Family Program - St. Mary of the Assumption

Welcome to the Family Faith Formation Program's Webpage. (2008-2009)
The premise of the Family Program is that we, as parents, provide the foremost example for our children of how to live our faith.

The Family Program:

The success of the Family Program depends on parent participation. It is what makes this faith formation program unique. Learning about our faith and how to better share our faith with our children is what this program is all about!

Our next Family Faith Formation Program will be on Sunday, November 16th, after the 9 AM Mass.

Parent speakers Mike Spagnoletti, Mike Trout and Frank Cambest will be leading our liturgical discussion during the November parent session. Please join us and share their insights and inspiring comments. We look forward to seeing you then.

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Internet Sites For Family Program Parents

http://www.Catholic.org/saints - The largest collection of Catholic Saints available on the web. Search for you or your child's patron saint, and discover all that you ever wanted to know about them. If you are having a problem or suffering with a particular ailment, you can search for the patron saint responsible for helping you. There are over 10,000 Saints availble to search, and you may search by name or by what they are responsible for. It is an easy site to use and has tons of information telling you what it requires to become a Saint, when a person was indoctrinated as a Saint in the church and in what year they were named saints. The Website also lists the Doctors of the Church and is a helpful guide for other questions anyone may have regarding Saints. The website is easy to remember: http://www.Catholic.org/saints/

http://www.christianfreebies.com/index.html - An interesting collection of free materials. including Christian bookmarks, clipart, poetry, bible passages, music, poetry and posters that you can use as visuals to make your kid's lessons more interesting.

http://www.christiancrafters.com/ - A practical site, that although it is not Catholic, is loaded with ideas for use in teaching. Some are for purchase at what looked like reasonable prices, others are free. Examples: "New Life" Puppets with a script and directions for how to make them for use in teaching small children about sin and new life without sin. This appears to be free to download. Another example: Be-Attitudes for kids and adults looks like a great resource that is available to purchase.

http://www.sacredspace.ie/ - This site is run by Irish Jesuits and called "Sacred Space." It provides daily resources for prayer as you sit at your computer. It offers meditation for each day of the week. It also offers directions for body prayer, breathing, and listening to God. It tries to create an experience of prayer, not just prayers to say.

http://www.delasalle.org/resources/resources-lasallian-prayer-services/ - This site sponsored by the De La Salle Institute offers a collection of prayer services on various topics such as "hope" and "justice." These are designed for use in the classroom as a service, but parts of the service can be useful for prayers or thoughtful meditations.

2008 - 2009 Calendar

Family Program Faith Formation 2008 – 2009

2008

September 21

25^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass –Grade 8-T.Coyle

Lead Closing Prayer: Yarzebinski’s

October 19

29^th Sunday in Ordinary Time .

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass –Grade 7 Cubelic-Trout

Protecting God’s Children Workshop at Adult session

Lead Closing Prayer – Deacon Fran

October 19 thru 22 – Parish Renewal

with Dominican Father Frank Sutman

November 8 , 9:30 AM in church or

November 10, 6:30 PM in church for

Catholic Vision of Love overview for

parents/guardians of sessions

regarding catechesis on sexuality.

November 16

33^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass Gr. 6-22-G.Butera

Lead Closing Prayer –Grade 6-R.Stone

November 23 – Christ the King

Parish Eucharistic Day

Closing with evening prayer, 4:00 PM

December 14

Third Sunday of Advent

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass Grade 5-3-Flynn’s

Lead Closing Prayer-Gr.3-H.Rice

2009

January 5 Parish Eucharistic Day

Closing with evening prayer, 7:30 PM

January 11

Baptism of the Lord

National Vocation Awareness Week

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass-Grade 4-18-L.Siegel

Grade 8 Presentation to Adult Session

Lead Closing Prayer-Grade 8

January 24, Saturday, 9:30 AM or

February 9, Monday, 6:30 PM

Catholic Vision of Love lessons 1 & 2

for Grades 5-6-7-8

February 8

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass –Grade 6-R.Stone

Lead Closing Prayer –Grade 2-Scapulars

February 21, Saturday, 9:30 AM or

March 2, Monday, 6:30 PM

Catholic Vision of Love, lessons 3 & 4

for Grades 5-6-7-8

March 15

Third Sunday of Lent

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass –Gr.3-H.Rice

Lead Closing Prayer –Grade 7-R&J.Rihmland

April 19

Mercy Sunday

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass –Grade 7-Rihmland’s

Lead Closing Prayer – Grade 5-7 & 8

May 17

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Serve at 9:00 AM Mass –Grades 2 & 8

Family Stars Talent Show

Lead Closing Prayer – Grade 1

The Assignment expectations are:

- that parent/guardian read and assist with the Gospel Weekly lessons not being used in class,

- that one lesson a week be completed in the OUR CATHOLIC IDENTITY book

- that the assigned pages in Grade 2 & 8 texts be worked at and completed at home.

AT the October session check that assigned activities are completed. If anyone comes without

assignments completed, catechist contact the parent/guardian the same day or within a few days to

express your concern about the work not done and that the EXPECTATION is that all the assignments be completed.

Family Faith Formation Program - Volunteers