Hello Families!
I hope this finds you all well.
Registration for the 2019-2020 Faith Formation year is now open!
Please contact the Faith Formation office if you have any questions or concerns.
In the peace of Christ,
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Hello Families,
Praised be Jesus Christ!
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
Every year at this time, many people make New Year's resolutions. Some people do a great job of sticking to the goal, and some lose focus after only a couple weeks. The American Psychological Association gives 5 tips to make a resolution stick: 1) Start Small, 2) Change one thing at a time. 3) Talk about it, 4) Don't beat yourself up, and 5) Ask for Support.
I want to invite you to join me in making a resolution to strengthen our families. To spend a year focusing on all the dynamics of family relationships and supporting one another during the tough and joyful moments of family life. We will use the 5 tips by the APA to make this a resolution we will keep.
Pope Francis said in his general audience on December 17, 2014:
"The Son of God chose to be born into a human family, in an obscure town on the periphery of the Roman Empire. Although the Gospels tell us little about the first thirty years of his life, we can imagine that Jesus led a very "normal" family life. He was raised in an atmosphere of religious devotion, he learned words and example of Mary and Joseph, and he grew in wisdom, age and grace (Luke 2:52). In imitation of the Holy Family, every Christian family must make a place for Jesus in its home. For it is through the love of such "normal" families that God's Son quietly comes to dwell among us, bringing salvation to our world…And this is the great mission of the family: to make room for Jesus who is coming, to welcome Jesus in the family, in each member: children, husband, wife, grandparents…Jesus is there. Welcome him there, in order that he grow spiritually in the family."
As we approach the last week of the Christmas season let us welcome Jesus daily into the life of our families. Let us give Christ our hearts on the Solemnity of the Epiphany (Jan 6), and rest in our identity as beloved sons and daughters of God on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Jan 13).
As we begin this New Year with a resolution to strengthen our families, the Faith Formation office is excited to announce a couple of new initiatives focused on the family. The first is the opening of a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium at St Joseph's School for our 3-4-year old children. See below for more information. The second is that we are in the process of scheduling a handful of Practical Parent Conversations to help parents/grandparents talk to their children and grandchildren about the various hot button issues including sex, sexuality, dating, internet safety, and other issues that are important to you. These are not going to be lectures, but a time to briefly hear what the church has to say on an issue and then to talk about the struggles and successes of raising children around the said issue. More information regarding the schedule of topics will be coming shortly. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions of topics that you would like to learn more about or to discuss with other parents. Please let me know.
May God bless you and your family in this New Year!
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for January
Important News
The Faith Formation office is no longer located at Sacred Heart Church. There are two offices to serve your needs: St. Joseph School and St. Mary's Church. The main phone number will stay the same. You can also call St. Mary's or SJS and ask for Faith Formation. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
New Program for 3-4-year old Children
I am pleased to announce the start of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). It is a Montessori based faith formation program for 3-4-year-old children. CGS will meet once a week on a Thursday morning in the atrium located at St. Joseph's School. More information will be coming. If you are interested in this program for your pre-school aged child, please contact the Faith Formation Office.
Mark your Calendars!
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No January Monthly Family Gathering!
Our next meeting is Saturday February 2nd.
***Students in grades 6-8 who are registered for the monthly/summer program can attend an EDGE gathering in place of the Saturday gathering.
Upcoming Large Group Gatherings
Sunday January 20th at 11:00am at St Mary's
Sunday and Monday Weekly Programs (K-5th)
We are back to our normal schedule this weekend.
No classes on the 20 and 21st for Martin Luther King Weekend!
EDGE Middle School Youth Ministry (6th-8th grade)
Sunday morning 8:45am-10:00am OR Monday 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Joseph School
6/7- Respond
13/14-The Father
20/21- No Meeting. Martin Luther King Weekend
27/28- Creating a Safe Environment – Parents encouraged to attend!
EMMAUS High School Youth Ministry (9th-12th)
Sundays from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Youth Room at St. Joseph School
6- Epiphany Party! 6:00pm-8:00pm, Bring a gift for a white elephant
20- Life
SACRAMENTAL FORMATION
Year 1- January 14 and 28
Year 2- January 13 and 27
Confirmation Service Opportunities
The Knights of Columbus are again serving the poor with their Soup Kitchen. The Soup kitchen is on Tuesdays from 4:30pm-6:30pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall. They serve January, February and March. Contact Jack Baraczek at [email protected] if you would like to sign up or if you have questions.
