Tour of the Church with Father John

Thank you for the tour Father John!

Father John talks about the use of Sacred Chrism

Father John talks about praying and lighting candles.

Profession of Faith

The fourth grade have learned how to identify ways God makes Himself known to us.

God revealed Himself most fully in Jesus.  

 We profess our faith at Mass each week.  We pray one of the creeds of the Church. 

 The creeds of the Church are also called professions of faith.

 Our fourth graders prepared personal statements about their faith, what they believe.

Tonight they went to the Church to "profess" their faith statements at the ambo.  

Confirmation Retreat: Sunday, January 22, 2012

Please pray for our 88 young people who will be on retreat this Sunday, January 22, 2012.  Our retreat begins at 1:00 pm in the Martha and Mary Fellowship Hall.
We will conclude with Mass at 5:45 pm.  This Mass fulfills your Sunday obligation and parents and siblings are welcome to join us for this Liturgy.
May God bless the team as they prepare for the retreat and all those preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Fish Fry and Silent Auction

FISH FRY and SILENT AUCTION
Friday, March 2, 2012
5:00 - 7:00 pm
St. Pius X Parish Center


Auction Items include:
Handmade Quilt
Wii (Sport)
Golfer's Delight Basket
Bucaneers Basket
Drake Bulldog Basket
Movie Night Basket
Thirty-One products
Lots of Jewelry
Handmade item by Deacon Dave
Girl Scout Cookie Basket
Joe's Photo Booth
Graziano Brothers Italian Basket
Palmer's Deli Gift Cards
Books, Games and Coloring book Baskets for the kids
and much, much more!


All proceeds go to the CGS Atrium for materials and training costs.


If you would like to donate toward a basket or have an idea to create a basket, contact Mary at 515-278-5684, ext. 130 or mheinrich@saintpiuschruch.org

A family Lenten journey...Come suffer with Chris!

Overheard in the Atrium

Tonight in the True Vine Atrium, a catechist was presenting the Mystery of Faith with a group of seven year olds.  As they spoke about the Resurrection and how we come to know that Jesus rose from the dead, one little boy proclaimed, "I know where that is!" and proceeded to get up and walk over to the Blue Strip and point to Redemption.

I love it when the children make those connections!

Catechist Formation

This week (Wednesday, January 4, 2012) our catechists will be gathering from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Parish for our Winter In-Service.   There will be over 300 catechists from around the city in attendance.  Our catechists will have a variety of workshops to choose from, including:

The Examen: Checkup for Daily Life

Fr. Bob Hoefler

Learn about this practice begun by St. Ignatius

Your Catholic Charities

Trish Radke

Learn about the history and work of Catholic Chari-

ties along with ideas for service.

Mary of Nazareth

Dr. Tom Neal

Fostering a Catholic approach to the Virgin Mary

The Gift of Prayer-In A Box

Erin Nennig

A lesson on how to pray as middle school students

with the tools to create a holy place for prayer.

Praying the Psalms with Children and Families

Patricia Mathson

Creative ways to encourage children and families to

give praise to our God with the psalms

Answering the Tough Questions: Reconciliation

Kayla Richer & Debbi Chalik

Answers along with teaching tips

Women in the Bible

Deb Richards

Explore some of the women in the Bible and what

they have to do with us today

Music in the RE Setting

Cathy Gray

Fun for the primary grades

Breathe

Ann Mertes

Have you ever thought about your breath from a spiri-

tual perspective? View and discuss Rob Bell’s video

“Breathe.”

Making Booklets in the Atrium

For Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Mary Heinrich

Simple bookbinding for tracing packets or Maxim booklets

This is a great opportunity for our catechists to share and learn new ideas to bring to the classroom or atrium.

Sessions will resume the following week:

Sunday, January 8, 2012:  CGS Atrium  for Sunday Preschool

Tuesday, January 10, 2012:  Tuesday CGS Atrium

Wednesday, January 11, 2012:  Wednesday Night Faith Formation and CGS Atrium