SJW Faith Formation Families

05/13/2022

03/30/2022

We continue to highlight some of the great adult & kids programing found on Formed website/app that St. Joe’s provides to all parishioners for FREE.

Today’s pick is The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary: The Seven Sorrows of Mary (aka the Servite Rosary) is a traditional Catholic devotion featuring meditations on sorrowful episodes in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The prayers and meditations are accompanied by images of sacred art from many of the great masters as well as a lush, yet subtle, orchestral soundtrack.

For details on how to log in to FORMED, please go to our website: https://www.stjoschatham.org/formed

03/16/2022

St. Joe’s is encouraging all to utilize the Formed website/app to help enhance their spiritual journey throughout Lent. We’ve been trying to highlight various programing lately.

Today’s pick is Let’s Learn About Lent: Join Brother Francis in this compact presentation of what Lent is all about and how we observe it as Catholics. Great for the whole family!

For details on how to log in to FORMED, please go to our website: https://www.stjoschatham.org/formed

03/15/2022

Calling all 7-12th grade youth – You are invited to an Informational Meeting Sunday, March 20 at 9:15am in O’Hara Hall. You’ll get a chance to meet our new Youth Coordinator, Dawn Roesch, hear about all the youth activities we hope to offer and get a chance to give input on what activities you’d like to see here at St. Joe’s. If you have questions or can’t make the meeting, please email Dawn at [email protected].

03/09/2022

Did you know that our parish subscribes to the Formed website/app which has some great adult & kids programing? We’ll highlight some over the coming weeks that might be especially helpful during the Lenten season.

Today’s pick is Living Lent as a Family: Have you ever wanted to live more liturgically but not known how? We want to help all families by providing these discussions on liturgical living during Lent to be a resource for the Domestic Church—the home. We pray that these discussions bless you and your family.

For details on how to log in to FORMED, please go to our website: https://www.stjoschatham.org/formed

03/07/2022

Check out our website for lots of Lenten activities!
https://www.stjoschatham.org/lent

03/05/2022

Did you know that our parish subscribes to the Formed website/app which has some great adult & kids programing? We’ll highlight some over the coming weeks that might be especially helpful during the Lenten season.

Today’s pick is Whole 40, Making a Spiritual Plan for Lent: Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent and a great day to make a plan for this holy and grace-filled season. Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Klein, Professor at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, to discuss the purpose of the season of Lent, how to prepare for it, and why it is such a fruitful season in our life of faith.

For details on how to log in to FORMED, please go to our website: https://www.stjoschatham.org/formed

02/28/2022

For ideas on how you can make this Lent more meaningful, look through the various pages on our website: https://www.stjoschatham.org/lent

02/28/2022

I have a brand new printable pack for Catholics to pray for Ukraine, and this whole pack is totally free to print. Just go to the link in this post and you will find the post with the download. You don’t have to be a subscriber, and you don’t have to enter an email address to download the file- it’s just a simple click.

I am hoping that if this prayer and these images are displayed in your homes or tucked into your wallet, you will remember to pray for the Ukrainian people daily.

This prayer and coloring page are written/drawn by , who is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic mom (and a fabulous writer and artist.)

Here’s what’s included in the pack:

-Prayer cards with a special prayer for the current situation in Ukraine
-Prayer stand up triptych (perfect for displaying)
-Ukrainian Saint art (this can be displayed in a “certificate frame” from the Dollar Tree or any 8.5×11 frame)
-Candle wrap to tape around a tall glass candle (often available for $1 at the Dollar Tree, grocery store, or Wal-Mart)
-Coloring page of Our Lady of Zarvanytsia icon
-Full page prayer surrounded with sunflowers (the national flower of Ukraine)
-Prayer cards with the coloring page on the front and a simple prayer for kids (quoting Pope Francis) on the back

Please spread the word about this free pack and share the link with your friends!

“O Mother of God, who gave us your miraculous icon at Zarvanytsia, intercede for the Ukrainian people, who run to the shelter of your mercy in their times of need.”

https://www.catholicicing.com/catholic-prayer-for-ukraine-printable/