One priority is to provide support for parents, and to get their kids actively engaged in the parish, particularly around the time of First Holy Communion. Too often, in our parish, that is the last time we see some of the kids (and their parents) so we need to establish links before and during that process, to help them maintain their Faith.
We will do this, at least in part, by having Family Days, where the teenagers will take responsibility for organising fun and Faith-focused activities for the kids, whilst the parents get to know each other, and benefit from a short input from a priest - or even another parent.
This is all very much at the ideas stage, and so will doubtless develop over time. I may occasionally post on it, as things get going.
Sunday Mass Readings
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Sunday, November 24Christ the King – SolemnityRoman Ordinary calendar St.
Andrew Dung-Lac and His Companions Book of Daniel 7,13-14. As the visions
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Some parents in my parish have exactly the same concerns about their children as you and are also in the business of organising activities where children can do things together and make friends with other children who go to Mass and parents can support each other.
They organised this conference http://www.faithandfamily.org.uk/index.phtml-
which has various things that might be usefulon its website...
Anyway, hope it all goes well. Looks like lots of people are rallying across the country.
Thanks, the site looks very interesting - I will explore it further...
This is very early days for us (though we have been involved in similar in another part of the country) so we are keen to learn.
Also it is heartening for us all to know we're not the only ones with these concerns...
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