Orientation and Class #1- Thursday January 24th at 6:30pm OR Saturday January 26 at 8:30am. All classes will take place at St. Joseph School.
2019 Dinner Gatherings
Click here to view the flyer for 2019 New Evangelization Dinner Gatherings.
Happy New Year! Yes, you are reading this correctly. Sunday begins a new church year! The 1st Sunday of Advent begins another year
in the life of the Catholic Church. We are so blessed to be Catholic!
Advent is not Christmas. Although Christmas preparations have begun, and the stores have been decorated for months, and radio stations have been playing nonstop Christmas music, in our Catholic Christian faith we celebrate Advent first and then Christmas.
Advent is such a beautiful time in the life of the Catholic family. There are so many wonderful traditions to help the family journey through the Advent Season. The most recognizable is the Advent Wreath and Advent Calendar. There is also the lesser known, but very engaging Jesse Tree. And there is a new advent tradition called the Shepherd’s Treasure. It’s like the Elf on the Shelf but with a faith focus. It uses a Shepherd instead of an Elf, and every day as the shepherd moves around there is a scripture verse that is placed with the shepherd. So many great ways for the family to enjoy Advent and make it a real journey to Christmas Day!
As parents and grandparents, we need some quiet time for ourselves so that we can get the most out of Advent. Dynamic Catholic has a daily advent email called The Best Advent Ever. There are advent prayer books and other online advent focused prayer spaces to help adults slow down and engage with the season of Advent. Below are some links to Advent focused prayer options.
Finally, there is a great opportunity for parents to gather with other parents and talk about raising children in the faith at a Parent Dinner Gathering with a talk entitled: Raising Christmas Expectations with a Creche. The FREE dinner and talk are Thursday December 6 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall. See attached flyer for more information! Registration ends on Monday.
Happy Advent!
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for December
Important News
Starting January 1st, the Faith Formation office will no longer be at Sacred Heart Church. The office is moving to St. Mary’s. There are two offices to serve your needs: St. Joseph School and St. Mary’s. The main phone number will stay the same. You can also call St. Mary’s or SJS and ask for Faith Formation. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mark your Calendars!
Monthly/Summer
Monthly Family Session is Saturday December 1, 4:30pm at St. Mary’s!
Option: Student attends Handle’s Messiah on December 5th at 7:30pm at St. Mary’s, write a 1 paragraph reflection about your experience hearing the Messiah and turn in a program for credit
No January Monthly Family Gathering!
***Students in grades 6-8 who are registered for the monthly/summer program can attend an EDGE gathering in place of the Saturday gathering.
FAMLY OF FAITH
Upcoming Large Group Gatherings
Saturday December 1st at 4:30pm at St. Mary’s
Sunday January 20th at 11:00am at St Mary’s
Weekly Programs (K-5th)
No Classes on December 23, 24 or 30, 31! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
EDGE Middle School Youth Ministry (6th-8th grade)
Sunday morning 8:45am-10:00am OR Monday 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Joseph School
2/3- Harvest!
9/10-Always Burning!
16/17- Advent Celebration!
22/23 and 30/31- No meetings!
EMMAUS High School Youth Ministry (9th-12th)
Sundays from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Youth Room at St. Joseph School
December 9-The Universal Call to Prayer
January 6- Epiphany Party!
SACRAMENTAL FORMATION
Confirmation
Year 1- December 3 and 17 at 6:30pm!
Year 2- December 2 and 16 at 6:30pm!
Confirmation Service Opportunities
Dec 8- 1st Penance Retreat; 9:30am-Noon at Sacred Heart- Let Carlo know if you can volunteer.
Dec 16- Cookie and Poinsettia Delivery from Sacred Heart Church. We need people before 10:30am Mass to package the cookies and then after Mass to deliver everything. We also need people to bake the cookies. They can be dropped off on Friday to the parish hall or Saturday or Sunday before Mass
Dec 21- St. Alphonsus Church Christmas Decorating; 6:30pm-7:30pm. For more information contact Mary at 315-515-8935
1st Penance
Lesson 6 at home.
Retreat on Saturday December 8. 9:30am-noon at Sacred Heart Church
December 15- Reconciliation Day!
