Blessings!
REJOICE!!! I am so excited to be greeting you and your families during this Advent and Christmas time!
During this Advent season God is not asking us to expect the bare minimum. God wants us to open our hearts to receive more then we could ever dream. God wants to fill our hearts with so much that they flow over, and like Mary, we go out in haste to bring Jesus to others.
The theme for our Family Advent night was Making Room in your heart for Jesus! In this busy time, as we wait in long lines, are stuck in traffic, bogged down with our to-do lists and trying to budget our finances, let us stop and appreciate the joy and anticipation of Christmas morning! What is your greatest Dream? What is your deepest desire? God wants to give that to you!!! May you experience answered prayer on Christmas morning as you welcome the Christ Child into your heart!
Give God thanks for all the blessings in your life (and maybe some of the challenges, too!)!
Just know that the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the God of the Universe
LOVES YOU
beyond all imagination! He is inviting himself into your heart! He wants to share His abundant love, peace and joy with you and your families! On Christmas morning (and every day after that) See the wonder and awe of His blessings before your very eyes! Share that love with all you meet!
2017 has been such a great year for me! I am forever grateful for all of you and your families! You have shared the love of God with me and inspired me to draw even closer to God! Please know that you are in my heart and my prayers!
St. Patrick Parish Office will be closed from December 22nd until January 2nd. If you need anything during that time, it is easiest to email me at nancylongo52@gmail.com!
Blessings of God's ABUNDANT love, peace and joy to you and your families!
Nancy Longo
Director of Religious Education
562-822-8779 (cell)
512-759-3712 (office)
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Check out this Christmas Story through the eyes of children! Share it with your children and talk about where you see yourselves in this Story of God's great Love!
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CALENDAR UPDATES
Christmas falls on Monday this year - Yes, this year we need to go to back-to-back masses - once for Sunday and then for Christmas! Here is a
great article for young families on how to decide which masses to attend!!! Don't forget to give yourselves the gift of Confession, too!!!
Christmas Weekend Masses:
- Confession - Saturday, Dec 23 from 3pm - 5pm
- Regular Sunday Masses: Saturday, December 23- 5pm and Sunday, Dec 24 -10am (no 5pm Sunday mass)
- Christmas Masses: Sunday, December 24 - 5pm (Children's Christmas Eve Mass), Monday, Dec 25th - 10am Mass.
Religious Education Dates for January
- No class on January 3
- Wed, January 10 - Family Night - Tour of the Church - 1st Class back in 2018
- Wed, January 17th - Classes - and Optional Adult CAFE - Understanding the Mass - Why do I have to go?
- Sat, January 20th - All 6th Graders (and 7th/8th graders who haven't attended) - Called To Protect - Called to Protect for Youth provides abuse prevention education to middle and high school students; helping these young people understand their sacredness as they learn about boundaries and ways to help protect themselves from harm. CTPY is not human sexuality education; it is best described as safety education.
- Wed, January 24 - Class
- Wed, January 31 - Classes (FYI - Grades K-5th will be presenting Called To Protect at age appropriate levels. Parents, if you would like to see the Curriculum, please email me.)
- Wed, Feb 7 - Classes (FYI - Grades K-5th will finish Called to Protect and then continue with Religious Education - Lent)
- Wed, Feb 14 - NO CLASSES - ASH WEDNESDAY
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NEXT FAMILY NIGHT -
St. Patrick Church Tour for families
January 10th - 4:30 or 6:30
- FAMILY NIGHT -HOW it works!
- At least one parent should be here with your child. If you cannot make it, please designate another parent to guide your child during our Family Faith Activities. We would like to create small Faith Families for the following activities. (no more than 2 or three children per parent)
As you and your child/children see the Church with new eyes, may you all feel more at home at St. Patrick, than you ever have! (I will give you the answers - so that you can lead the tour! It will be fun for all!)
Family nights are intended for you to learn and to share faith with your children! You learn and they learn in a fun and safe atmosphere!
DID YOU KNOW? You are such an instrumental part of your Child/children's faith development! They can learn about faith at Religious Education classes, but it's how they live out their faith at home that shows them love in action! You make a difference! If you feel you don't know enough.....well, we all feel that way! It takes a life-time to learn more about God and understand our faith better! Just take one Family night or Cafe at a time...
Thank you for all you do to share the love of God with your families! We are here to serve you! Please let me know how best to do that!
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Penny's for Good Deeds!
This is a Year-long service project for your families!
- Students are encouraged to do good deeds.
- Parents are asked to give students a penny for each good deed.
- Students will bring their pennies to RE and put them in a jar at the sign-in table.
- Spring money will go to VBS scholarship.
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Our St. Patrick growing family needs your help!
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We need help setting up for Religious Education - either Tuesday afternoons/evenings or Wednesday Mornings.
Call if you can help - even once a month! (512-759-3712)
BAPTISMAL TEAM - We are looking for people who want to share their faith with families bringing their young children into our Catholic Faith for Baptism. Information Meeting: Sat, Jan 20th from 10-12noon. Just COME AND SEE!
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Family & Faith
Ideas for living out faith in the home!
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GOOD Catholic RESOURCES for your Spiritual Growth on the Internet!
If there are other things you would like links to - let me know! I will try to keep this updated!
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December Confirmation Classes - January 22 and January 29th
6:30-8:00pm
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Youth Ministry open to ALL High School Students -
SPY
All teens are invited to SPY on Sunday nights after 5:00pm mass. It ends around 8pm. Dinner is served! (Parents we need your help with this ministry).
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Even though you are busy - check out this app while you are waiting for your child at soccer practice, band, school, etc. .anywhere (except driving, of course!!!)
Laudate also has Daily Mass Readings, Liturgy of the Hours, Order of the Mass, Calendar with daily readings, Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, How to go to Confession, Stations of the Cross, Basic Catholic Prayers, Latin Prayers, Catechism, Catholic Media, EWTN & Vatican Documents. Everything you wanted to know about being Catholic but were afraid to ASK! You are now smarter than a 5th Graders!
myParish Catholic Life - has all the information you need for St. Patrick - Mass/Confession times/Special Group connections!
USA Catholic Church - USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...everything you wanted to know about being Catholic!
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St. Patrick Religious Education Ministry is here to empower and support families in their ministry to form and teach their children about God and the Catholic faith. This is a life-long process that includes us as adults and those families with special needs!
If you have any questions or needs that we can help you with, please feel free to email us or call us! We are here to serve you! I am usually here from 9am - 4:30pm - Mon-Fri. During school year, I will be here during the RE programs, but probably not available by email or office phone.
You can text me at (562-822-8779)
May God bless you with His abundant Love, Peace and Joy as we grow more like Him every day during our journey of faith!
Nancy Longo
Director of Religious Education
St Patrick Catholic Church
2500 Limmer Loop
Hutto, TX 78634
512-759-3712 ext 104
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Communication is a TWO-WAY Street
Here are ways you can always know what is going on:
We will use
REMIND - a texting tool - if you want to receive texts as reminders (I won't over do it, I promise!) then type 81010 in the "TO:" spot on your texting screen and then the message would contain the code of the class you want to join...
and
connect with us on Facebook and/or Instagram: Social Media:
Like us on RE Facebook or RE Instagram.
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