Mary Our Queen Religious Education Newsletter
For Everyone...
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Thank you to all of our 2nd grade parents who were able to attend our 1st Reconciliation meeting on Sunday. It was great seeing everyone and we are excited to go on this journey with you.
We also received some great feedback from our 8th grade students on this past Sunday's retreat. We had almost 100 students between SJV Religious Ed, MOQ Religious Ed, and MOQ School. A special thank you to our Benedictine College students who led the retreat -almost 90% of our students agreed that they liked this format and were more engaged with college students leading!
We encourage you all to pray as a family often and to Read more about our parish-wide theme: "Love God". You will also see many prayer guides and resources in our church bulletin, website, and church newsletter to help you along the way - especially if prayer isn't something your family has a lot of experience with.
A couple of reminders and some new things for this year:
Please make sure you COME IN to the church to pick up your students. In order to ensure the safety of all of the kids, we will not be letting the kids leave the building without a parent/guardian/whoever their ride is coming in to get them. Thank you for your understanding.
The doors will lock at 5:30 pm. If you are going to be late, please come around to the front door of the school, which is on the west side of the building on 119th street. In addition, if you need to pick your child up early, please come to the school door and speak with me or Cassie Baker and we will have your child come to the office.
Upcoming Class Dates & Information:
Nov 8: 1st Reconciliation 2nd Gr Mass & Parent Meeting, 9-11 @ MOQ
Nov 10: 8th Grade Confirmation Sponsor & Student Meeting, 6pm @ SJV
Nov 11: 3-5th Grade Family Night
Nov 14: 7th Grade Alpha Retreat @ SJV
Absent Line: 402-905-0016
or cbaker@moqchurch.org or kpeklo@moqchurch.org
Cool Catholic Things...
St. Carlos Acutis' feast day was on Monday, Oct 12. The Catholic church's "First Millennial Saint", and one of the youngest to be canonized recently, you and your child might enjoy learning more about him here: https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-life-of-carlo-acutis-biography-legacy-and-devotion
2nd Grade (Catechesis of the Good Shepard - CGS)
Katie Wood, Deb Saunders, and Jaime Knofczynski, Parish Office lower level on 119th St.
Nov 8: 1st Reconciliation 2nd Gr Mass & Parent Meeting, 9-11 @ MOQ
1st Communion Dress Code 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.
See below for copies of the handouts we used at the 1st Reconciliation meeting last Sunday.
3rd Grade
Bib Cullen, Room 9
4th Grade
Carol Maroney-Simonds, Room 3
Nov 11: 3-5th Grade Family Night
See Mrs. Maroney-Simond's email updates - let us know if you aren't receiving them!
5th Grade
Brian O'Neill, Room 4
Nov 11: 3-5th Grade Family Night
6th Grade
Gina Lypaczewski, Room 5
Thank you to Mrs. Lypaczewski's class for saying the rosary tonight - they did a great job leading us in prayer!
7th Grade
Tom Knofczynski, Kenney Center/Trinity Rooms
If you haven't already, be sure to sign up for a parent meeting with Heidi Knofcynzski as part of our confirmation prep process.
8th Grade
Emily Knofczynski & Josh Roza, Upper Room (right inside the front doors, to the left)
Nov 10: 8th Grade Confirmation Sponsor & Student Meeting, 6pm @ SJV
Continue to work on your Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy to complete your required hours. Remember that Adoration can be done any day, any time - spending time with Jesus is one of the best things any of us can do with our time!
Some dates have shifted since we gave these packets out last January - please check with your child's teacher for updated due dates!