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Your gifts are needed!
Many people are needed to provide this important ministry to children and families. Click here for information on specific volunteer opportunities.
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Saint of the Week Challenge
Saint of the Week - March 14, 2021
Saint of the Week - March 7, 2021
Saint of the Week - February 28, 2021
Saint of the Week - February 21, 2021
Saint of the Week - February 7, 2021
Saint of the Week - January 31, 2021
Saints of the Week - January 24, 2021
Saint of the Week - January 10, 2021
Saint of the Week - December 6, 2020
Saint of the Week - November 22, 2020
Saint of the Week - November 15, 2020
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News Highlights
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April 20April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time for communities to come together to build caring connections, supportive environments, and positive experiences for all children. All of us truly play a role in building and maintaining safe, stable, nurturing homes and environments needed for the healthy development of our future generation of adults. Click the link above for Ten Tips for Protecting Children and Offering Outreach to Victims/Survivors.you can do to help prevent it.Read More
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April 13April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time for communities to come together to build caring connections, supportive environments, and positive experiences for all children. All of us truly play a role in building and maintaining safe, stable, nurturing homes and environments needed for the healthy development of our future generation of adults. Click the link above to learn more about abuse and its effects on childen.Read More
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Sunday Morning G.I.F.T. Program
Our Sunday Morning Growing In Faith Together program is officially completed for this school year. Thanks to all the children, youth, parents, catechists, hall monitors and volunteers who made this unique year full of blessings and moments of grace.
Check back for Registration information for the 2021- 2022 school year at the end of August.
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Saint of the Week Challenge
Saint of the Week Challenge is complete for this school year.
Follow this link to a daily Saint of the Day calendar by Franciscan Media.
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Important Documents for 2020-2021
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Sunday Morning Growing in Faith Together (G.I.F.T.)This offering is for families with children in Grades 1-8. The Sunday Morning G.I.F.T. curriculum includes weekly themed lessons, related activities, exploration of different prayer forms, and a weekly recorded family-themed presentation that will be viewed at the start of in-person sessions, with a link provided to at-home families.
Each year’s curriculum builds on learning from the previous year, so it is extremely important that your child/ren participate each year, even when they aren’t preparing to receive a sacrament!
Sessions are scheduled for approximately 3 Sundays per month and run from October to May.
This year, families may choose one of two Sunday morning options:
an In-Person, Catechist-led option and an At-Home, Parent-led option.If you have questions about registering your child/ren or, if at any time your family needs to adjust its participation, email Susie Osacho, Director of Faith Formation, or call her at 612-869-2426 extension 120.
Option 1: In-Person, Catechist-Led Sessions- SUNDAY MORNING TIMELINE-new!
- 10:00am - Mass
- 10:50am - Health & Attendance Check-In with Hall Monitor
- 11:00am - Session with Catechists
- 12:00pm - Dismissal begins, staggered by grade level
- Participants will keep their student activity book and supplies at St. Richard.
- Participants will abide by the on-site safety guidelines. Los participantes cumpliran con las pautas de seguridad en el sitio.
- To minimize COVID risk, access to the grade level classrooms at St. Richard will be limited to children, catechists and trained helpers only.
- BACK-UP PLANS for distance learning are in process, in case in-person gatherings need to be suspended.
- Grade-level groups of two or fewer students have been deemed too small and will either be combined with another grade, or will transition to a different learning model.
Option 2: At-Home, Parent-Led Sessions
- Each child will receive a student activity book and access to on-line, interactive content.
- Parents will have the option to use on-line content that aligns with the student book.
- Parents are encouraged to facilitate Faith Formation sessions every Sunday morning.
- Each week, parents will have access to a recorded message from Susie, Director of Faith Formation, with the theme for that Sunday, to begin their weekly session.
- A syllabus, handouts and supplies for learning activities will be provided by St. Richard monthly.
- Families will pick up the next month's Resource Pack from the parish on designated dates; dates TBD.
- Families without access to a computer or tablet or reliable internet access will be accommodated to the best of our ability.
- As Staff time and resources allow, additional digital and interactive content will be provided.
