ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Please join us on the first Friday of the month, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., at Saint Patrick Church for Eucharistic Adoration followed by Benediction. Stay for a few minutes or the entire two hours, bring your family, a friend or a neighbor. All are welcome! Next Eucharistic Adoration is Friday, January 3rd.
LADIES BOOK STUDY
Ladies, mark your calendar! We are going to do a quick 4-week book study beginning Tuesday, January 14th, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. You may purchase a copy of Unforgettable Women of the Gospels by Melanie Rigney on your own or contact Jamie to save you a copy. Fifteen copies will be ordered, please call or email Jamie by December 31st. Anticipated pick up the week of the 6th.
CHILDREN/YOUTH FAITH FORMATION
The Children/Youth Faith Formation Program is on Sunday mornings from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary Church Campus.
Upcoming Dates:
Sunday, December 22nd and Sunday, December 29th – NO Faith Formation; Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Sunday, January 5th – NO Faith Formation; Catechist Gathering from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the Parish Office Center, Meeting Rm. 6
Below is a link to a survey regarding the future of our Faith Formation Program. There will be changes and your input and information will help guide us and help us to provide a Faith Formation program that fits your families time and needs. We really hope you will take some time to complete it.
Survey Link: https://forms.gle/5dudtczWRhj9AyxGA
Family Letter August 2024: StartYearLetter20242025
Letters have been sent out to all Faith Formation families with information and a calendar for the upcoming year.
2024/2025 Faith Formation Calendar: FaithFormationCalendar20242025
Faith Formation Handbook: HB20242025
See Sacraments section of bulletin for Sacrament Handbook.
REGISTRATION:
On-Line registration link for NEW registrations: https://forms.gle/ejPugGeEC9eKzXQU7
Link for already registered families: https://forms.gle/FYWTtCb3eATRB6op8
Registered families, please access the link and complete the designated information.
Tuition links for Give Central:
One child: https://www.givecentral.org/location/544/event/27142
Two children: https://www.givecentral.org/location/544/event/27143
Three children: https://www.givecentral.org/location/544/event/27144
Four children: https://www.givecentral.org/location/544/event/27145
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Children’s Liturgy of the Word is Sundays at St. Mary Church during the 9:00 a.m. Mass and St. Patrick Church during the 11:00 a.m. Mass. This is for children, especially those Grades 2 and under, to gather separately during the Liturgy of the Word and hear it at their own level by trained volunteers.
We still are in need of volunteers! If you would like to be part of this important ministry, please contact Monica at the Parish Office, or at mbeck@archbalt.org.
Family Life:
RCL Benzinger Family Life Program – Grades K – High School
As per the policy of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, children and parents in Parish Faith Formation Programs and Catholic Schools are to receive family life catechesis, including safe environment training, in Grades Kindergarten through High School. The goal of these programs are to build strong Catholic families, share Catholic values, live Christian Virtues, and promote child safety.
In our Faith Formation Program we use RCL Benzinger Family Life for Grades K-5 each year.
We use the Archdiocesan, “Created to Love,” program for middle and high school students on an every other year format.
CREATED TO LOVE:
Worthy of the Call:
The Archdiocesan program, “Worthy of the Call,” is a training for young people, ages 14 to 18, that volunteer or work for the Catholic Church. The goal of this program is to educate our youth about creating and identifying safe environments. It also focuses on how they are called to make a difference in their parish and local community, and world by their baptism and their Catholic faith.
NEW OLM WEATHER CANCELLATION NUMBER – 301-245-6524.
Any cancellations for FAITH FORMATION CLASSES AND EVENTS AND SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION CLASSES AND EVENTS will be posted on this number as well as all Facebook Pages, E-Mail groupings and Website.
