The Three Great Days
of the Easter Season
 

• Additional Projects
• Coloring Pages
• Videos for children and adults
• Story of Pentecost activity
• Family Handout booklet

Remember to bring your completed 'flame' back to church on
Pentecost Sunday, June 5
9:30 am Mass

 

                                                  Holy Week and the Triduum

More information about the Triduum for Families  (includes coloring sheets)
Family Session booklet  (includes schedule of all masses/prayer services for Triduum)
Videos for adults and children (including link on Formed to a Brother Francis video about Holy Week)   
Instructions for projects
        * Tryptich copy                        *Triduum symbols copy

Please put your name on your Triduum poster and bring back to class on April 24 so we can display them in the school!

This month our Family Session will be a home project.
We will have a regular class session on March 6 after the 9:30 am Mass.

** children will not be able to participate in coffee Sunday after the 9:30 am Mass on March 6
 

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Lent begins on March 2, 2022.  Lent helps us to prepare for Easter but also for heaven!
Parents have a special responsibility to help their families observe this time of preparation. 
The following resources will be useful for helping all family members create a plan for Lent. In particular we would like everyone to participate in the FAMILY PRAYER CHALLENGE (see below).                 Remember, a Lent well spent will lead to great Easter joy!

• Video resources for children and adults 
• Explanation of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving with suggestions
• Parish Opportunities for Lent (some for adults; many for families)
• Projects for Lent:
  • FAMILY PRAYER CHALLENGE FOR LENT  (all are asked to complete)
  • Family Works of Mercy for Lent cross 
  • Lent Calendar

 

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• Instructions for God's Valentine craft 
• Additional Resources for Learning about the topics covered
• Video for children: Why is reading the Word of God important? (7 min.):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBAjg7B7rAg
  *very good animated presentation about God’s presence in His Word, using the readings we heard on the 3^rd Sunday of Ordinary time (1/16 this year)
• Coloring sheets:  The Presentation      St. Blaise

Please send in a photo of your family with completed Scripture verse hearts!

 

January 2022: Baptism
Because of the current COVID situation, this will be an at home session. Come to Mass if you are well and not in quarantine. Then some time during the week, go over the simple Lesson Material with your child. There are directions for 2 simple projects included for you to try.  Please read the Lesson Material document to find out more details.

• Baptism Lesson Material  in English     in Spanish
• "My Baptismal History" optional document for Project activity
• Baptism Game - to download and print (or see the Lesson Material for instruction to pick up a completed copy from the Faith Formation office) 

PLEASE NOTE: TO ACCESS THE video for children in the lesson plan that is noted under 'Activity and Discussion', you will have to create an account with Formed. Some of you may already have an account. If not, here are the directions. Please know that you are simply accessing the St. Michael Parish subscription by doing this. It does not cost anything and the only thing that you are entering is your email. Follow these directions--
Go to  WW.Formed.org         
Click sign up                                                                                                                                            
Next screen: choose “I belong to a parish”                                                                                 
Next screen: type in St. Michael zip code 07857; click St. Michael when it comes up and click NEXT                        
Fill in a user name and email address and click Sign up                                                          
You are free to access all content! There is a search box at the top. There are programs for children as well.                                                                                                                                
It is set up similar to a Netflix menu

 

December 2021: Advent-A Manger for Jesus

• Advent wreath making links to directions
• Advent 'Facts'
• Correct 'answer' to Nativity time line

** please send in a photo of your completed manger project (and you!) after Christmas!  

November 2021:  Angels

• Angel coloring pages
• Angel crafts  
• Templates for some crafts
• Videos and articles about Angels for adults and children
• Family Discussion questions

October 2021:   The Rosary

• Links to videos and projects
• Paper Bag Rosary Craft
• Mysteries of the Rosary
• The Rosary for children video
• Mysteries of the Rosary coloring sheets