Children's Liturgy Program

CHILDREN’S LITURGY of the WORD 

CHANGE TO SCHEDULING OF THE CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD

Fr. Eric has proposed that we have one Sunday per month where we do not have a separate Liturgy of the Word (downstairs) for the children. On that Sunday, Fr. Eric will plan to tailor the 10 am Mass and homily more to the children in the congregation, perhaps calling the children up close to the sanctuary for the homily. This would be one Sunday each month where the children would be together with their families, and Fr. Eric can speak somewhat directly to the children and families. 

For this Fall, the 3 Sundays where the children will stay upstairs and not have a separate Liturgy of the Word (at the 10 am Mass), will be on October 5, November 2, and December 28. The Children’s Liturgy of the Word (downstairs) will continue on all the other Sundays until Christmas.

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The Children’s Liturgy of the Word Program, at the Sunday 10 am Mass, will start again next Sunday, September 21, for the 2025-2026 school year.

A reminder to parents about the format & purpose of the program, which is divided into 2 age groups:

The children aged 7 to 11 (Grade 2 or higher) experience the Liturgy of the Word, adapted to their age level. The children hear the Sunday Gospel and have discussion, activities & prayers to reflect on the meaning of that gospel.

The younger group consists of children aged 3-6. Their program includes a Bible story, most often the Sunday Gospel, and a craft designed to support that story.

All of the children return to the congregation in time for the Eucharistic Prayer.

If parents prefer to keep their children upstairs for the Liturgy of the Word, that is perfectly fine.

NEW VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME: We welcome any of the middle school and high-school aged youth of the parish to consider volunteering as a student helpers with the younger group. We also welcome parents or other adults to volunteer to become teachers or helpers in our program.

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Ending for the Summer 

Our Final Sunday is June 22 

The Children’s Liturgy of the Word session today, for both age groups (3-6 and 7-11) will be our final session before our summer break. 

On behalf of the Parish, we sincerely thank all the volunteers who have served as teachers and helpers in our program since September : 

We especially want to thank all the student volunteers who were recruited by Sheila Spencer, and who served the program very faithfully this year: 

We hope that the Children’s Liturgy of the Word will resume near the end of September, 2025.