Religious Education

To help our parish kids (preschool - fifth grade) understand and appreciate the Advent Season, Ally is assembling activity packets that you can use at home. They’ll be available “drive-thru” style on Sunday, November 29th from 8:30am until noon, and during the same hours the following Sunday, December 6th.
 
You’ll simply pull up to the sidewalk in front of the church and tell us how many packets you’d like — and, as a bonus, we’ll also have donuts and hot chocolate! You can also pick up a packet from the parish office during regular hours (8:00-4:30pm, Monday through Thursday; 8:00-2:00pm, Friday) starting Monday, November 30th.
 
Email Ally if you have any questions!

R.E. classes are still on hold, for now. Ally and I will be continuing the Sunday morning reflection videos (you can find them here).

In the meantime, here are a few ways you can continue your child's preparation:

1.) Join us for online Masses each weekend (posted by 8:00am on Sunday morning)

2.) Use the Sunday reflection videos to help start conversations about what our faith looks like, sounds like, and does during social isolation. A new video is posted each weekend.

3.) Read the weekly family faith reflection together — usually, a quick story of an interesting saint or a little look backward at important moments in Church history.

4.) Make time for daily prayer as a family. If that's new to your family, then start simple - a Lord's Prayer first thing in the morning and again at bedtime. Institute the blessing prayer before meals. Or take it up a notch and teach your family the Angelus prayer (the Angelus is a noontime prayer and nicely breaks up the monotony of the day).

5.) Pick up a religious education textbook for your child's grade level. Holy Trinity will be happy to give you one! We have books available from Kindergarten through 5th grade. Email Ally if you'd like to take one home.

Please keep an eye on the bulletin each week for updates, and feel free to send me an email if you have any questions.

~Chris

Catechism is more than just learning the facts of the Catholic religion! Our program has six goals:

1. Understanding the Catholic faith

2. Appreciating community worship (Mass and sacraments)

3. Forming moral values

4. Praying in a variety of styles

5. Participating in the church community

6. ​​​​Serving the world (mission and ministry)

Our catechist team works hard to make our classes fun, faithful, and useful to students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Older students should visit the youth ministry page for information about middle-school and high-school programs.