Category: Faith Formation (Page 1 of 9)

As a church family, our Faith Formation teachers and students are building a stronger, more compassionate community by practicing the Corporal Works of Mercy. We extend heartfelt thanks to our St. Joseph’s Parish family and to our visitors who donated hats, gloves, socks, essential toiletries, and healthy snacks, and to the Parish Outreach Committee who provided funds to purchase travel hot/cold mugs to include in the Blessing Bags. Last Sunday we assembled 64 Blessing Bags, which exceeded our goal of 50 bags. This act of almsgiving and charity was accomplished only by your generosity!

The Blessing Bags will be distributed to unsheltered people, local shelters, deserving families, and incarcerated youth and adults, thereby exercising the Lord’s mandate to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, and visit the imprisoned. Our overall message is printed on each mug that will be given away: YOU MATTER!

Thank you for your support!

The students in our Faith Formation program continue to learn about the Corporal Works of Mercy. They have collected food for the food pantry (Feed the Hungry and Give Drink to the Thirsty) and visited homebound parishioners and sang carols with them (Visit the Sick). Their next project is to make Blessing Bags for needy individuals in our community (Shelter the Homeless and Clothe the Naked).

We’ve already received some donations, but are asking our parishioners and visitors to help us  collect the rest of the items we want to include in the bags.

We will be making 50 bags and still need  donations of travel size lotion and hand sanitizer, gum, and snacks (granola bars, snack-size bags of trail mix, goldfish). We are also collecting new or very gently used warm hats and socks.  

Donations do not have to be 50 count. Any quantity is greatly appreciated.

Collection boxes will be available, starting this weekend, through February 27.  The students will be assembling the bags during their classes on March 1.

Thank you for generosity and assistance with making our project a success.

On December 14, two of our homebound parishioners were visited and entertained by our Faith Formation students, teachers and families with the singing of Christmas carols and the spreading of holiday cheer.   A fun and festive day was had by all!

On Sunday, November 30, our Faith Formation teachers, students, and their families joined together to learn more about the Season of Advent. They assembled special Advent calendars and enjoyed each other’s company over a Subway lunch.  The parish is blessed to have such an active and effective Faith Formation Program! 

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.