Category: Faith Formation (Page 1 of 8)

This November, the children in St. Joseph’s Faith Formation classes are  focusing on the two greatest commandments: loving God and loving our neighbor.

With Thanksgiving approaching, we are reminded of the importance of sharing our blessings by one of the corporal acts of mercy, “give food to the hungry”. 

We invite our fellow parishioners and visitors to participate in the Faith Formation Food Drive the weekend of  November 15 & 16. 

Our children will be placing baskets at the entrances of the church to collect unexpired, non-perishable food items which will be donated to the Lincoln Woodstock Food   Pantry.  Suggested items include: jars of peanut butter jelly, cans of soup, tuna fish, or chicken and dry goods such as pasta, rice, and cereal. Cash donations will also be accepted.

Thank you in advance for your generosity. Let’s make this Thanksgiving a time of great gratitude for the blessings we have received from God and a time of giving to and loving our neighbor. 

Last Sunday, our Faith Formation students participated in a group activity to support the Holy Family Mission. This mission serves the very poor in the parish community of Cevicos, Dominican Republic. Miss Kathleen McDermott, one of our Faith Formation teachers, travels with the Mission yearly to work with a medical team from New England. Medical clinics are held in the town and the rural villages for the Dominican residents as well as the many Haitian immigrants in this impoverished community.

Miss Kathleen told the children about the living conditions of the children and their families. In the rural villages, the families live in one-room homes with dirt floors, no windows, no running water or indoor toilets, and many with no electricity…so no lights, TV, internet, or computers. 

She gave an overview of her work in the clinics and explained how much the children and their families welcome the help and support of the Mission.

The children then filled gifts bags that said, “Jesus loves me” (in Spanish) with religious themed coloring books, crayons, rosary beads, and religious stickers (in Spanish). They put their name on a nametag that said “Hello, I am…” in Spanish and added it to the bag. Miss Kathleen will take the bags with her when she goes down to serve in the Mission this week. She’ll distribute the gift bags to Cevicos children and tell them the children from St. Joseph’s wanted to share Jesus’s love and that they are praying for them and their families.

The activity was a very meaningful and powerful way to help our youngest parishioners understand our responsibilities as Christians to be Missionaries and spread the Gospel no matter what our age!

This is our final week for registration for the 2025-2026 Faith Formation program. The registration form is available for download on the Faith Formation page on our website at www.stjosephlincoln.org, under  the “Education” tab. This year’s Faith Formation Program Outline is enclosed.

 The registration deadline is September 7, 2025.  Completed forms and payment may be submitted either by email to stjlincolnFF@gmail.com (with check sent by mail to the Parish Office) or by mail to the  Parish Office. Classes begin on Sunday,  September 21st at 9:00AM in the St. Anne Room. 

 Our Faith Formation Coordinator, Paula King, may be contacted at stjlincolnFF@gmail.com or (603) 348-8166  for any further questions.

   God’s blessings on all our Faith Formation families and teachers.

Registration for the 2025-2026 Faith Formation year is now open.  The Faith Formation registration form is available for download on the Faith Formation page on our website at www.stjosephlincoln.org,  under the “Education” tab.  The 2025-2026 Faith Formation Program Outline is also available on the Faith Formation page. Please return the completed registration form and payment by September 7, 2025  either by  email to stjlincolnFF@gmail.com (with check sent by mail to the Parish Office) or by mail to the  Parish Office. Classes begin on Sunday, September 21st at 9:00AM in the St. Anne Room.  For any  further questions, please contact Paula King, Faith Formation Coordinator, at (603) 348-8166 or stjlincolnFF@gmail.com.  God bless all our incoming students and teachers.

More than 60 parishioners were fed both spiritually and physically last Friday evening. The faith-formation students led us in prayer via The Way of the Cross, and then their families provided a soup-and-bread supper in the parish hall.

It was a wonderful Lenten evening of prayer and socialization. Thanks to all who participated, especially to Mrs. King and Miss Kathleen, who prepared the children for their special ministry as prayer leaders.