Just a reminder that there are no Children's Faith Formation classes for Age 3 through Grade 5 until Sunday, January 12, 2020. We wish all of our Children's Faith Formation students a very Merry Christmas and a fun and safe Winter Break! See you in January!

Our Children's Faith Formation program is pleased to invite the parish to our Christmas program on Sunday, December 8th at 2:00 pm in the Stanley Centre. Our Children's Faith Formation students will be presenting the play "Happy Birthday Jesus". Come celebrate the birth of Our Lord with scripture and song as we highlight the talent of our children. Light refreshments will be served after the performance.

The Children’s Faith Formation Ministry will host a Trunk or Treat on FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2019, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the parking lot adjacent to Marian Hall. This event is free and open to parishioners and their guests. Attendants will be available to assist with parking at 5:00 pm. Prizes will be offered to the top three cars. Donuts and cider will round out this event! A special invitation is extended to our seniors to come out and participate. We are looking for a few teens to help run this event and assist our senior parishioners to decorate their car. Bags of candy will be provided for seniors to pass out to their guests. The event will move into Marian Hall should it rain. RSVP to Karen (269-327-0861 or kgalloway@stcatherinesiena.org) if you are interested in hosting a car and if you will need a teen to assist you. Full details can be found on Children's Faith Formation page of the parish website (https://stcatherinesiena.org/childrens-faith-formation).

The Children’s Faith Formation team is pleased to announce we are offering new textbooks this year courtesy of the local Knights of Columbus Council # 6980. Both our early childhood curriculum, Allelu!, and our older child curriculum, Alive in Christ, are published by Our Sunday Visitor. For more details on our new curriculum, please visit our Children's Faith Formation page.

Children's Faith Formation classes for children age 3 through 5th grade will be starting soon! As we prepare for the upcoming school year, please take note of two special Children's Faith Formation events coming up: • On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 6:00 pm in Marian Hall, Mike Hoyt from Our Sunday Visitor will conduct training for all catechists on our new textbooks. Please RSVP to Karen Galloway (269-327-0861 or kgalloway@stcatherinesiena.org). • On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, there will be an Open House for all registered Children's Faith Formation students and their families. This will replace the postings of class lists, so please be sure to attend! We will gather in Marian Hall at 6:00 pm for introductions and prayer. From there, we will move to the classrooms to meet and greet the catechists and get a peek at our new textbooks. Treats and a simple craft will be in each room for the children to enjoy. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to gather as a “communion of saints”!