Family Faith Reflections from Chris

Religious Ed: Things will almost definitely look a little different next year. Our Sunday morning program has grown a lot in the last few years, and we’ve filled up many of our classrooms. We were already in discussion about expanding Religious Ed from one Sunday session to two, in the hopes of fitting more students in the program. The drawback, of course, is that this takes a lot more volunteers! Please begin considering whether you have an hour’s worth of time, energy, and joy to share with our younger Holy Trinitarians. We’ve also lost two of our lead catechists this year who had to relocate to other cities, so no matter what happens the need for new volunteers will be great!

VBS: Most summers, the local parishes collaborate on a VBS for kids. There’s no practical to make that work with the hundreds of kids that we usually have. We hate to see that ministry vanish, however, so Holy Trinity will be trying an experiment this year: online VBS. We’re already working on plans for a self-guided video-based VBS that families will be able to work through at home, and at their own pace. Keep an eye on this space in the bulletin (and on the parish website) for more information as the plan comes smoothly together without any issues at all. (That’s definitely how it’s going to happen, right?)

Confirmation: Our Confirmation program is large, with up to 50 people in a class. Plans were already in motion to reduce these large gatherings to smaller, more comfortable groups. Should the classes need to be moved online, rest assured that Holy Trinity is ready to enter the digital age!