October Weekly Update

Friends, thank you for the wonderful start to the year! This week, our entire program is focusing on Lesson 1: Creation—that God created the world good, made us in His image, and invites us to care for creation and one another.

October is also the Month of the Holy Rosary; our Blessed Mother statue is beautifully adorned in church—stop by with your children to say a Hail Mary.

Know of my prayers for your families.

We get 168 hours each week. Giving 1 hour to Sunday Mass is where we meet Jesus in the Eucharist—the “source and summit” of our faith. At Mass, we:

• Meet Jesus in Word and Eucharist—the heart of our Catholic life

• Hear God’s Word and learn how to live it.

• Receive grace & is nourished in Holy Communion (or a blessing while preparing).

• Keep the Lord’s Day holy (3rd Commandment) and reset our week with peace and purpose.

• Learn and grow together as a family in faith and virtue.

• Belong to a community that prays, serves, and supports one another.

• Mass is where your child sees the lesson “come alive.” It truly strengthens what we teach and forms disciples for life.

One hour with the Lord shapes the other 167 hours—heart, mind, and habits.

• Children Sign-in at the Narthex: Full Name & Grade in the book provided at the table + reflection:

• Bring back the Mass Journal Reflection Sheets to Class (found on our Parents Corner Website, and at the sign-in table.)

• If out of town, still complete the Mass Journal Reflection Sheets and bring in a Parish Bulletin signed by the Priest from the Church you visited.

Prep helps: Watch our short Sunday prep videos as a family (link here and on the Parents Corner of our website)

Let us know

• Please email/text the program office before class if possible.

Complete the weekly lesson at home

• Read the chapter covered that week.

• Complete the workbook pages for that chapter

• Say the closing prayer at the end of the chapter together.

Turn it in

• Bring the finished pages to the next class,

• Within one week of the missed class, I will review the textbook to ensure that credit can be given.

Parents Corner Password:
ILUVMYCHURCH (Use all caps/case sensitive)

• Privacy & Safety: It’s password-protected (we serve minors), so class information and downloads remain within our parent community.

Email: passociate@sienachurch.org
General: prep@sienachurch.org
Website: www.sienachurch.org
Phone: 732-938-5375
Location: 31 Asbury Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727