1:00pm at Saint Alphonsus Church
2:45pm at Sacred Heart Church meet in church
3:00pm for Saints Mary & Martha at Saint Francis
3:30pm at Saint Mary’s Church
Links to online Advent Activities
USCCB: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/advent/
Dynamic Catholic: https://dynamiccatholic.com/best-advent-ever
Busted Halo: https://bustedhalo.com/
Holy Heroes Advent Adventure: https://www.holyheroes.com/Holy-Heroes-Advent-Adventure-s/48.htm
Click the picture to view the full flyer.
"The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Church commemorates all her faithful children who have 
departed from this life but have not yet attained the joys of heaven. St. Paul warns us that we must not be ignorant concerning the dead, nor sorrowful, "even as others who have no hope … For the Lord Himself shall come down from heaven … and the dead who are in Christ shall rise.
The Church has always taught us to pray for those who have gone into eternity. Even in the Old Testament prayers and alms were offered for the souls of the dead by those who thought "well and religiously concerning the resurrection." It was believed that "they who had fallen asleep with godliness had great grace laid up for them" and that "it is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." We know that a defiled soul cannot enter into heaven".
Excerpted from Liturgical Meditations, The Sisters of St. Dominic
I'm praying for you.
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for November
Mark your Calendars!
Monthly/Summer
No Monthly Session in November!
Next Monthly/Family Session is Saturday December 1 starting at 4:30pm at St. Mary's!
***Students in grades 6-8 who are registered for the monthly/summer program can attend an EDGE gathering in place of the Saturday gathering.
FAMLY OF FAITH
Our November meeting is Sunday November 18th, starting at 11am at St. Mary's church. We will go to the noon mass together!
Weekly Programs (K-5th)
No Classes on Sundays 11th and 25th OR Monday 12th.
EDGE Middle School Youth Group (6th-8th grade)
Sunday morning 8:45am-10:00am OR Monday 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Joseph School
4/5- The Branches!
11/12- No Meeting. Veterans Day Weekend.
18/ 19- Uprooted! and Chosen: How do I know God is real?
25- No Meeting! Happy Thanksgiving!
26- Oxygen!
EMMAUS High School Youth Group (9th-12th)
Sundays from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Youth Room at St. Joseph School
4- Politics
11- No Meeting. Chosen Session
18-Divine Revelation
25- No Meeting! Happy Thanksgiving!
SACRAMENTAL FORMATION
Confirmation
Year 1- Retreat, Saturday Nov 3 from 12:30-5:30pm at Holy Family;
Session 4 Monday Nov 19
Year 2- Sunday November 11th
1st Penance
Large Group, Lesson 5 on November 15th or 17th
Lesson 6 at home.
Retreat on Saturday December 8
Hello Families, 
Praised be Jesus Christ!
Happy Fall! I hope this finds you all well and enjoying the fall weather.
All our Faith Formation and Sacramental Formation programs have begun. If you know of people who are not registered for Faith Formation or one of our Sacramental formation programs, they can still get in without being too far behind.
October is Pro-Life month, and month of the Holy Rosary.
The church teaches that life is sacred and that we are to support life from conception until natural death. To learn more on what the church teaches about life see the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2258-#2317
Throughout October we will pray for all people with a special focus each week.
1-8: Unborn
8-15: Children and Teens
15-22: Young adults/Adults
22-29- Senior Citizens
The rosary has been very much a part of what it means to be Catholic. But it's more than just a bunch of beads and Hail Mary's. The Rosary is truly a weapon of faith that helps us grow in relationship with Christ and His Blessed Mother, as well as helps us grow in holiness. As a family try praying at least one decade of the rosary each day during the month of October for life (see above). If you can pray an entire rosary as a family, go for it! To learn more about the Rosary go to https://www.rosarycenter.org/
Popular Saint Days in October
1: St. Terese of Lisieux; 4: St. Francis of Assisi; 5: St. Faustina Kowalska; 15- Theresa of Avila; 18- St. Luke; 19- Sts. Isaac Jogues and others
22- St. Pope John Paul II; 28- St. Jude Thaddaeus
I'm praying for you.
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for October
Mark your Calendars!
Monthly/Family Sessions
Monthly session is Saturday, October 6, 4:00pm Mass at St Alphonsus followed by a family session from 5:00pm-6:00pm.
***Students in grades 6-8 who are registered for the monthly/summer program can attend an EDGE gathering in place of the Saturday gathering.
Weekly Programs (K-5th)
No class on Monday October 8th! Columbus Day!
