Click here to view the next weekly Children’s Liturgy video, prepared by our own parish team members! It premieres at 8:00am on Sunday, January 24th on the parish YouTube channel.

Accompanying resources for this Sunday:

Printable activity sheets for Sunday’s readings:
Colouring page
Word search
Maze

Family Activities for Sunday’s Gospel

The team is producing these videos to help the children of our parish stay connected with the Liturgy of the Word and our community while COVID-19 restrictions are in place.
Each video includes prayer, readings of the day, a short reflection on the Sunday Gospel, a challenge of the week, and a trivia question that kids can answer for the chance to win prizes! Please encourage the kids in your life to tune in!  

Brothers and sisters,

Are you looking for a way to slow down and connect with God during this incredibly busy and challenging time? We wanted to share a digital faith resource that we hope will help you to do just that.

Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that guides users in deepening their relationship with God through audio-guided contemplative prayer sessions. Despite launching just over a year ago, Hallow is now the #1 Catholic app in the US app store with 150,000 downloads in over 50 countries, a 4.9 star rating, and over 750,000 prayer & meditation sessions completed through the app.

You can download the app here.

The app comes recommended by a number of Bishops, priests, families, and teachers across the country. You can get a quick tour of its features here on YouTube.

Hallow is making a special effort to help parishes during this health crisis to ensure that our social distancing does not lead to spiritual distancing from God.

There is both a permanently free version of the app, with content updated daily, as well as a premium version with additional content (how Hallow supports their team without selling advertisements or user data). The premium version usually comes with a 7-day free trial, but in an effort to support parishioners across the country, the Hallow team has extended the free trial period to 3 months.

The app includes a set of Spiritual Communion sessions. Though not a replacement for receiving the physical sacrament, spiritual communion can act as a powerful way for us to seek union with Christ for those who are not able to or not comfortable returning to Mass in person just yet. The app also includes a “Stuck at Home Praylist” to help us all find peace and healing during this time of stress and anxiety.

If you have any questions at all, feel free to reach out directly to the Hallow team at info@hallow.app.

God bless you all.

FAITH FRIENDSHIP FUN

Our three youth groups, offered for students in Grades 3-12, will be starting up again during the week of October 18, 2020! They will be held online using Zoom for the time being. Each meeting is an opportunity for students to spend time with the Lord, build community with one another, explore their faith, and have fun lots of fun doing so!

Each regular meeting will include:
– a screen game
– videos
– a faith-based message
– conversations in small groups
– time for prayer
There will also be several events for the whole family, as well as opportunities for community service, throughout the year!

Schedules and registration forms for each group are available below.

QUEST: Grades 3 – 5 (Meets bi-weekly on Mondays from 7:00 – 8:00pm)
Theme: “Code Breakers” – Unlocking the Parables of Jesus

2020 – 2021 QUEST Schedule & Registration Form

EPIC: Grades 6 – 7 (Meets bi-weekly on Mondays from 8:15 – 9:15pm)
Theme: “Who God Made You-To-Be” – Not Who TV Tells You to Be

2020 – 2021 EPIC Schedule & Registration Form

DIGGING DEEPER: Grades 8 – 12 (Meets bi-weekly on Saturdays from 7:00 – 9:00pm)
Theme: “Playlist” – Bible Messages Based on Popular Songs

2020 – 2021 DIGGING DEEPER Schedule & Registration Form

Please contact Wes Moga (St. FX Youth Minister) at 905-662-8593 ext. 6 or wmoga@hamiltondiocese.com with any questions.