April 28, 2024

Last Sunday, our PreK/K Sunday school program played the Lost Sheep game.  One of our little flock hid, and the rest of us proceeded to find the "little lost sheep", rejoicing when we found them.  Little did I know that this simple game would have such an impact on our little ones.  All week long, kindergarteners were asking if we could play the sheep game again.  It made an impact on them, and they remembered the fun and didn't even realize that they were learning.  It was an experience that they want to relive, to do again and again. 

While our faith lives may not be all fun and games, there are so many different things that we experience with all of our senses.  Devotions like May Crowning or Stations of the Cross, Sacraments such as Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation, the sound of certain songs and the smell of incense can bring us back to many of our core memories in our faith journey. 

Hopefully we can all find something that brings us joy like finding the little lost sheep brought joy to our little ones.  May we look forward to spring time and all the Church has to offer us, and may we look forward to what we will experience in Mass, in our prayer lives, and in our faith community with the excitement and joy of our little ones finding that lost sheep. 

Please join us for our May Crowning on Monday, May 6 at 6:30 pm.  Father will bless any special gifts (rosaries, medals, etc...) received as a First Communion gift following May Crowning.  We ask that all First Communicants (dressed in their Communion outfits) and Confirmandi participate in the procession.  It will be a beautiful devotion to our Heavenly Mother and patroness!

Ms. Mary Zabrecky, Director of Religious Education