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Religious Formation Office Hours
Monday and Tuesday: 12:30pm – 8:30pm. Wednesday: 11:30am until 7:30 pm. Thursday and Friday: 9:00am until 5:00pm.
Contact Us: 734, 671-0525. email Jan at jrussell@olow.org, Connie at cmichaels@olow.org, and Kristyn at kschmitz@olow.org.
Dates to Remember
10/27 – Thursday Family Program – 1st Unit Completed. Starts at 6:30 pm in the Social Hall.
10/29 – Saturday Family Program -1st Unit Completed. Starts at 9:30 am in the Social Hall.
10/31 No Classes for Monday Only – Halloween. Our office hours will be from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
11/1 – All Saints Day – Holy Day of Obligation, Mass is at 7:00pm.We will have sessions on this Holy Day. Children who attend the Tues. 6:30 pm program will attend Mass.
11/2 – Feast of All Souls Day!
Recycle!
A large yellow and green recycle dumpster has been placed on our property behind the social hall. Please recycle all of your old newspapers, magazines, office and school papers, shopping catalogs, mail, envelopes, folders, fax and copy paper, shredded paper (bagged), and phone books. Items NOT accepted are cereal/soda cartons, food wrap/containers, tissue products, plastic, glass, aluminum, or cardboard.
This program is free to parish. The “Paper Retriever” program will pay the parish, per pound, for the amount of recycled paper collected. The paper you recycle today may be the newspaper you read in just a few weeks…and again in two months…and again! That process is called full-circle recycling. Recycling saves energy, natural resources and preserves landfill space, while creating jobs and providing materials for manufacturers of new products. The money collected will benefit the OLOW Music Ministry, Media Ministry, and Youth Group.
Contact Bob Amore for further information: ramore@olow.org
Religious Formation Programs…
*The Foundation Program is for those children in grades 3rd through 12th who have not previously attended religious formation sessions, but who wish to celebrate the sacraments of First Eucharist, Baptism, and Confirmation. To register for this program, please contact the DRE.
*Our Weekly Program is for children in grades 1st through 8th. We have sessions on Monday and Tuesday at 4:30 until 6:00 pm, and another session from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm. Also, on Wednesday from 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm. First grade sessions for the weekly program are only Mon. 4:30-6:00pm, Tues. 4:30-6:00pm, and Wed. at 5:00pm
*The Preschool Program is for children ages 3 yrs old through 1st grade. We have two sessions on Sunday to choose from - 10:00 am and noon.
*The Family Program meets once a month. Their bookwork is done at home with the parents, then we gather once a month for family activities, the children spend 45 minutes with a catechist (teacher), while the parents have their own program. You may choose from Thursday evening or Saturday morning.
Nursery
The Nursery is open during the 10:00 am Mass every Sunday for children ages one through 3 yrs of age. If you would like to take advantage of the Nursery during this time, please call the Religious Formation Office and make the necessary arrangements.
Poster Contest
All children from Our Lady of the Woods are invited to enter the Knights of Columbus poster contest. The posters are to make aware of the social problems with drug and alcohol abuse. Each entry must be the size of the paper we have sent home and the official entry form must be filled out and attached to the back of the artwork. All artwork must be submitted into the Religious Formation Office no later than Friday, October 28th at 5:00pm. The entries will be submitted to the Trenton KofC council judging, the winning poster will go on to a regional judging. Winners of the regional event will go onto state, and those that win at state will go on to an international contest. There is a monetary prize for the winner of each level. Examples may be found in the halls of the Growth Center. Additional forms and paper for artwork may be obtained through the Religious Formation Office during our normal hours.
WIND CONFERENCE
The WIND Conference is for children in the 7th and 8th grade. Information about this event was sent home last week for children in the weekly program, and it will be sent by email for those parents in the summer program. This conference is created by tweens for tweens. It has nationally known speakers and breakout sessions designed for your child’s interest. The price of the conference is $35.00, but for early registration we are charging $10.00. Please return to this page for updated information. REGISTRATION FORMS FOR WIND CAN BE FOUND ON THE “PARISH NEWS” PAGE OF THE WEBSITE.
Thank You!
I want to thank all the parents who attended the First Reconciliation Parent Meeting. I know how hard it can be to add one more event to our already busy schedules, so I really appreciate and applaud you for all that you do for your children’s faith formation. You are always in my prayers.
Halloween
Children do love to Trick – or – Treat, and to dress up, but what is a parent to teach their children about Halloween? Parents remember that this is a religious celebration! It is the evening before All Saints Day, when we celebrate Christ working in the lives of men and women whose life desire is to follow Christ. Teach your children that Christ is always with us!
Teach them about saints. Start out with ones that the children may already be familiar with, such as Mary the Mother of God, St. Nicholas, St. Patrick, St. Valentine, and St. Anthony. Then add saints that are less familiar…St. Therese the little flower, St. Monica, St. Frances of Assisi, and St. Jerome. For older children let them look for canonized saints that are not well known. For example, St. Zita, St. St. Antony Mary Claret, Archbishop Guido Maria Conforti, and Father Luigi Guanella. Don’t forget that November 1st is a Holy Day and all Catholics are called to attend Mass on that day.
The day after all Saints Day is All Souls Day. This is the day we remember our loved ones who have gone to heaven before us. It is a good time to pray that all the souls are joined with God in heaven, as we too hope to be someday.
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