Family Faith News
Holy Family Parish
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving and Give Thanks God!
Feeling and expressing appreciation is good for us. Like any wise father, God wants us to learn to be thankful for all the gifts He has given us. It is in our best interest to be reminded that everything we have is a gift from Him. Without gratitude, we become arrogant and self-centered. We begin to believe that we have achieved everything on our own. Thankfulness keeps our hearts in right relationship to the Giver of all good gifts.
During this Thanksgiving holiday, take time to thank God for all your gifts. Demonstrate this example to your children by having them share all they are grateful for from God. Happy Thanksgiving!
Family Faith Formation 2022: Register Now!
Registration for Family Faith 2022 is Open!
Registration for Family Faith 2022 open! We hope our Family Faith Formation 2022 will provide greater opportunities for family sharing and meeting together. Beginning in January, we will start our program virtually with weekly newsletters and monthly zoom meeting. Since the weather is too cold to meet in-person outside, depending on the progress of the pandemic, we will explore different options to meet inside. Hopefully, by the spring time, our goal is to transition from monthly zoom meetings to in-person classes, similar to our Family Faith Program prior to the pandemic.
We hope you will join us in growing your family's faith during our next year that starts in January 2022! To register your child for Family Faith Religious Education 2022, please complete and submit this form. Kindly note the following:
-Registration includes 3 items:
STEP 1: Complete and submit this online registration form.
STEP 2: Payment for family
$70 - 1 Child/1 Parent
OR
$100 - Family (if more than 1 Child is registered)
STEP 3: Copies of Baptism/Communion Certificates for each child (if copies of certificates are not already on file from previous years).
- To register for Family Faith Formation, you must be a parishioner of Holy Family Parish. If you would like to register as a parishioner, please call the Parish Office (732) 545-1681 ext 101.
- Complete a separate registration form for each child. Once you submit a form, there will be an option to complete an additional form if you would like to register another child.
- Online registration will end on Friday, December 10.
- Once an online registration form is submitted for each child (STEP 1), please call the office and make an appointment to drop off payment and your child's certificates of sacraments (if applicable).
Mass Readings for Sunday, November 21: The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
This weekend is the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year, known as the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. On this Sunday, a week prior to the start of a new liturgical season of Advent, we reflect on our own journey towards our encounter with Jesus, as He will come as the King and Lord of life and history. Being this feast day is at the end of the liturgical year, this highlights that Jesus Christ, the King, is the destination of our earthly pilgrimage.
During Advent and Christmas, we celebrate Jesus' first coming into our world as our savior. However, we are now awaiting is His second coming. His first coming was in the humility of a child laid in a manger; His second coming will be when He returns in glory at the end of time.
During this time of "fake news" and alternatives facts to truth, it is refreshing to hear Jesus solemnly proclaim in this Gospel that He was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. The basic truth is that God is love and loves the world he created so much that he sent his own Son to save it. Through this weekend's Gospel, we recognize the Lord's presence in everyday life and to prepare us for His final coming.
Activities for Family
Thankful & Blessed!
Thanksgiving is a time we are thankful and recognize all that God has given to us. In school, children often learn about these traditions and create fun crafts to show what they are thankful for. The fun activities and crafts below bring together our thanks and appreciation for all we have, and recognize these blessings are from God.
This week, have your child create one of the crafts below to reflect on all they give thanks.
Project IMT
1. What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?
2. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Come back next week to see the answers!
Share Your Work!
Snap a Picture & Share Your Crafts With Us!
Jose & Guadalupe's Advent Wreath
Marco's Advent Wreath
Jamie's Advent Wreath
Joshua's Advent Wreath
Alexander's Advent Wreath
Alexander & Joshua's Advent Wreath
Aitza & Nathanael's Advent Wreath
Aitza and Nathanael Falconi
Sofia's Advent Wreath
Uplift Video of the Week!
Challenge On for These Cats and Dogs!
During our months in quarantine when Covid began, we had a lot of time at home! This family set up and obstacle challenge for their cats and dogs to see which pet can pass through the room without knocking down the items.
Take a guess! Did the dogs or cats win this challenge? Watch this cute video to find out!
Holy Family Parish
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OR
- Text holyfamilyforall to 84576 (or 202-765-3441 in Spanish)
Email: catherinek@holyfamilyforall.org
Website: holyfamilyforall.org
Location: 56 Throop Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Phone: (732) 545-1681
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