PARENT BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS
Your child’s Baptism is a time of great joy and celebration for you and your family. We want to help you prepare for this special event. As you await the birth of your baby, you are invited to prepare for the Baptism by attending a Parent Baptismal Preparation Class to learn about this sacrament, its celebration and the responsibility that goes along with raising your child as a Roman Catholic. Class attendance for parents is required prior to the baptism.
A class is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15, at 7 p.m. Parents are encouraged to attend a session during their pregnancy and prior to the selection of godparents. Call BettyAnn Bridge at 724-539-8629, ext. 11 to register.
Adult Faith Formation
Maybe It’s God Calling You to Become A Catholic!
It begins with an awareness or stirring in one’s heart for something more? It could be a curiosity or a sense of longing for fulfillment! Maybe it’s God calling you to explore the life of faith, love and justice within the community of the Catholic Church.
The formal name of this exploration of faith is:The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.It is special time set aside to look within at your own life story, experiences of sacred and profound moments, encounters of God and see connections to or needs for the gospel story of Jesus Christ through the Catholic Faith.
We present our full Catholic Tradition in a way that is personal and building of community relationships. So if you know of anyone who is interested in exploring Catholicism please invite that person to contact: Ms. Sharon Bogusz at 724-539-8629, ext. 16 or email Sharon Bogusz@email.stvincent.edu.
Attention Homeschooling Families!
St. Vincent Basilica Parish seeks to support Catholic families who have elected to provide all or most of their children’s education in the home. Because interaction with the broader faith community is such an important part of Faith Formation, homeschooling families are encouraged to participate in the parish’s onsite Sunday morning faith formation process.
Homeschooling families that elect to lead catechetical sessions with their children at home must register with the Faith Formation Office as a “homeschooling family” and meet with Ms. Sharon A. Bogusz to develop a collaborative relationship. Homeschooling families can register by visiting the parish office. Two years of CFF, Catholic school or “approved” faith formation must precede the celebration of the sacraments.
If you are a homeschooling family, please contact Ms. Sharon A. Bogusz at the parish office at 724-539-8629, ext. 16 or by email to Sharon.Bogusz@email.stvincent.edu.
DON’T DELAY
REGISTER FOR FAITH FORMATION TODAY!
Children’s Faith Formation begins Sunday, September 12!Please pick up the registration materials in the lobby of the parish office and return them to the Faith Formation Office as soon as possible.more information, contact Ms. Sharon A. Bogusz at 724-539-8629, ext. 16.
Each Faith Formation Family will receive a “Family Activity Book” with the completion of a registration form. This booklet offers the entire family an opportunity to engage in learning together.Each family can earn points monthly by participating in the assigned activity.Families will be on the honor system for keeping track of the completed activities and tallying the points.This is a family enhancement of last year’s Coupon Incentive Program. Children in the elementary CFF program (K-5) will be given an opportunity to earn “extra-effort” coupons by attending each scheduled Sunday session, returning (on time) any assigned home follow-up assignments, as well as classroom cooperation, readiness, attentiveness and participation.If you did not receive a “yellow” folder with all of the important faith formation information, please stop by the Parish Center and obtain yours today. Don’t miss out!
KNITTING AND CROCHETING MINISTRY UPDATE
The volunteers of the St. Vincent Knitting and Crocheting Ministry have completed 288 handcrafted articles to be distributed as gifts to Catholic residents of local nursing homes and our parish shut-ins. Because of the fantastic work our volunteers have done, we do not need more lap robes, shawls, hats and scarves this year. If you wish to continue knitting or crocheting, we will begin creating baby blankets now for infants who are newly baptized into the parish starting in January 2011. The blanket should be made of soft, washable yarn in pastel colors or white, and the size should be between 18” x 24” and 24” x 30”. For questions, please call Ron Patun at 724-539-3828 or Teri Pomerleau in the Social Ministry Office at 724-539-8629, ext. 15.
Because of bad weather, the work at the Hunger Garden on Monday, August 23, was cancelled. We have rescheduled for Wednesday, September 8, from 5 p.m. until dark. Parish volunteers will be harvesting vegetables and removing plastic, irrigation tubes and tomato stakes. To volunteer, please call Paula Maloney at 724-539-3156 or Teri Pomerleau at 724-539-8629, ext. 15. Thank you!
A Bible is a great gift for many special occasions, such as wedding, graduation, anniversary or birthday. Bibles are available in the Parish Office for $30 each.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Saturday, November 6
following the 5 p.m. Mass
“Novemberfest”
More details will follow.
TERMINAL ILLNESS
When members of the Parish have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or have entered hospice care, we kindly ask that the priests of the Parish be notified as soon as possible. This will allow us to tend to their pastoral needs and to spend time with them. At times, relatives or hospice care staff mistakenly wait until a person’s final moments and then call the parish presuming that someone is always available. Again, when someone’s final days are at hand, kindly call the Parish Office as soon as possible. Thank you very much!
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