Parent Connect - September 29th
This week at Confirmation we talked about the existence of God and the implications this has on our lives. Teenagers will likely have a discussion with someone who does not believe in God or who challenges their belief in God at some during high school. This week we began to give teenagers some practical reasons why there is a Creator, and that Creator is God. We also challenged them to make an important distinction; we challenged them to ask if they just believed there was a God or they believed in God. Belief in God requires trust and self-surrender, whereas belief that there is a God doesn't necessarily require our response. Teens discussed how they lived their lives currently, and struggles they faced with living a life trusting completely in God. The question how fully we believe in god is an important one, and is worthy of further discussion after this session. Some questions you can use to continue this discussion with your candidate are:
- Have you ever been in a discussion with someone about the existence of God? What happened?
- If someone were to ask you why you believed in God, what would you tell him or her? (This is a great time to share reasons why you believe in God, and some of your faith experiences with your son or daughter).
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Janna Morrison-Mimms
Dear Friends,
Please keep Janna Morrison-Mimms (daughter of long-time parishioner Anna Morrison) in your prayers. Janna will be undergoing surgery. Pray that the surgery is successful and that she make a full recovery. Also pray for her family... her husband Frank's, father died just before Thanksgiving and his mother passed a few days later. Pray that Frank, Janna and their children Nicole and Jessica have strength, courage and faith throughout the coming months.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord, Amen
Bennett Huss
Dear Friends,
Please pray for Bennett Huss, the grandson of Gerry & Jurgen Gramckow.
Little Bennett is 13 mos. old and will be undergoing major skull surgery.
Also please pray for their daughter's family - Karen & Daniel McGee. They lost their home in the Malibu fire and are expecting their first child.Read more
A Crisis - but Not of Faith
Catholics must not let scandals in the Church overshadow their trust in Christian teaching. Read the entire article by George Weigel by clicking here .Read more
The Hour of the Laity
Archbishop Gómez delivered a homily at the closing mass of the Fifth National Meeting of Hispanic / Latino Ministry on September 23, 2018, attended by nearly 3,500 delegates. Its a great message to all the laity for their important role in the Church today. Click here to read the homily .Read more
New Parish Directory! Sign up now to participate!
It has been almost 8 years since the publication of our last parish directory, and with our parish celebrating our 100th Jubilee on February 2019, we thought there would be no better time than to publish a new parish directory. Lifetouch will be taking family pictures on November 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. In order to receive and be in the directory you will need to have your picture taken by Lifetouch on these dates. You will also get a free 8x10 print and there is no obligating to buy additional prints. We will take paper sign-ups...Read more
