This week marked the beginning of Lent. We’re quite familiar with the routine, 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. On Ash Wednesday, our foreheads were signed with the cross, that powdery residue from burnt palms. Lent is one of my favorite liturgical seasons; it’s that time of year when I need to shake off the doldrums of winter. The
Read moreThe whole parish community plays an integral role when preparing our children for their first experience of coming to the Table of the Lord. It begins when we gather each Sunday to worship and praise our God. St. Paul eloquently expresses this reality in his letters to the early Christian communities of Rome and Corinth “The human body has many parts, but the many parts
Read moreSunday’s class ignited our religious imagination as we gathered in the cafeteria with the 5th graders, several teens, and adults of the parish community. The “assembly” numbered close to 60; and our call, to help our youngest children create their Body of Christ mobile. In the beginning was a little skew of yarn circulating from one person to the next.
Read more…the last installment of the mini-series -helping your child participate at Mass. The Mass has ended, and your little one, tugging at your arm says, “Come on let’s go.” We hear the urgency…”let’s go!” At Mass, we have been nourished by GOD’s WORD, and the BREAD of LIFE. Now we are Sent Forth into our homes, our neighborhoods, the classrooms,
Read moreEucharist, so central to our Catholic Faith, means THANKSGIVING. At the heart, we gather as a community to celebrate, to remember the life, death and resurrection of Jesus manifested in our Church, our world and our Parish Community. In this post, rather than present theological underpinnings of Eucharist, I intend to share meaningful ways to enhance our children’s participation at Mass.
Read moreSCORE Reflection – April 21 Yes, we are the Body of Christ – AMEN! I Believe! We are baptized into Jesus’ life, death and resurrection; we are nourished with the Bread of Life; we drink from the cup, the Blood of Jesus, the Christ! The Resurrected Jesus comes into our world through you and me! Amen! I Believe! This proclamation
Read moreKudos to you moms and dads for supporting, encouraging and loving our children as they prepare for their First Communion. This week, I want to recognize the work that you are doing at home with your child. Your own desire to grow in your faith is a gift to our community. You have shared with me the many ways that
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