Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church

Family faith formation started the new liturgical year out with a bang! We began with a lesson on the liturgical calendar. Each week in Family Faith Formation, we set the tone for whatever we are learning by finding how it fits into the liturgical year. Our new book series, Discover is Bible based, so we also start each week with the current Cycle A readings from the Gospel of Matthew. Then, we proceed with age appropriate lessons for the children. Each week during Advent, we lit the wreath and learned more about each person involved in the unfolding story of the birth of Jesus. We learned about the angel Gabriel, Mary and Joseph‘s willing involvement in the birth of Jesus, and Jesus’ cousin John the Baptist and how he prepared the way of the Lord. On the Epiphany of the Lord we made crowns and learned about the three kings. We learned the significance of the gifts they gave to Jesus. The children also received gifts for the Epiphany that they could use in their lives. They each got items of creativity, communication and education. The children also received a family gift to take home any experience with their families for good quality family time. Now that holidays have passed, we will begin an intense focus on learning from our workbooks.

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