May GIFT Follow Up Email
God’s Love for All People
Thank you for attending our May GIFT Gatherings: God’s Love for
All People. If you were not able to attend the GIFT Gatherings this week, below
are the resources Fr. Craig used for his presentation:
At this gathering, Fr. Craig led the adults and high school youth
through a discussion about the topic. Here are the videos he showed and
attached are two handouts he used:
Check out this
video on YouTube:
Pluralism in Practice - Interreligious Dialogue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzXdKx6PrmA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Pluralism in Practice - Interreligious Dialogue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzXdKx6PrmA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Check
out this video on YouTube:
Conversations
that Matter: Religion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Upcoming Events:
·
Confirmation Level II Retreat –
Vallombrosa May 9th from 10-4:30 pm
·
MSYM – May 13th from 6-8pm
·
HSYM – May 17th from 5-7pm
·
Fr. Craig’s 40th Anniversary of Ordination/Retirement Party on May 17th at 10:30 am Mass with a reception to follow.
·
Parish Convocation – Stay
tuned for more information about our next steps
·
Confirmation Informational Meeting – May 20th from 6-8pm
·
Confirmation – May 30th at 5pm Mass
·
Catechists will be receiving their Catechetical Certificates on May 31st at 10:30 am Mass
·
June 7 & 10th
- GIFT gatherings are Evaluation Meetings. We’ll have a special session for the children – they will meet all
together. We will conduct an evaluation session with all the adults present.
Please click
here complete the evaluation form so that we have some input to use at the
meetings.
Family Faith Sharing Groups – Stephanie Chen and I
will be hosting a meeting on Sunday, May 31st at 11:30 am in the
Mezzanine for all who are interesting in hosting, attending, or finding out
more about faith sharing groups. We are trying to get some groups started in
the parish and are working on their development. If you are interested, please
attend (if you can’t attend, but are interested, let me know J
Catechist Co-Op – Thank you to all who helped in our
children’s sessions this year! If you are interested in thinking about
volunteering as a catechist, but would like more information about this, please
contact Sabrina. We offer training during the summer and can offer mentoring as
well.
Other Resources:
· Sabrina’s Blog – Do you children
ever ask you faith related questions that you are just not sure how to answer?
Or do really cool things related to their faith that you want to share with the
community? If so, follow the blog http://faqsfaithandquestions.blogspot.com