Registration Fee Information and Financial Assistance
Our desire is that all who wish to participate in St. Richard's Faith Formation are able to, regardless of their ability to pay. Discounts or scholarships may be available to those who need them. Families who experience financial hardship now or at any point during the Faith Formation year are encouraged to contact Susie Osacho.
REGISTRATION FEES 2020-2021
Number of Children In-Person Fee At-Home, Parent-Led Fee 1 $65 $55 2 $110 $100 3, 4, or 5 $130 $125 - SUNDAY MORNING TIMELINE-new!
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Children's Liturgy of the Word is on summer break!Families with children between the ages of 4 - 10 years are encouraged to participate in Children's Liturgy of the Word during the 10:00am Sunday Mass. We are currently on summer break and will re-start CLW after Labor Day.
Overview: Children's Liturgy of the Word is an opportunity for children ages 4 to 10 to experience God’s Word in a way they can understand during Sunday Mass. After the Opening Prayer, children and the CLW leader are blessed and dismissed. Age-appropriate versions of the Sunday Scripture readings are proclaimed and reflected upon using examples, demonstrations and questions. A simple Act of Faith is professed, prayer petitions are offered, and an activities handout is given to the children to be reviewed with parents after Mass. The children return after the homily in time to celebrate the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Parents are always welcome to attend CLW wih their children, and will be expected to follow safety protocols.
Details:- Preschoolers and Kindergarters are especially encouraged to attend, as there is no PreK/Kingergarten in-person Faith Formation option offered this year (this change is a result of our new Sunday Mass schedule).
- Parents MUST pre-register to attend Mass by Saturday, 8pm each week, and indicate the number of children who will attend CLW. NOTE: Early registration is encouraged, as there are a limited number of spaces for socially-distanced seating.
- Masks must be worn.
- In order to minimize movement and COVID-19 risk, children and their families will be seated in the Narthex. CLW will take place nearby, in the Social Hall.
- Social distancing will be practiced, both during the session and while moving into and out of the Social Hall.
- There is no fee to attend CLW; it is free!
- We will continue to monitor the process and make appropriate adjustments.
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Fun with Sung Prayers!For a fun way to review prayers with your children, listen and sing these common prayers put to song:
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CalendarAugust 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 110:00 Sunday Mass (English)Month View August 1, 2021-
Sunday, August 1, 10:00 AM
Church maximum capacity has been lifted, so no registration needed. Masks are not required, except if you have not been vaccinated. The 10 a.m. Mass is celebrated in English.Read More
2Month View August 2, 20213Month View August 3, 20214Month View August 4, 20215Month View August 5, 20216Month View August 6, 20217Month View August 7, 2021810:00 Sunday Mass (English)Month View August 8, 2021-
Sunday, August 8, 10:00 AM
Church maximum capacity has been lifted, so no registration needed. Masks are not required, except if you have not been vaccinated. The 10 a.m. Mass is celebrated in English.Read More
9Month View August 9, 202110Month View August 10, 202111Month View August 11, 202112Month View August 12, 202113Month View August 13, 202114Month View August 14, 20211510:00 Sunday Mass (English)Month View August 15, 2021-
Sunday, August 15, 10:00 AM
Church maximum capacity has been lifted, so no registration needed. Masks are not required, except if you have not been vaccinated. The 10 a.m. Mass is celebrated in English.Read More
16Month View August 16, 202117Month View August 17, 202118Month View August 18, 202119Month View August 19, 202120Month View August 20, 202121Month View August 21, 20212210:00 Sunday Mass (English)Month View August 22, 2021-
Sunday, August 22, 10:00 AM
Church maximum capacity has been lifted, so no registration needed. Masks are not required, except if you have not been vaccinated. The 10 a.m. Mass is celebrated in English.Read More
23Month View August 23, 202124Month View August 24, 202125Month View August 25, 202126Month View August 26, 202127Month View August 27, 202128Month View August 28, 20212910:00 Sunday Mass (English)Month View August 29, 2021-
Sunday, August 29, 10:00 AM
Church maximum capacity has been lifted, so no registration needed. Masks are not required, except if you have not been vaccinated. The 10 a.m. Mass is celebrated in English.Read More
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