November

Hi Everyone,

We are looking forward to the 'Evening of Giving Thanks'. This is going to be taking place on Monday evening, November 24th at 6:30pm in the basement of the church. We will have a short prayer service, some cardmaking and then we will assemble over 125 Thanksgiving food baskets for the needy in our area.

This is our second year doing this and it was a HUGE success last year.

We are going to be raffling off a food basket for those in attendance that night---tickets will be $1 per ticket.

Also, a reminder that we are ALSO doing a Winter Jacket drive for the local refugees that live in our area. We are looking for CLEAN Winter Jackets of all sizes (Mens, Womens and Childrens) as well as snowsuits or snowpants. These should be brought in on a regular Monday class by the 17th of November.

We know that this is a lot of infomation and that money is tight for many of us. Remember, if money is tight for you----imagine how hard it is for those families that were already on the edge! We all know that out dollars do not go nearly as far as they once did. Do what you can to help---and if YOU and YOUR family are in need, please let us know.

Peace,
Terry and Michelle

The First Post

Thanks to Joe Malinowski, The Office of Christian Formation has decided to join in the information age! We attended a workshop today entitled "The I-pod generation" and were very inspired.

This initial message will be directed primarily to parents. This will not always be the case, sometimes our blog will be geared specifically toward the kids!

We plan to use the blog for a variety of purposes. First, to communicate the happenings of the Office of Christian Formation and secondly to give random thoughts on goings on in our world. Our views are our own although will always be in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Know that any 'opinion' you will find here is totally that of the author (usually Terry or myself) and not that of Fr. Marc or any other staff members! We promise not to be too controversial! :)

We encourage parents to view the blog and we will be starting a few for the 5th & 6th graders as well as one for our Jr. High program. It is another tool for us to reinforce what we are doing with kids in the classroom. We only have kids in our care for very short windows of opportunity and know that technology is something they enjoy and are interested in----meet them where they are at!

Jesus taught in parables. He talked about sheep to the Shepherds. He spoke about grain to the farmers. He discussed fishing with the fishermen. He did not expect everyone to know about carpentry! So---this is our small attempt to meet your kids where they are at!

Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to serve you and as always, if you have any questions or concerns....feel free to contact us in the office.

Peace of Christ,

Michelle Allain, Asst. Coordinator of Christian Formation