We are winding down the school year this month. This is our final month of our COVID Family Faith Formation program. It has been challenging to try to do everything not in person this year. As more people get the vaccine and infection rates decline, we hope to have more in-person programs as the year goes on. This will begin with some outdoor activities.
On Fridays at 10am, there are a group of parents and their children meeting at the Saunders Park upper playground (behind the hospital). This is a chance for the kids to get some fresh air and fun while the parents can have some fellowship. I also visit with parents at the park to hear their concerns and suggestions for families in the parish. On Sundays at the 11am Mass, we have re-started Children’s Liturgy of the Word. This is a program that was only a few months old when it had to be shut down because of COVID. Children ages 3-6 are invited to hear the Mass readings with our adult volunteers, who read from a Lectionary written for children. This allows parents to remain in the pews and focus on the Word while their children are able to hear the Word read in a way that they can understand. There is no registration required, simply come to 11am Mass. At the beginning of Mass, Fr. Connolly calls the children and prayer leaders to the front of church to receive the Lectionary and a blessing and then they process out of church. We are taking advantage of the good weather and meeting in the garden just off of the Gathering Space. We provide carpet squares to sit on. The children pray and hear the same readings that the adults in Church hear, but it is done at a child’s level of understanding. The children return to the pews for the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This summer we are planning some family fun activities outside. Since we re-opened the church last summer, we have not been able to have the social interaction in the Gathering Space after mass that so many of us crave. These activities will be outdoors and allow us all to reconnect with our parish family and friends. Keep an eye on the bulletin and our Facebook feed for more information about these fun opportunities.
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