EDGE Middle School Youth Group (6th-8th grade)
Sunday morning 8:45am-10:00am OR Monday 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Joseph School
No EDGE on Monday October 8th! Columbus Day!
EMMAUS High School Youth Group (9th-12th)
Sundays from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Youth Room at St. Joseph School
7-Sacraments and Grace (Eucharistic)
14- Evangelization: The Church's Mission
21 and 28 are Year 2 Confirmation evenings
SACRAMENTAL FORMATION
Confirmation
Year 1- October 15 and 29
Year 2- October 21 and 28
1st Penance
October 11 at 6:30pm (St. Joseph School) OR October 20 at 8:30am (Sacred Heart)
FAMILY OF FAITH
Our first all family gathering is Saturday October 20th at 10:15am at Sacred Heart Church.
Summer vacation is now past, and before us is the promise of another school year, and a year of growing in relationship with our Lord 
Jesus Christ.
This coming weekend we kick off all our programs. I have been saying that this faith formation year is going to be EPIC. Here are some of the reasons why. Our K-5th classes are using a new book called Spirit of Truth by Sophia Press. It’s a fantastic book that uses the various learning modalities of students to teach the material. Every student will learn according to their ability.
Our junior high students are going to be attending EDGE. Study after study shows that by time students get to 6th grade they are ready for a new way of learning and engaging with the faith. EDGE is that format. Students will begin in large group for an icebreaker activity, opening prayer and the lesson of the day. They will then break into small groups to discuss the teaching with a CORE Team Member! They will finish in large group.
Students preparing for 1st Penance and 1st Communion are going to be using the BLESSED program from Dynamic Catholic. It is truly the best program for forming children for these two beautiful sacraments of the church. And not only that, it is a program that brings the whole family together to learn and grow in faith.
Truly this year is going to be EPIC. And the biggest reason it’s going to be EPIC is that we will all Encounter Jesus Christ, Engage with our Faith, and Witness our faith to others.
On a spiritual note, September is the month of angels. At the end of the month we have the feast days of the archangels, and our guardian angels. As this new school year begins, as a family pray the St. Michael prayer and the Guardian angel prayer every day for protection. Prayers can be found at the end of this communication.
I’m praying for you.
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for September
Mark your Calendars!
Monthly/Family Sessions
Just a reminder that we are NOT using Champions for Life this year. Due to the lack of volunteer help it is not feasible to return to CFL and offer the students a meaningful faith experience. Therefore, our monthly sessions will be for student and parent(s). Students need to attend at least 5 of the 7 offered sessions.
Our first monthly session is this Saturday, September 8, 4:30pm Mass at Sacred Heart followed by a family session from 5:30-6:30pm.
***Students in grades 6-8 who are registered for the monthly/summer program can attend an EDGE gathering in place of the Saturday gathering.
Weekly Programs (K-5th)
9th and 10th are the first classes for our Sunday and Monday program.
***All parents are asked to attend the opening class with their children.
EDGE Middle School Youth Group (6th-8th grade)
Sunday morning 8:45am-10:00am OR Monday 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Joseph School
9/10- Ignition!
16/17-Kindling!
23/24- Everlasting! and Chosen: Why am I here?
30/1-Life in the Fire!
EMMAUS High School Youth Group (9th-12th)
Sundays from 6:30pm-8:00pm in Youth Room at St. Joseph School
9-Jesus as True God and True Man
16-The Beatitudes
23- Chosen- Who is the Holy Spirit?
30-Truth, Freedom, and Responsibility
SACRAMENTAL FORMATION
Confirmation
Orientations for both Year 1 and Year 2: September 5 at 7:00pm OR September 9 at 11:30am.
Both orientations are at Sacred Heart. Parent and candidate attend together.
Year 1- 1st meeting is on the 24th at 6:30pm
Year 2- 1st meeting is on the 23rd at 6:30pm
1st Penance
Orientations/Lesson 1: September 20th at 6:30pm at St. Alphonsus Parish Center OR 22nd at 8:30am at Sacred Heart. Parent and Child attend together.
Family Faith Formation
PRAYER TO
SAINT MICHAEL
THE ARCHANGEL
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
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Prayer |
Angel of God, Amen. |
Hello Families, 
Praised be Jesus Christ!
I hope this finds you all well and enjoying the dog days of summer!
