It has been an exciting month in the faith formation
department!
Earlier
in the month nineteen of us (thirteen young people) made a trip to
Valleyfair. It was a great day
riding the coasters, relaxing in the water park and eating a well balanced diet
of fried and sugar-coated food.
The
following day we celebrated Mass at my friend’s parish. We then stopped in at the St. Paul
Seminary and Beau gave us a tour and shared his experience as he studies to be
a priest. Besides Beau and I, this
was the first time anyone on our trip had visited a seminary!
Before
heading home we stopped at the St. Paul Cathedral in St. Paul. Our young people were blown away at the
size, beauty and atmosphere in this amazing place of worship.
Our
cities run was a successful one, full of fun and faith!
Next
up was Totus Tuus and I am pleased to report that it was amazing! We had about twenty-five elementary
students in the day program and around twenty for the high school and junior
high kids in the evenings. Our
potluck featured over seventy parishioners and some amazing food—thank you to
all who were able to make it!
The kids—with the help of colorful
strings—learned about the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, virtues, saints,
Mass and importance of living out our faith. They had the opportunity to go to Confession, attend daily
Mass and hang out with their dynamic teachers. Their week ended with water games. I backed up my word, unleashed my secret weapon—a fire
truck—and won the water fight!
Our junior high and senior high
evenings were powerful too. One
evening featured adoration, praise and worship and Confession. Another focused on vocations—God’s call
and purpose for our lives—and a question/answer session. When I showed up for our last evening I
was pumped to see a number of new faces—friends of our students whom they had
invited to come!
While they have moved on to their
next parish, I want to thank Joseph, Ben, Hannah and Tasha for the great week
we had for our children, families and parish. Their motto—learn
more, pray more, have more fun—is precisely what I want for our faith
formation opportunities in the future!
Stay tuned as Sabrina, Jean and I
continue planning for the upcoming year.
We want to build off of this great month in order to give your children
the best opportunities to experience God’s truth, love and mercy. And yes, we will have fun along the
way!
God bless!
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