FAITH FORMATION CLASSES
Registration is earlier this year so that we can plan accordingly for catechists, so please return your registration forms as soon as possible.  Registration forms can be found"Documents" box to the right or in the back of the church.  Suggested registration donation has remained the same, as is our policy that families can let Fr. Scott or I know if the fees are a burden to your family.  If you are interested in being a catechist, training will be provided to you, please speak to me or Fr. Scott if you are interested.  
     The calendar of classes is being finalized and will be available next week. 

“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgment, and self-mastery-the preconditions of all true freedom. Parents should teach their children to subordinate the ‘material and instinctual dimensions to interior and spiritual ones.’ Parents have a grave responsibility to give good example to their children. By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them.” (CCC 2223

 We continue to hold up and support with gratitude, famlies that are fulfilling God's call to keep holy the Sabbath and teaching their children to do the same.  Faith Formation classes are a compliment to the teaching of our faith that parents should be modeling to their child at home and through the experience of celebrating weekly Mass.  Classes are not designed to be a substitute for weekly Mass, neither are they meant to replace what you, the parent, are teaching in the home through actions and attitudes. 

St. Brendan's Parish continues to partner with you to support you in keeping your baptismal promise to raise your child in the faith.

We are excited to see what the Lord will do this year in your child's life! 

We follow the practice of a separate Liturgy of the Word for children as suggested in the Directory for Masses with Children.  The primary purpose of dismissing children is to provide them with a focused environment where they are more likely to become conscious, active listeners and responders to God’s Word.  The intention of  Children’s Liturgy of the Word is NOT to baby-sit or provide entertainment for the children. . We invite children ages 4-10 to participate in this Liturgical experience, and we encourage parents and older siblings to become involved as members of our team.  Please contact Tammy Primmer @433-2600 ext 105 if you are interested in joining our team.

We invite children ages 4-10 to participate in this Liturgical experience on the first Sunday of the Month, and we encourage parents and older siblings to become involved as members of our team.

On the 3rd Sunday of the Month, our 10:30 a.m. Mass will be a Mass for Children.  There will be reserved seating for your younger children and their families in the front of the Church, and Fr. Scott will address those children during the Homily.