Religion/Faith Formation

Hello Parents!

The eighth graders have discussed life issues this week.  We've discussed many threats to life including abortion, the death penalty, suicide, scandal, euthanasia, and war.  Our conversations have been very interesting and many students have come up with good questions.  I encourage you to talk to your children regarding these topics.  The students will have a quiz on the Church's teachings on this topics at the beginning of next week.  Below I have attached some resources on our Catholic teachings regarding life issues.  When you go to the USCCB Website select "Issues" and you will be able to select your issue of choice to discuss with your child. http://www.usccb.org/prolife/tdocs/index.shtml

Next week we will have two guest speakers.  Tom Chapman our Catholic lobbyist will be in to talk to the kids about their role as a Catholic Citizen.  Below is a website to help guide you through your decision to live out your role as a Faithful Citizen.  http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/  November 2nd don't forget to vote!!  Fr. Kautzky will also be up to talk to the kids about his favorite Saints to kick off our next unit.  The students will begin working on their Saint Facebook page which will be due on Nov. 22nd.  Much of their research will need to be done on their own.

Next week is Red-Ribbion Week as you know the eighth graders will be going to Gray's Lake to do their annual walk for being drug free.  The eighth graders will also be traveling down to the Cathedral to have mass with the Bishop and a tour of the Cathedral on Nov. 1st, the Feast of All Saints.  Please watch for permission slips coming home next week. 

Just a reminder, students were made aware of the Prudential Spirit of the Community Award.  They each have handouts of the directions on how to apply for this award.  The due date for the application is November 1st and they must get Mrs. Hade to certify their application.  The application can be found at:  http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc
Four Serviam Service hours will be due by November 11th as that is the last day of the first trimester.  If you need ideas ask you student to bring home their worksheet from the Service Fair last week, as they took notes on many organizations they could work with.  Also the SFA 8th grade website always has ideas on the "Pre-approval list." Thank you again for your support of the service program, the kids really benefit greatly from the activities they participate in.

Have a great weekend.
Ms. Nennig