholic Messenger - a podcast from our own Diocese of Davenport!
- Ave Explores
Do you have some go-to resources that you would like to share? Let me know so I can add them to the list!
