FROM THE DESK OF OUR PARISH CATECHETICAL LEADER
LYNN McDANIEL
Wanted 1 person to attend and represent our parish at the Archdiocesan Pro-Life Mass, January 22nd, 3:00 pm at Saint Martin of Tours. The representative will receive a commemorative rose in the ceremony at the conclusion of Mass. Please contact Lynn in our parish office in you are interested.
1st Eucharist Preparation: If you would like for your child to begin formal preparations to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time this spring contact Lynn in our parish office. Sessions will begin soon!!!
Why Catholic? For more than 2000 years the Catholic church has been serving, teaching, healing, and praying for people throughout the world. Why Catholic? is your chance to learn more about the sacraments of healing and about the “sacraments of others” vocations of marriage and holy orders. Be sure to SIGN UP!! Sign ups will be at the end of January. Everyone who wants to participate needs to sign up. (Even if you participated in past sessions).
For more information, please contact Lynn in the parish office @ 363-9929.
Lifting Up Our Hearts: Praying with the Third Edition of the Roman Missal. It is not to late to sign up!! The cost of this program is $10 for the book. (You will need to purchase a new book. the book we used in Lent of 2011 will be used again in Lent of 2012.) Sessions will begin the week of October 2nd. Contact Lynn in the parish office for more information. BOOKS FOR PERSONS ALREADY REGISTERED ARE IN THE KITCHENETTE IN THE BACK OF CHURCH.
YOUTH NEWS!!!
Every Wednesday 6:30pm, Religious Education for all youth.
CLOW
The church in her wisdom has given us several documents and writings to help us understand and celebrate the mass. On October 22, 1973 Pope Paul VI approved and confirmed the DIRECTORY FOR MASSES WITH CHILDREN, which was written by the Congregation for Divine Worship. When this directory was prepared it was "concerned with the children who have not yet entered the period of preadolescence". (#6 Introduction) (Preadolescence is defined as the ages between 10-13). This directory is used for the guidelines for liturgy of the word for children along with full masses. Here at Blessed Teresa we implement these guidelines at CLOW (Children's Liturgy of the Word). We invite all children ages 4-10 to celebrate the Word with us. If you would like to help in this ministry or have any questions feel free to contact Lynn in the Parish Office.
Because children are not able to understand some of the complex words or thoughts that are read or expressed during the Liturgy of the Word in the larger assembly, they sometimes participate in this part of the mass separately. This separate participation is called Children's Liturgy of the Word.