Our final month of summer vacation is upon us and before we know it the school bells will be ringing again. August is a month of preparation in many ways. Families are preparing for another school year, fall sports begin practicing, and we are preparing for an EPIC year for Breakthrough Faith Formation!
If you are receiving this monthly update that means that you are registered for the 2018- 2019 Faith Formation year! Thank you for registering. If you know of families who have not yet registered, please encourage them to do so as soon as possible as after August 15 there will be a $5 late fee attached to the registration fee.
August is a rich month in our Catholic Faith, especially in its honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
“The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart. Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The physical heart of Mary is venerated (and not adored as the Sacred Heart of Jesus is) because it is united to her person and is the seat of her love (especially for her divine Son), virtue, and inner life. Such devotion is an incentive to a similar love and virtue.” (catholicculture.org)
August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation. This year St. Mary’s in Auburn will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Matano. Everyone is invited!
Some of the other feast days in August are 6- Transfiguration of the Lord, 11-St. Clare, 22-Queenship of Mary, and on the 27 is the feast of St. Monica, patron saint of Wives and Mothers. Our Catholic Faith is so rich and beautiful!
As you use this month to prepare for the fall, as a family put together a family plan to make sure that your faith doesn’t fall on the backburner, but is central in the family, especially once school and all the activities begin. Our families are called to shine with the light of Christ in all we do. Use Mary as your model!
I’m praying for you.
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for August
Registration for 2018-2019
As mentioned above, if you know anyone who has not registered, please encourage them to do so as soon as possible. Deadline for regular registration is Wednesday August 15. After August 15th there will be a $5 late fee added to the registration fee.
Mark your Calendars!
Monthly Sessions
The 1st monthly session is on Saturday September 8. 4:30pm Mass at Sacred Heart followed by a family session.
Weekly Programs (K-5)
Our Sunday morning and Monday afternoon programs begin September 9 and 10
EDGE Middle School Youth Group (6-8th grade)
Sunday morning 8:45am-10:00am OR Monday 6:30pm-8:00pm at St. Joseph School
We begin September 9 and 10!
EMMAUS High School Youth Group (9-12)
Sundays from 6:00pm-7:30pm in Youth Room at St. Joseph School
August
5- Mini Golf at Tom Thumb
12- Cookout and Movie
SACRAMENTAL FORMATION
Confirmation- Orientations on September 5 OR 9 for Year 1 and 2
1st Penance– Orientations on September 20 OR 22
Summer Sessions 2018
August 6-17. 8:30am to Noon at Sacred Heart
Adult Faith Formation
This is an opportunity not to be missed! Learn about the history, traditions, and richness of our Catholic Faith from the comfort of your home! Having viewed this series and used it as a teacher, you will love it!
Hello Families, 
Praised be Jesus Christ!
I hope this finds you all well and enjoying these early days of summer vacation!
In my June letter I suggested some ideas on how the family can use summer to grow in relationship with each other as well as grow in faith. As Christians our whole identity is founded on relationship. Why? Because God, a Trinity, is relationship, and God has desired to be in relationship with us. God’s desire for us is the basis of scripture, the writings of our saints, and the liturgical/sacramental life of our faith.
Every time we go to mass and receive our Lord in the Holy Sacrament of the altar we receive him body, blood, soul, and divinity. We touch heaven in communion! How awesome is that?! What makes that moment of communion even more intense is that as we touch heaven we are in communion with all those who have gone before us, the Communion of Saints!
We all know someone who has passed from this life into eternal life. When I receive communion or adore our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration I feel that much closer to my loved ones who have gone before me. Our relationship has not ended, it has just changed. We should not only pray for our deceased love ones but ask them to pray for us just as we ask our recognized Saints to pray for us.
One such saint is Saint Maria Goretti, whose picture is above. She is a patron saint of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape. Her feast day is July 6. At the end of the month we celebrate the feast day of Saints Joachim and Ann on July 26. They are the parents of Mary and are role models for parents. July is a great month to discover the role of saints in our Catholic faith.
Catholic.org is a helpful website to learn about saints. They have a listing of saints by day and month. Spend some time as a family and discover the saints celebrated on each family member’s birthday.
I’m praying that you and your family have a safe, and holy summer
In the peace of Christ,
Carlo Stebbings
Director of Faith Formation
Faith Formation News for July
Registration for 2018-2019
Please try to get registration forms back to the Faith Formation office by the end of the month. We need to plan accordingly for the upcoming year, and we need everyone to do their part to make that happen.
