Dear Parents of Youth Grades 7-12,
With only a very brief and often sporadic time with youth on Sunday mornings we are reminded that Christian formation is something that mostly takes place between parents and their children in the home.
This is why our new year of Christian education efforts called God's People at Church and at Home focuses mostly on supporting parents who are always the first teachers of their children when it comes to sharing the Christian faith.
Mr. Ed Dreisbach will be available on all Sundays except the last Sunday of the month [Youth Ministry Sunday] to provide faith enrichments sessions for all youth willing to participate in these sessions. In addition, we invite all youth to choose and name an adult sponsor from within the parish community who they believe will be a support to them during the year. The sponsor needs to be someone who our youth believe they might be comfortable with when it comes to having occasional conversation about our Christian faith, service and exploring opportunities for ministry.
We are hopeful that you will make a commitment with us to provide regular encouragement for our youth to
· participate in church school session with Mr. Dreisbach on Sundays as often as possible
· make new discoveries about their faith by speaking with their sponsor and utilizing their age-appropriate curriculum and at Home resources that we will be providing all through the month,
· to pray every day,
· to participate in weekly Sunday Holy Eucharist,
· to volunteer and assist with the liturgical ministries on Youth Ministry Sunday scheduled on the last Sunday of every month and,
· to regularly share their talent and time in service to their Church and world.
We wish to assure you that we are always here as a resource and a source of support for you who are the first teachers of your children in the way of faith.
God bless you in this ministry in such a way that you will be the best of teachers of your children and God bless all of our efforts to provide our parish youth with proper Christian formation and a faith foundation that will last a lifetime!
Fr. Major
for
The 2010-2011 Christian Formation Team for Youth
