Well, it’s hard to believe, but the calendar will soon turn to the month of August. When I was young, school was still four weeks away; however, as all parents and children know: the start of another academic year is right around the corner.
I want to take this time to encourage all parents and guardians to also make plans for your children’s ongoing faith formation, as our own programs commence in just a few weeks. As parents, you made a promise to your child on the day of his or her baptism: “to accept the responsibility of training them in the practice of the faith...to bring them up to keep God’s commandments as Christ taught us, by loving God and our neighbor.” Rite of Baptism of Children
Your parish stands ready to help you in fulfilling this pledge. Over the summer, Susan Olsen (Director of Catechetical Ministry); Chris Mardesich (Director of Youth Ministry; and our Spirituality Tuesday Assembly team (Adult Faith Formation), have been hard at work preparing for this new year of learning and living our Catholic faith. We have Sunday programs for children in pre-school through high school. Our vision of faith forma- tion is structured to engage children, youth, and adults in a process that is engaging, challenging, and fun.
So, please don’t let this responsibility escape your end of summer “to do list.” Please visit our web page (
www.paloaltocatholic.org) for more infor- mation. Continue to read the Sunday Bulletin for further details, and don’t hesitate to contact either Susan or Chris for more specific information. And of course, they could always use more catechists, classroom aides, and core- team members; don’t hesitate to ask “how you can help.”
Please mark your calendar for our upcoming
Faith Formation Pancake Breakfast on August 14 after the 9 am Mass at St. Albert the Great and
the 10:30am Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary, the
opening night of Spirituality Tuesday on Tuesday, September 20 and our
Kickoff Youth BBQ on Sunday, September 25.
Fr. Matt, Pastor
Well, it’s hard to believe, but the calendar will soon turn to the month of August. When I was young, school was still four weeks away; however, as all parents and children know: the start of another academic year is right around the corner.
I want to take this time to encourage all parents and guardians to also make plans for your children’s ongoing faith formation, as our own programs commence in just a few weeks. As parents, you made a promise to your child on the day of his or her baptism: “to accept the responsibility of training them in the practice of the faith...to bring them up to keep God’s commandments as Christ taught us, by loving God and our neighbor.” Rite of Baptism of Children
Your parish stands ready to help you in fulfilling this pledge. Over the summer, Susan Olsen (Director of Catechetical Ministry); Chris Mardesich (Director of Youth Ministry; and our Spirituality Tuesday Assembly team (Adult Faith Formation), have been hard at work preparing for this new year of learning and living our Catholic faith. We have Sunday programs for children in pre-school through high school. Our vision of faith forma- tion is structured to engage children, youth, and adults in a process that is engaging, challenging, and fun.
So, please don’t let this responsibility escape your end of summer “to do list.” Please visit our web page (
www.paloaltocatholic.org) for more infor- mation. Continue to read the Sunday Bulletin for further details, and don’t hesitate to contact either Susan or Chris for more specific information. And of course, they could always use more catechists, classroom aides, and core- team members; don’t hesitate to ask “how you can help.”
Please mark your calendar for our upcoming
Faith Formation Pancake Breakfast on August 14 after the 9 am Mass at St. Albert the Great and
the 10:30am Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary, the
opening night of Spirituality Tuesday on Tuesday, September 20 and our
Kickoff Youth BBQ on Sunday, September 25.