RE Updates

Reminder: There will be no RE Classes on 11/28.

This week we are highlighting Dr. Michael Patrick Barber CD:

Why Almsgiving?



Advent, the season in which we prepare for Christmas, is a penitential season. One of the key acts of penance that the Church recommends is almsgiving. But why?Citing the Old and New Testaments, the Catechism, and his own engaging personal stories, professor and author Dr. Michael Barber explains the “inner logic” of almsgiving, and how this often-misunderstood aspect of our faith is a critically important good work, related to our own unmerited redemption in Jesus Christ.

If you have questions please contact Paula Wright: faith@cocathedral.com

On November 7 all Faith Formation students in grades first though eighth will participate in the Diocesan Safe Environment Training.
The topic for the training this year is Bullying.

Parents, if your child is not participating please complete an Opt-Out Form and return it to the Faith Formation Office no later than November 14. Opt-Out Forms are located on the website and will be sent home with students on October 31.

Additional resource information available at the sites below:
www.missingkids.com
www.safekids
stopbullying.gov
www.cyberbullying.org
kidsmartz.org
netsmartz.org

*Opt-Out Form located under Documents  (bottom left column) 

If you have questions, please contact Paula wright.:
faith@cocathedral.com