April

(Please note 2nd Grade Sacramental Prep runs on its own schedule. 2nd grade dates are NOT reflected below)

• April 5th -- On Campus Parent and Student Formation Night (All Attend)
  • Free meal from 5:30-5:55pm. Night begins at 6:00pm
• HOLY WEEK MASS TIMES
  • Holy Thursday - 7pm
  • Good Friday Service - 7pm
  • Easter Vigil - 8pm
  • Easter Sunday - 9am & 11am
• April 26th -- Community Night: End of year Mass, picnic, and yard games!
  • Short Mass at 6:00pm with provided picnic meal to follow! Bring your own blanket or yard chairs, and we will provide the food and fun!
  • We will begin in the CHURCH

 

• SUNDAY April 30th -- 11am Youth Mass
• Every Sunday at 9 am Mass -- Children's Liturgy of the Word -- Kids 3 and up -- Gospel on age level, music, and crafts -- an enjoyable way for kids to engage with Mass!

 

This month, recommendations for activities are based on which aspect of social justice you would like to cover with your family:

• Peace in the First Society (p. 242) -- Choose if you want to talk about the idea of family as the basic unit of society and reflect on sacred art with your family
• The Common Good (p. 245) -- Choose if you would like to talk about the common good in your own family and society (The common good is making sure all people can reach their full potential)
• Human Dignity (p. 247) -- Choose if you would like to run through "what if" questions to help show your kids all deserve equal rights no matter their race, disabilities, and so on
• Human Solidarity (p. 249) -- Choose if you want to talk abou the idea of how we are all parts of the body of Christ with our own unique roles. There is also an optional BONUS ACTIVITY to choose if your family is musically inclined or has any children learning piano
• Catholic Social Teaching (p. 252) -- Choose if you have older children and really want to dive into the specific responsibilities of social justice as Christians
• Grant Us Peace (p. 256) -- Choose if you want to talk about what peace is and how we can attain peace, along with a prayer for peace
• Saint of the Month - St. Mark (p. 257) -- Choose if you want to talk about the Gospel writer, St. Mark!

Revisit the night --
VIDEO: The Greatest Commandment song: https://youtu.be/M4WygilFuaI

• This is the song and dance from this month's Gathering

RECORDING: If you would like to rewatch the Lesson 12 content from the Parent Session, which is the lesson your kids did during their session, that can be found here: https://youtu.be/e4SFBpVZNxI

RECORDING: If you would like to rewatch the Lesson 13 content from the Parent Session, which is the lesson all families are doing at home, that can be found here: https://youtu.be/qy9mz-l5MVs