Holy Rosary Parish Family Mission
A family event preparing for the World Meeting of Families
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Love is our Mission: The Family Fully Alive (Parish Family Mission)
Amongst each family and united as a parish family, preparing for the World Meeting of Families 2015 with Pope Francis we will have:
Time to Learn, Laugh, and Love… together
This whole day event includes:
****Fun, Food, Faith****
+Age-Specific Breakout Sessions for All Ages
+Excellent Guest Speakers for Adults
+Crafts, Games, Music, Lessons for Kids of all ages
+Fun Activities for Middle and High School Youth Group
+Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks
+Meaningful, exciting Family Time- with games & Laughing Lizards Live Band
+Confession, Rosary, Adoration
+Implementing the new parish mission
Saturday, Aug 22, 2015, 08:00 AM
Holy Rosary Church, Milam Street, Houston, TX, United States
Agenda for the Day
9:00 Opening Prayer and Song
9:30 Breakout Session: Love is our Mission
11:30 Sacrament of Confession, Family Rosary and Video
12:00 Angelus, Lunch
1:00 Breakout Session: Marriage and Family Life: A Gift to the World
3:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Snack, Adoration
4:00 Breakout Session: All Together: FAMILY=Forget About Me I Love You; Confession
5:00 Family Game Time
6:00 Dinner
6:30 Closing Prayer and Song
7:00 Family Dance with Laughing Lizards Band
9:00 End of the Parish Family Mission- Clean up!!!
Format and Structure, Material, Costs
http://www.worldmeeting2015.org/about-the-event/catechesis/
All of the material for the day is pulled from the World Meeting of Family Catechesis Program, and tailored to fit our particular parish's needs.
Registered Holy Rosary Parishioners: For each person age 21 and up, the cost will be $20. For each child aged 2 and up, the cost will be $10. The cost will include: all 3 meals and snacks, craft and game and other teaching supplies, and the use of the whole parish campus. Thank you! We have crunched many numbers and think this would be a fair price, but do not let this deter you from attending!
Non-Parishioners: The cost will be $30 per person age 21 and up. For each child aged 2 and up, the cost will be $15. This cost will include: all 3 meals and snacks, craft and game and other teaching supplies, and the use of the whole parish campus.
Volunteers and Donations Needed!
Nursery and Elementary Stations and Middle and High School volunteers.
Thank you!!!!
End the Day with a Live Band!
Website: http://laughinglizardsband.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelaughinglizards
Guest Speakers!
Roland Millare- Adults Breakout Session One: Love is Our Mission
Joe and Cathy Garcia-Prats- Adults Breakout Session Two: Marriage and Family Life- A Gift to the World
Award” presented by the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
Joseph is a practicing neonatologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and holds joint appointments in the Department of Pediatrics and Center for Ethics, Medicine and Public Issues. He is originally from El Paso, Texas where he went to Jesuit High School after which he obtained his undergraduate degree at Loyola University New Orleans. He received his medical degree at Tulane Medical School and did his pediatric training and fellowship in neonatology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Garcia-Prats was awarded the Presidential Educational Award for Outstanding Teaching at Baylor College of Medicine. He has also received the March of Dimes Outstanding Volunteer Award for his work with the March of Dimes. Joseph is the first recipient of the Annual Faculty Teaching Award presented by the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows, Baylor College of Medicine.
Cathy is a former first grade teacher and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University New Orleans. She has served on the Founding Board of Cristo Rey College Preparatory Houston, the Galveston-Houston Archdiocesan Board of Education, the Board of Directors of The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, the St. Francis de Sales School Board, and The Cenacle Retreat House Board. She served, after having had a son at the
school for 22 years, as the 2011-2012 President of the Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Mothers’ Club. She presently serves on the Board of San Francisco Nativity Academy of Houston, a faith-based, non-tuiton based Pre-K3 through 8th grade school serving exclusively low-income students and the Board of Family Services of Greater Houston Foundation.
All ten of the Garcia-Prats sons graduated from St. Francis de Sales Catholic School, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and attended faith-based colleges and universities.
Website: http://www.garcia-prats.com/garcia-prats.com/Homepage.html
Dominic and Diane Aquila: Adults Breakout Session 3: All- Together- Family=Forget About Me I Love You
Diane Aquila is married to Dominic Aquila. They have 11 living children and 2 in heaven. Diane holds a Bachelor degree in Social Science. Before having children, Diane helped her sister start a Catholic daycare center in Rochester, NY. She also worked with runaways from 9-21 years of age. Diane and Dominic have homeschooled for 30 years and in 5 states. Diane, with another woman, formed the first Catholic homeschool group in upstate NY. She wrote the homeschool newsletter for several years in Steubenville, Ohio. Diane now runs a tutorial with 70 students at UST. She has spoken at Rice University on homeschooling 2 years in a row as part of a school choice program. Diane mentors new homeschoolers and fields questions about homeschooling. Diane co-authored an article on hospitality and Mother Cabrini with her husband and co-authored an introduction to a section in a new book on JPII Speaks on Woman. She loves to cook, go to concerts, bike and be with her family.
Joe and Cinda Devet: Senior Adult Breakout Sessions
Order of the Alliance of the Two Hearts
Website: http://www.catholicozvocations.org.au/Home/Catholic-Life/Vocation-Directory?record=50&id=1&&secID=70
John Power: High School Breakout Session One
Sponsors and Advertisers of our Parish Family Mission!
Kolache Shoppe
Website: http://www.kolacheshoppe.com/
Official Prayer
The Sign Language version is below.
Official Icon
See below for how this painting was rendered.
Humanum Videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZF6OmdXSyh6JTMGALzs3MEuhpfW4p59b