Deadline for regular registration is Wednesday August 15. After August 15th there will be a $5 late fee added to the registration fee.
Next year is going to be EPIC!
EMMAUS High School Youth Group
Sundays from 6:00pm-7:30pm in Youth Room in St. Joseph School unless otherwise noted.
July
1- The Joys of Ice Cream! Ice Cream Sundae Contest
8- Game Night! Bring your favorite board game or card game
15- Feast of St. Bonaventure: Turn boredom into meaningful moments
22- No meeting
29- Feast of St. Martha- Service opportunity
Summer Sessions 2018
July 9-20 and August 6-17
The summer sessions for 2018 are only open to those who were part of the 2017 summer sessions as this summer completes last summer.
Service Opportunity!
The St. Alphonsus Parish Life Team is looking for volunteers to help with donation drop offs and set up for our annual Garage Sale.
The last drop off is the 30th of June. Set up for the sale is on July 12th and 13th, with the sale being on the 14th.
Help needed most especially on July 12th when we move all the sale items from the storage container into the gym. Saturday June 30 from 9-11:30 to sort and move items into the container. July 12 & 13 setting up from 8am until 5pm.
Contact Jeanette Richardson at [email protected] of the Faith Formation office if you would like to help!
Technology and Faith
OFFICIAL APP OF MASSTIMES.ORG!
The purpose of the Mass Times ministry is to help Catholics get to Mass by helping them find churches and worship times worldwide. We do this by hosting and sharing the most comprehensive database of Catholic churches and worship times in existence. Dioceses, parishes, and many volunteers help us keep the database current. We also host the masstimes.org website that our visitors use to search for Mass times.
Can you hear it? Can you hear the excitement of the approaching summer vacation? The anticipation is almost palpable. With summer vacation comes great opportunities for the family to grow in relationship with each other, and to grow in faith! 
Some ideas for the family this summer include:
The most important thing we can do for our kids is give them undivided time and attention, and model/practice with them a life of faith. Check out the many articles and suggestions found on the Loyola Press website.
I’m praying that you and your family have a safe, and holy summer vacation!
This Sunday! Please consider participating in St. Mary’s Corpus Christi Procession on June 3. Procession st
arts at 2pm at Tyburn Academy and moves to St. Mary’s Church! Celebrate Jesus in His amazing gift in the Eucharist!
Faith Formation News for June
Registration for 2018-2019
Everyone should have received the new BREAKTHROUGH Faith Formation handbook as well as registration form. If not please contact the office. Please be sure to take your time when reading through the materials. We offer many options, and because of that things can be confusing with the amount of information. We tried our best to make the handbook as user friendly as possible. Suggestions on how to make communications clearer in the future are welcome.
Deadline for regular registration is Wednesday August 15. After August 15th there will be a $5 late fee added to the registration fee.
Next year is going to be EPIC!
EMMAUS High School Youth Group
Sundays from 6:00pm-7:30pm in Youth Room in St. Joseph School unless otherwise noted!
June Schedule
3- Feast of Corpus Christi! Eucharistic Procession! 2pm-4pm! No night meeting!
10-Taking Care of the Soul!
16- Hiking Trip to Buttermilk State Park 10am-3pm (Pack a Lunch)
17- Father’s Day! No meeting!
24- Nativity of St. John the Baptist! Movie Night: The Greatest Showman!
Monthly Session
Sunday June 3- Participation in St. Mary’s Eucharistic Procession! 2pm-4pm This is a parent child event! See Carlo or Matt to sign in at Tyburn.
Summer Sessions 2018
July 9-20 and August 6-17
The summer sessions for 2018 are only open to those who were part of the 2017 summer sessions as this summer completes last summer.
Sacraments for 2018-2019
Once regular registration form is returned, we will mail out information and registration for 1st Penance and/or Confirmation for those ready to begin their journey toward the reception of these sacraments.
You can find information regarding all our programs on our website!
Technology and Faith
OFFICIAL APP OF MASSTIMES.ORG!
The purpose of the Mass Times ministry is to help Catholics get to Mass by helping them find churches and worship times worldwide. We do this by hosting and sharing the most comprehensive database of Catholic churches and worship times in existence. Dioceses, parishes, and many volunteers help us keep the database current. We also host the masstimes.org website that our visitors use to search for Mass times.