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LETTER TO PARENTS
ST. FAUSTINA FAITH FORMATION
Generally, All Saints' Day is a Catholic Holy Day of Obligation, meaning all Catholics are required to attend Mass on that day. We are asking that our students meet for the Monday, November 1st class at 5:50 PM and we will go into church as a group. Parents/guardians and family members are also invited to attend.
We will also end class after Mass, approximately by 6:50 and we will release students from the Family Center as always.
The day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven. It is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries. In the Roman Catholic Church, the next day, All Souls' Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. Catholics celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in heaven (the 'church penitent' and the 'church triumphant', respectively), and the 'church militant' who are the living. Other Christian traditions define, remember, and respond to the saints in different ways.
The Saint in which our church was named after, Saint Faustina, is the ideal role model for Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy, especially in light of her love of the Eucharist, and her virtuous life as exemplified by doing spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), a simple, uneducated nun from Poland, that the Lord chose to spread the Divine Mercy message and devotion. "My daughter, be at peace; do as I tell you. Your thoughts are united to My thoughts, so write whatever comes to your mind. You are the secretary of My mercy. I have chosen you for that office in this life and the next life. That is how I want it to be in spite of all the opposition they will give you. Know that My choice will not change" (Diary, 1605).
God’s Blessings,
Lynn McKnight, DRE St. Faustina Church
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Religious Education classes
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Children's Formation
ST. FAUSTINA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
2021-22 CALENDAR
SEPT. 27 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BEGINS – (Parent/guardian or adult to accompany student)
OCT. 3 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings)
OCT. 4 CLASS
OCT. 11 CLASS
OCT. 18 CLASS
OCT. 25 CLASS
OCT. 31 RITE OF ENROLLMENT MASS FOR 2ND GRADE AND CONFRIMATION STUDENTS (MANDATORY)
NOV. 1 CLASS (All Saints Day) Mass in Church at 6:00 (students to arrive by 5:50)
NOV. 7 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings) Hospitality to follow
NOV. 8 CLASS
NOV. 15 CLASS
NOV. 22 CLASS
NOV. 29 NO CLASS
DEC. 5 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings)
DEC. 6 NO CLASS (Attend Mass on Dec. 8th)
DEC. 8 INSTEAD OF CLASS ALL STUDENTS WILL GO TO A SPECIAL MASS TO CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION. (Parent/guardian or adult must accompany student)
DEC. 13 NO CLASS
DEC. 20 NO CLASS
DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE MASS TIMES TBD
DEC. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY MASS TIMES TBD
DEC. 27 NO CLASS
JAN 2 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings)
JAN. 3 NO CLASS
JAN. 10 CLASS
JAN. 17 NO CLASS
JAN. 24 CLASS
JAN. 31 CLASS
FEB. 6 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings)
FEB. 7 CLASS
FEB. 14 CLASS
FEB. 21 NO CLASS
FEB. 28 CLASS – FAMILY LENT NIGHT DURING CLASS. (Parent/guardian or adult to accompany student)
MAR. 2 ASH WEDNESDAY
MAR. 6 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings)
MAR. 7 CLASS
MAR. 14 CLASS
MAR. 21 CLASS
MAR. 28 CLASS
APR. 3 FAMILY MASS 11:00 A.M. (students to participate in greeting, procession, and readings)
APR. 4 NO CLASS
APR. 10 PALM SUNDAY
APR. 11 CLASS
APR. 15 GOOD FRIDAY (encouraged students to attend Stations of the Cross) reward if they do
APR. 17 EASTER SUNDAY
APR. 18 CLASS
APR. 25 CLASS
APR. 30 2ND GRADE FIRST HOLY COMMUNION REHERSAL and FIRST RECONCILIATION (TIME TO FOLLOW)
MAY 1 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASS 11:00 A.M. (encourage all student to attend)
MAY 2 LAST CLASS
CONFIRMATION CALENDAR
Confirmation times are 7:30-8:45 PMOCT. 18
OCT. 31 RITE OF ENROLLMENT 11:00 PM MASS (MANDATORY)
NOV. 8
NOV. 22
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Questions?
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Lynn McKnightstfaustinaDREcomcast.netDirector of Religious Education
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Protecting our Children
The Archdiocese of Detroit encourages individuals to report clergy sexual abuse of minors and others - no matter when the abuse occurred. Individuals may contact local law enforcement authorities and/or they may report to the Archdiocese of Detroit by calling the Victim Assistance Coordinator at (866) 343-8055 or by emailing vac@aod.org. In addition, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office can be contacted at its toll-free reporting hotline at (844) 324-3374 or by email at aginvestigations@michigan.gov.
More information about the Archdiocese’s efforts to address abuse may be found at protect.aod.org
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