SEAS Faith Formation

May 1, 2024

A Note from Driskill's Desk

Happy May and happy early Mother's Day! Sending warm wishes in advance to all the amazing mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures out there!

In our Catholic Church, the month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother. To celebrate our Blessed Mother, we will do a “May Crowning” on Wednesday, May 8th in our Faith Formation Youth Center. Please join us beginning at 6:00 as we sing, pray, do a few crafts and have some light snacks. We invite you to bring a flower for our blessed Mother as we crown her Queen of Heaven and Earth.

The month of May is also a sad time as we begin to end our faith formation school year. I'm so sad that I won't be able to see the kids during the week, but LOVE that I can see them each Sunday at 10:00am Mass.

Speaking of Mass, if your child would like to participate in the children’s liturgy as a reader, please use our sign up genius link by clicking HERE. If your child would like to practice the songs at home or sing at the microphone, click HERE for the May songs for Children’s Church.

In May and June our students will be celebrating the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. I humbly ask that you keep them in your prayers.

We're trying something a little different this year as we will be doing online registration beginning May 11th. Please see the Youth Faith Formation page on our website for more details if this is your first time registering.

Once again, thank you for all your support of our SEAS Faith Formation program. For the most up to date information on our programs, please subscribe to flocknote, view the TVs in the building, check our website or check out the links for our social media at the bottom of the newsletter.

As always- continue to pray for us as we continue to pray for you!

God Bless,

Mrs. Driskill

Children's Mass Information

Children’s Liturgy

If your child would like to participate in the children’s liturgy by reading please use our sign up genius link and click HERE If your child would like to practice the songs at home or sing at the microphone, click HERE for the May songs for Children’s Church.

If your child is interested in singing at the 10:00am Sunday Children's Mass, please email Mrs. Driskill for more information at loraine@seaschurch.com.

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Elementary Faith Formation

Our Elementary students will receive their First Communion during the month of May. Please pray that our students and their families feel the true presence of Jesus and are strengthened by the gift of the Eucharist.

If you have a child making their First Communion, consider praying the below First Communion Novena together. This is one way for your child to know how important this Sacrament is and just how much you support their faith journey. Click the below link to find this prayer.

First Communion Novena

Thank you to all our volunteer Catechists for helping the children to grow in their faith and learn more about our Church. You are a blessing to our entire SEAS community.

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Archdiocese Safe Environment Protocols

The Archdiocese of San Antonio provides several resources and videos to parishes in an effort to help programs talk to students and parents about safety measures.

In the month of November, our Faith Formation programs will be going over some safe environment and boundary topics with our students. Each program coordinator will provide you with more information on specifics.

If you would like to learn more about what the Archdiocese offers or to watch videos for specific age levels, check out the following links:

Archdiocese of San Antonio Child Protection Office-

https://archsa.org/child-protection/child-protection-letter/

Teaching Boundaries and Safety Guide-

https://www.virtusonline.org/educators/Teaching-Boundaries-and-Safety-Guide-English.pdf

Empowering God's Children (Grades K-5)-

https://www.youtube.com/embed/As5weSqt9Jw

Empowering God's Children (Grades 6-8)-

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P3RoYAYkDQ4

Empowering God's Children (High School)-

https://www.youtube.com/embed/eY_oua646oc

Safety Procedures

The safety of our students, families, volunteers, and staff is a top priority for our Faith Formation Ministry. It is important to us that parents feel comfortable and confident while their children attend classes at SEAS. We take several steps to ensure we are providing a safe environment for all.

Each of our volunteers and all of the staff are required to take Safe Environment Trainings. Our Good Shepherd and Elementary students must be picked up from their classroom to guarantee that they leave with a trusted adult. You will also notice that we have a police officer on site during each class session.

To help with safety measures, we ask that parents read the below handbook provided by the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Parent Handbook- Protecting God's Children

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sOtPCQW3Fpn3QC6es6QwddSZOWX0groB/view?usp=sharing

Please let us know if you ever have a safety concern.