Sacred Heart Faith FormationNovember is dedicated to remembering those who have died and praying for the souls in purgatory.

November begins with All Saints Day (Mary, is the Queen of All Saints) which is a Holy Day of Obligation. Saturday, November 2nd is the Commemoration of All The Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day).

Sunday, November 3rd at 9:30 AM is our mandatory Grade/Level 2 Academy and Faith Formation Class Mass and Proximate Prep Session (mini-retreat) with the Catholic Speaker, Tony Bellizzi, on Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. The presentation in the Church basement immediately follows the mass. Grade/Level 2 children can submit their completed Proximate Preparation Project “Remembering Baptism” to the Faith Formation Office or bring it to this Sunday’s meeting (please make sure your child’s name is included on their project). The due date for this project is December 3rd.

Tuesday, November 12th at 7 PM is our first Faith Encounter with Fr. McBrien in the church.  Faith Formation and Academy families will learn about the importance of the Mass from Fr. McBrien. Attendance for our Faith Formation families is required.

Sunday, November 17th at 9:30 AM is our mandatory Grade/Level 8 Academy and Faith Formation class mass. The proximate preparation session “Full of Grace” follows in the Church basement. After the presentation there will be a brief meeting.

Tuesday, November 19th at 7 PM is our catechist-led Zoom meeting on the Saints for our Faith Formation children in grades 1-4.  This is followed at 8 PM with our catechist-led Zoom meeting on the Saints for Grades 5-7.  Call details will be sent out directly to Faith Formation families closer to the call date.

Looking ahead…

To kick off the season of Advent, on Sunday, November 24th following the 9:30 AM Mass, Advent wreath-making in the Church basement will be available. We welcome our children to participate in this opportunity to create their own Advent wreath which they can then take home with them.  Join us this morning for fun, crafts and refreshments!

All children enrolled in My Catholic Faith Delivered should now have started and be working towards completing through lesson/assessment #9 by the end of November. Grade/Level 8 must complete and pass ALL their MCFD work by March 1st along with all other requirements.

My Catholic Faith Delivered logins have all been released so students can sign into their classes and begin their coursework.  Instruction will primarily take place at home, encouraging parents to journey with their children as they grow in faith through the online learning platform My Catholic Faith Delivered. Catechists can communicate with their classes through lesson threads and will be hosting Zoom meetings during the months of November, December and February (one each month) to discuss the Saints, Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter respectively.

Late registration for all grades is now closed.

Please pray that our Faith Formation program prepares our children to encounter Jesus and share in the graces and peace that only such an encounter can bring!

And finally, please don’t forget to pray for the Holy Souls in purgatory this month —

Ven. Fulton Sheen: “We will ask who they are, and they will say ‘a poor soul you prayed for in purgatory'”

Reminder…    

Please remember to practice (at a minimum) the basic Catholic prayers of The Our Father, The Hail Mary and The Glory Be individually (or ideally as a family) each and every day (and night)!     

Faith Formation coursework…

Parents and students, please remember to check your Dashboard for any notifications and class threads!

Note: A 65% or better is required on Post-Assessment and Unit Tests in My Catholic Faith Delivered (MCFD) to get credit for the year’s work.  You may find more information on MCFD on our homepage under the MCFD dropdown.        

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