Faith Formation families and friends are welcome to join us throughout our faith formation year. These event are designed as family enrichment opportunities to gather together for faith-related events for fellowship and faith-learning for the whole family.
These Family Enrichment Events are encouraged with all families of St. Therese Faith Formation, but are designed to be part of the Summer Faith Formation and Home Study Families as part of their program commitment. They must participate in 4 of the following.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 29, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Join us for Dinner with the Saints on Saturday, October 29th after the 5:00pm Mass in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Parish Life Center. Come learn about the Saints. Spaghetti Dinner prepared by our Knights of Columbus. You may want to decorate your table (saint themed). Everyone is encouraged to come dressed as your favorite saint. Prizes for costumes (0-5 years, 6-11 years, 12-18 years, Family awards). Suggested donation is $20/family or $5/person. Please list your family and the number attending. Please RSVP by Sunday, October 23rd. EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO LOW RSVPs.
Saint Outfit Ideas:
https://catholicallyear.com/blog/20-easy-saint-costumes-made-of-t-shirts/
If you have Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lizyork27/all-saints-day-costumes/
https://thekennedyadventures.com/simple-costumes-all-saints-day/
https://www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-costume-ideas-for-girls/
https://www.catholicicing.com/all-saints-day-costume-ideas-for-boys/
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Summer Faith Formation & Home Study Families: 11:15 am to 12:30 pm
Sunday Faith Formation (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Traditional Faith Formation & Edge): 4:00-5:15 pm
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Tuesday Faith Formation (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Traditional Faith Formation, Foundations of Faith Year 1 and 2): 6:00-7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
Wednesday Faith Formation (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Traditional Faith Formation, Edge and RCIC): 5:00-6:15 pm
Join the Faith Formation family to gather as a large community to make your family creche for Advent. Each family, during their faith formation time, will gather together to receive their family creche kit for Advent. The Christmas Crèche is a popular Advent family tradition and an opportunity to unite our families with a common arts and crafts activity. Each family will be provided instructions and materials to build a small crèche or manger out of popsicle sticks. During Advent, the child will place a piece of straw or hay into the crèche for each good deed performed or prayer recited during the Advent season. Over the course of weeks, these pieces of hay will accumulate to become a comfortable resting place for the birth of the Baby Jesus on Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, the child will place a small Baby Jesus doll into the crèche/manger that has been so lovingly prepared for Him. This craft is a popular way to teach children the spiritual truth that our good deeds and prayers are pleasing to our Lord and provide Him with a comfortable resting place in our souls.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1:30 PM TO 3:30 PM
Families will gather in the Parish Life Center Multi-Purpose Room to put together Home Epiphany Kits for our Faith Formation families. The service project includes filling small holy water bottles, folding prayer and instruction sheets, stuffing bags with holy water bottles, prayer sheets, and chalk. Epiphany Home Kits will be distrubuted in January to all of our Faith Formation families to celebrate the Epiphany Home Blessing at home.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2023, 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM
B1! Let us gather togther for a fun night of Bingo. This is a family-friendly event that will include a variety of Bingo games, children's Bingo, hot dog meals, desserts and more. This is open to all families of the parish. Prizes and fun.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023, 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM
Come help support the St. Therese Youth Ministry as they kick-off the Lenten season with a fundraiser to suppor their many schedule summer trips: Catholic Heart Workcamp, Steubenville Atlanta and Camp Demascus. This "Fat Tuesday" breakfast will include pancakes, sausage and juice. Families can also do the "Mardi Gras" Support Level by sponsoring a table (your Golden sponsorship of a table will include your Mardi Gras themed decorations). The silver sponsorship will be donating a King Cake for the fundraising event's dessert table.
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 7:00 PM
St. Therese Youth Ministry will re-enact Jesus' Passion and Death through Living Stations of the Cross, a traditional Lenten devotion.
Date and Time to be Determined
A night of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Worship songs. Date to be determined. Will take place during Lent. More details to come.