Family Activities 2023-2024
*We highly recommend taking pics of the activities log as you go along just in case it gets lost!
If you need to re-print the log…
- Activities Log for Summer Program families can be found here
- Activities Log for Home Study families can be found here
These are just some activities coming up at St. Joan’s – we will add more as they are made available.
- *New* Family Stations of the Cross – Monday, March 25th at 7:15 pm in the Church. We will use a version of the Stations designed for a prayerful and meaningful experience for children and adults as well. (Mrs. Donohue will be the stamper)
- Holy Saturday Morning Prayer (Saturday, March 30th) – 9:00 am in church (Mrs. Donohue will be the stamper)
- Passion Play – Our WINGS Youth Group will put on their popular Passion Play in the church on Friday, March 15th, and Saturday, March 16th, 7 pm both nights. This is a great opportunity to support the young people of our parish, while preparing our hearts and minds for Holy Week and Easter.
- Mass Reflection – Families can attend any Sunday Mass – the Saturday Vigil at 5:30, the 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am or 12:00 pm – and children can fill out this form after the Mass (you’ll see the form is doubled up; only one form needs to be filled out). When completed, it can either be scanned and emailed to us at rem@stjoans.org, or sent in hard copy format to our office. A stamp is not required for this, as the reflection itself is basically the “stamp.” *Thanks to our friend Mark Russienello at St. Robert Bellarmine for this idea*
- Kids Lit – Weekly! – **No Kids Lit on October 29th** This year, Kids Lit will run according to the following schedule: Weeks 1 & 3 of the month, at 9am Mass, and weeks 2 & 4 of the month, at 10:30am Mass. For Kids Lit, you attend Mass with your child (each child must have an adult there) and children are called to the altar prior to the readings by Msgr. Rich or Fr. JM. Kids Lit leaders bring the children to Pedata Hall from then until right before Communion so they can help to break open the readings. Children are brought back to the church to rejoin their parents before Communion. *Please see Melissa Eisenstock for your stamp. (Any questions, please contact Melissa at childrensligurgy@stjoans.org.)
- Popcorn, Franks and a Movie Night – **Parents, please note that there is a parental discretion advisement for the January 25th movie night due to the subject matter of the film (“Sound of Freedom”).** You can find specific information about what movie is being shown each month in our bulletin, which you can find online here. The movie nights for this year are on the following Thursdays at 7:30 – October 19th, November 16th, December 21st, January 25th, February 15th, March 21st, April 25th, and May 23rd in Pedata Hall. Stamps will be done by Deacon Gene or Mrs. Kotowski.
- Masses for Classes on Community Sunday – We invite our families with children by grade to Masses in January, March, April and May on Community Sundays. Come to Mass and then come over to Pedata Hall for a treat!
- 1st and 2nd Grades – Sunday, January 7th, 9 am and 10:30 am Masses
- 3rd and 4th Grades – Sunday, March 10th, 9 am and 10:30 am Masses
- 5th and 6th Grades – Sunday, April 14th, 9 am and 10:30 am Masses
- 7th & 8th Grades – Sunday, May 5th, 9 am and 10:30 am Masses
- Stations of the Cross – All Fridays during Lent at 7:00 pm in the Church (one of the Fridays will be a Stations of the Cross Family Night – details and exact date to come).