YM Parent Newsletter

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Youth Ministry Parent Newsletter - Week 6

October 18th and 19th, 2021

7th Grade: Chapter 5 - Jesus, Word of God

8th Grade: Chapter 5 - We are Christ's People

Parent Formation - The Search: What's our Story? Part 2

Please Note: If your child ever needs to miss an RE class, please call and let us know in advance by calling 630-963-3053. You may make up the lesson online at FlipGrid.com with the login codes I provided in your parent packets.

RE Topics

Your students are currently learning about the Trinity in this unit (Chapter 4, 5 and 6). These chapters go over the mystery of the Trinity, 3 persons in one God, the roles of the 3 persons, their unity, and our role in the life of the Trinity. Our role being that God wants us to know and share in his love, to bring his goodness and love to others. He desires us to become like him, and so he cares for us and guides us with his wisdom and love. The Father works through the Son, his Holy Spirit, the Church, and the actions of people to help us.

Ideas for continuing formation at home:

Watch this video about the sign of the cross as a family (2 min)!
Watch this video from Bishop Barron (15 min) to help continue your own formation on the Trinity. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know!
Pray with the Sunday Scriptures together or John 14 as a family using Lectio Divina.
Reflect on this icon of the trinity as a family, even while you are praying with John 14 or Genesis 18:1-15.
Make the sign of the cross when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed.
Bless your kids and yourself before you leave your home for the day.

Ask your student:

Where did you see God in your day/week?
When you pray, how do you usually address God? As Father, Son, or Holy Spirit?
How can I pray for you this week?

8th Grade Confirmation Update!

New Confirmation Date:

This date is final. Confirmation will be on Wednesday, April 20th at 7:00pm. Students and sponsors will need to arrive at 6:30pm. Bishop Conlon will be the Celebrant. We will have a rehearsal on Tuesday, April 19th at 7:00pm. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know!

Sponsor Night:

Sponsor Night is Wednesday, November 10th at 7:00pm. This meeting will be an opportunity for students to begin their Confirmation journey with their sponsors! We will go over some resources I will give students and sponsors to do together these next few months and will have some time for students and sponsors to begin their first activity together.

Please RSVP for the sponsor night below! Only one person - parent, student, or sponsor - needs to RSVP for everyone attending.

Sponsor Night RSVP

Upcoming Due Dates:

Spiritual Experience Proposal - Due Sunday, November 21st
Sponsor Information Form - Past Due
Confirmation Registration Form - Past Due

Service Opportunities!

Altar Servers - Our parish is in need of altar servers for all Mass times. Please encourage your students to volunteer their time! This a great way for students to get more involved in the life of the Church, learn more about the Mass, and be generous with their time and talents! If you are interested, please email me and let me know! There will be altar server trainings in November.

Parent Formation

This is a reminder that each week we will offer parent formation sessions led by one of our OLMC team members in the worship space while your children are attending their own RE classes. Our hope in offering these sessions is that we can equip you to engage in faith based conversations with your children at home, build community with other parents, grow personally in your relationship with Christ, and grow in faith as a family. No commitment is necessary. You may attend any session time, even if your student is not in class during that time.

If you missed a session, you can watch the videos at home by following these steps:

Go to Formed.org - If you have not yet created your free parish account, follow the instructions on this form to get started!
Go to the "Programs" tab on the top of the page and select "The Search"
Click on which episode you would like to watch!