Email:
faithformation80@aol.com
Tel. 401-231-1340
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2012
GRADES 1 & 2
NO CLASS – WINTER VACATION
GRADE 10, CONFIRMATION II
NO CLASS – WINTER VACATION
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
GRADES 3 - 9
NO CLASS – WINTER VACATION
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
GRADES 1 & 2
CLASS: 9:15 – 10:15 AM
GRADE 10, CONFIRMATION II
CLASS: 6-8 PM
RELIGIOUS FORMATION REGISTRATION 2012
Registration forms will be mailed March 1
for the Summer and Fall Programs
SUMMER SCHOOL 2012
GRADES 3-6
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, JULY 16 -27
8:30 AM TO 12 NOON
GRADES 7, 8, 9
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 - 10
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 14-17
8:30 AM TO 12 NOON
Class sizes are limited for the Summer Program.
Students will be accepted in the order registrations are received.
Registrations received once classes are full will be placed on a waiting
list.
Volunteers are needed to implement the summer program.
If you can help in any way, please contact Wendy at 231-1340 or
faithformation80@aol.com.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY
FIRST COMMUNION
Catholic school students in first grade do not need to attend
religious formation classes. They MUST attend class when they are in
second grade.
CONFIRMATION
Catholic school students in ninth grade do not need to attend
religious formation classes. They MUST attend class when they are in
tenth grade.
Religious Formation Registration Form
Please click on link below
Registration Form
Confirmation Candidates:
Confirmation I and II
Service Opportunities
If you would like to sign up for any of these service
opportunities listed below, email the
following information to:
signupatstmikes@aol.com:
Your Name,
Phone, email, & what you want to sign up for.
(You will be contacted when
the event is near).
FAITH IS A LIFELONG JOURNEY
THE JOURNEY:
For some it is a sense of wanting more, not knowing exactly what the
"more" is… Many look to the Church as they prepare for marriage. For
others, it evolves as a family grows, with babies being baptized,
children receiving the sacraments… The journey itself is one of
intellectual, emotional and spiritual conversion that is supported by
our Adult Formation program.
Any adult, 18 years of age or older, who would like to
become Catholic, receive First Communion, and/or Confirmation, is
invited to join the R.C.I.A (Right of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Program.
Please contact the Religious Formation Office at 231-
1340
for more information.
WHY
DO WE KNEEL WHEN WE PRAY?
The Bible tells us to kneel.
"In the Scriptures God says, 'I swear by my very life that
everyone will kneel down and praise my name.'" - Romans 14:11
"I kneel in prayer to the Father." - Ephesians 3:14
"At the name of Jesus every knee must bend. " -
Philippians 2:10
It is an act of submission to a higher person. We render ourselves
helpless and subject to another by the action. With our knees in bent
position we cannot run or walk easily and another can restrain us. When we
kneel before God we are saying that we trust him to control and motivate
us. We are showing love.
Kneeling is a sign of humility. We submit our willpower to God's will and
place God higher than ourselves. It's kind of like putting God on a
pedestal. Of course, God is a spirit and not a statue, but kneeling lowers
our self-image in order to elevate God in our vision. In ancient times
people often knelt before kings and other nobles. It was a way of saying,
"I will not walk without your command" or "I will not rise
against you."
In most Catholic churches there are kneelers attached to pews. These are
usually padded shelves on which you place your knees. In European
cathedrals and basilicas there are often no pews or kneelers at all.
Instead you will find a prie-dieu, a piece of furniture that is
specifically designed for kneeling.
The word "prie-dieu" comes from the French words for
"pray" and "God". It usually has a shelf for holding
prayer books or hymnals - or just for the elbows. Prie-dieux (plural)
are also used for weddings and at wakes. Some church denominations do not
believe in kneeling. They even construct their pews to prevent the action.
We gladly kneel before our Creator.
© 2002 by Father Richard
Lonsdale
