Children’s Liturgy of the Word is offered during the 10:00 a.m. Mass and is first and foremost a worship experience for children. They leave the main church faith assembly with a catechist and meet in a room in the school building. There they have an opening prayer, 1^st reading, psalm and responsorial psalm, Gospel acclamation and Gospel with a homily by the catechist. After the Profession of Faith and General Intercessions they return to their families in the church, usually coinciding with the collection. All of the readings are age appropriate using a Children’s lectionary following the Sunday readings. Children’s Liturgy of the Word is encouraged by the Directory for Masses with children and is intended to form them in the liturgical language of the church and to immerse them into Scripture in ways that are understandable to them.

This program is under the direction of the Director of Religious Education working with a team of catechists that rotate teaching in teams of 2. This ministry of the Word for children is open for ages Kindergarten to 3^rd grade and does not require any registration.

We are always training and welcome new catechists for our children. If you would like to be part of the team, please call Liz Moran at extension 232. Thank you!