The Confirmation Candidates Build the Church

During the third Confirmation preparation session the candidates "built the Church." The objective of this activity was to see that the main mission of the apostles was to build the Church and protect the sacred deposit of faith. As a way of building up their own Church, the candidates were given a cup.  The cups were different sizes and colors, symbolizing the Universality of the Church. Next, they shared the difficulties the apostles went through to build the Church in the early years, at risk of their own lives.  Then each candidate was asked to write on the cup the name of a person that he or she would like to become a more active part of the Church.  After the names were on the cups, the candidates were asked to pray for that person.  Then the building began.  Each small group built a Church and then all 10 groups took their churches to the center of the gym to form the larger Church.  Mission accomplished - it was a struggle to keep the cups stacked if they did not build a strong foundation.  The Confirmation candidates will protect the sacred deposit of faith.

Confirmation Retreat Weekends

January 13-15 Retreat Weekend

The Confirmation program began its Sunday morning sessions on January 8th, 2012. This year we have 132 candidates who are preparing to receive the the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, May 12, 2012.  We also had two of our three Confirmation Retreat weekends during the month of January. 45 candidates attended the retreat on the weekend of January 13-15 and 37 candidates attended the retreat on the weekend of January 27-29. 

At each of the closing liturgies, the candidates had the opportunity to stand up and share how they experienced the love of Jesus during the weekend. It was evident that through sharing their faith with each other and the peer leaders was an important part of experiencing the love of Jesus. Many also shared that through times of prayer and through the Sacrament of Reconciliation they able to truly feel Christ's love. 

With one more weekend to go, we are all excited to see how the Holy Spirit will work through each of the candidates and high school peer leadership team.

January 27-29 Retreat Weekend

Members of the Peer Leadership Team

Advent 2011

Advent was a wonderful time for our Religious Education Program. Our Tuesday classes, were treated to poetry, Christmas hymns, and a re-enactment of the Christmas Story. Mrs. Spano's 1st Grade class brought the Nativity to life as we witnessed the events of the birth of Jesus.  Mrs. Hay's 3rd Grade class provided music for us as they sang Silent Night and Come All Ye Faithful. Mrs. Babino's and Ms. Schrader's 2nd Grade class recited poetry about the true meaning of Christmas.
In the Upper Church, the 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade students were able to listen to scripture and sing Christmas hymns that allowed all in attendance to truly focus and reflect on the birth of our Savior.