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Parents are invited to join us tomorrow, Friday, Nov 17 for our annual Thanksgiving Prayer Service and walk. We will begin at 12:00 noon in the church. Following our prayer service and blessing of the baby items, students will walk with their donations to Hopeful Beginnings. If you'd like, you can start your Thanksgiving Break a bit early when we return from the walk by signing your child out in his/her classroom.
We are now officially in the high season of giving. Please do not feel like you have to give to all the charities. Be comfortable making your decision as a family, identifying where and what you want to donate. The spirit of generosity is a quality decision, not a quantity one and this season offers a great opportunity to teach your children about the benefits and privileges we have and how we want to give back and serve others.
With Thanksgiving Break coming up, followed by Christmas Break a few weeks later, your child will have a lot of free time. Limit the screen time and let your children be physically active as well as relationally active, engaged in conversations and play with other children and family members. Holiday time is a time for rest, but also a time for the children to grow – in their responsibilities to their family by helping out with preparations and chores, to grow in their ability to fill their time with productive play and other activities, and to grow in the art of relationships and conversation. It is also a time to grow in their relationship with Our Lord – first through the act of thanksgiving, then by learning the story of our redemption and the amazing saving grace Jesus brought starting as a tiny baby in the manger. And, yes, Jesus was born into a family, the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Mass at St. Theresa on Thanksgiving Day is at 9:00 AM – A wonderful way to give thanks together is to pray together. Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!
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