Mary Our Queen Religious Education Newsletter
For Everyone...
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Grow in your faith this Lent - See the church bulletin and website for various events and small group studies to help you and your family grow in faith. It's not too late to make this a life-changing lent. https://moqchurch.org/
Reconciliation Night - March 18 - ALL ARE WELCOME 2nd - 8th Grade students will be going to confession on March 18. Parents, guardians, and other family and friends are also welcome. We will have 2 or 3 priests available to do face-to-face or anonymous confessions. We also have confession guides if it has been a while. Jesus wants to forgive - you only have to ask!
Stations of the Cross will be on Wednesday nights at 6-6:45 pm during lent. RE classes and Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend - booklets are available to follow along. (this will be offered instead of our 6:30 rosary)
NO CLASS NEXT WEEK - March 11 (Spring Break)
Circle of Grace lessons are going on in all classes over the next few weeks. Please ask your children what they are learning. The goal of the Circle of Grace curriculum is to educate and empower children and young people to actively participate in a safe environment for themselves and others.
To learn more about this program, visit Circle of Grace - Archdiocese of Omaha.
SAVE THE DATE: Vacation Bible School will be June 1-5. Look for more details in parish communications as we get closer.
Absent Line: 402-905-0016
or cbaker@moqchurch.org or kpeklo@moqchurch.org
Cool Catholic Things...
What is Lent?
What are your priorities in life right now? Lent is an invitation to rearrange your priorities—to focus on what matters most and leave behind what matters least.Lent is the season where the Church prepares for Easter. Starting with Ash Wednesday, Lent spans 40+ days until Holy Thursday. In the fourth chapter of Matthew, Jesus spends 40 days in the desert, fasting, praying, and preparing for his mission. Lent is your opportunity for that same focus.
Lent is your invitation to take your spiritual life seriously.
Lent is the perfect time to form life-giving habits and abandon self-destructive habits.
Lent is your chance to discover the abundant life Jesus invites us to at Easter.
Take these 40 days to explore God’s dream for your life and it will change everything. Are you ready?
- from the Dynamic Catholic website
1st Grade (Catechesis of the Good Shepard - CGS)
Hannah Casey, Atrium across the hall from Trinity
2nd Grade (Catechesis of the Good Shepard - CGS)
Katie Wood and Jessica Hevelone, Parish Office lower level on 119th St.
Important Dates:
1st Communion Parent Session - Sunday - March 22, 10-11 am (between masses). Childcare will be available again in the School Gym. Thank you!
1st Communion - April 12 (Practice April 9)
1st Communion Dress Code Details - some of you may be planning ahead, here are the details:
Boys - Dress pants, dress shirt, dress shoes. Suit and/or tie is optional, but preferred.
Girls - White dress, shoes, tights. No gloves during ceremony, please. Veils optional.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
3rd Grade
Bib Cullen, Room 9
Important Dates:
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
4th Grade
Carol Maroney Simonds, Room 3
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
5th Grade
Brian O'Neill, Room 4
Important Dates:
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
6th Grade
Jaime & Tom Knofczynski, Room 5
Important Dates:
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
7th Grade
Emily Knofczynski & Josh Roza, Upper Room
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)
Service Hours Opportunities:
Childcare needed Sun March 22, 10-11 am - please email Jodi Meyer if interested: jmeyer@moqchurch.org
8th Grade
Leslie Puente-Prai, Sara Lechowicz, & Katie Geist, Room 14 - 2nd floor
Confirmation photos were handed out this past week to your child.
Important Dates:
Reconciliation Night - March 18 (parents, guardians, family, friends are welcome!)