Ministries
Children's Ministry
Catechist Bulletin Board
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08/09 Faith Formation Registration Forms |
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Catechist Volunteer Form |
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Classroom and CM Offices Locations |
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How You Can Help |
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Tom Thumb Helps Seton
If you shop at Tom Thumb, please designate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as your charity on your Reward card. Once that is done, Seton will receive 1% of all purchases you make using your card. Use the read more link below to print the form, fill it out and include our charity number, 11741, or pick up a form at the store.
read more...
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Special Friends Ministry |
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Children with Special Needs Special Friends Ministry
An informal gathering of special families will be on Sunday, November 16th from 12:45-2:45 p.m. in the Youth Room of the Faith Formation Center. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Bruce Baumann at 972-398-5400 x4289. We want to do this on a monthly basis, providing a setting for community building and fellowship.
Special Friends
Ministry - Special Friends is a ministry that was originally organized
about 5 years ago for families with children and teens with special needs at
Seton. We invite all families to join our ministry to create fun and joyful
opportunities to connect our special kids to one another and to our whole faith
community. If you are the parent of a
child with special needs or an adult who works with special needs children or
an adult who simply has an interest in this ministry, we invite you to communicate
to us your thoughts, ideas and
enthusiasm as we plan activities and programs for our Special Friends and their
families for the coming school year! For more information,
please contact Bruce Baumann at
972-398-5400 ext. 4289.
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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
Preschool thru 5th Grade
Bruce Baumann - Director
bbaumann@eseton.org
972-596-5505 ext.4289
Eileen Schuett
Ministry Assistant & Registrar
ext. 4260- eschuett@eseton.org
Raylene Juneau
1st and 2nd Grade Coordinator
ext. 4263 - rjuneau@eseton.org
Denise Gilbert
3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Coordinator
ext. 4264 - dgilbert@eseton.org Connie Shook
Pre-School and Kn Coordinator
ext. 4272 - cshook@eseton.orgChildren's Ministry Attendance Line:
972-398-5400 ext 4000.
or email eschuett@eseton.org
Fax 972-985-0431.
 Faith Formation
Children’s Ministry invites families to be active participants in helping their children to grow in their faith. By following the steps of catechesis, our program promotes knowledge of our faith and builds on moral development, teaches about our church, prayer, and Catholic community, and calls us all to participate in worship and to be good disciples. Children will learn that faith is a gift from God; it grows and develops throughout life, is alive in the community, and lives in our thoughts and actions.
2008-2009
Registration Information
Preschool through fifth grade Faith Formation is offered in one-hour classes at the following times:
- Sundays: 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. or 10:15 -11:15 a.m.
- Mondays: 4:30 -5: 30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 4:30 -5:30 p.m. or 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Sacrament Preparation
  The Diocesan policy is that children receive one year of Religious Education before beginning sacramental preparation classes for Reconciliation and Eucharist, traditionally celebrated in the 2nd grade. Therefore, we strongly encourage all 1st graders to begin Faith Formation. If your child is between 2nd and 5th grades and has not celebrated Baptism, Reconciliation or Eucharist, please call the Children’s Ministry office for information about sacramental preparation.
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Thanksgiving Break
(No Sessions)
Monday, November 24th
Wednesday, November 26th
Sunday, November 30th
December 14 - 17
Christmas Parties &
5th Grade Program
Christmas Break
(No Sessions)
December 21, 2008
thru
January 7, 2009
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08/09 RE Calendars |
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Outreach Helps Community |
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Outreach Program Our focus again this year will be to help
children in our community. We will have grade level collections for the Collin
Country Children’s Advocacy Center in East Plano. The center serves over 4000 children and
families a year in Collin
County. Specific information
will be sent home with your child during the month of the grade level outreach.
October: We will kick off the year with all grades
participating in a new clothing drive for the advocacy center’s Rainbow Room.
November: Second grade will make blankets during
their sessions for the center. They will
also collect coins to purchase ‘sippy cups.’
December: Third grade will make blankets.
January: Fourth grade will collect baby items.
February: First Graders will make teddy bears and
5th grade will have a workshop to package home cleaning supply kits.
March:
Preschool will collect juice boxes.
April: Kindergarten will collect individual
snack items.
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Approximately once a month from September through May, children's liturgies are celebrated in the Church on Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. The Children's Choir sings at the liturgies and children serve as lectors and ushers. Children in third through fifth grade who have received First Eucharist are eligible to volunteer to be lectors, ushers, and greeters for the Children's Liturgies. Children will receive training in October and make a commitment to serve. Practice is held 1 hour before the service. For more information or to sign your child up to participate, please contact Denise Gilbert at 972-596-5505 ext. 4264.
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CHILDREN'S LITURGY DATES
FOR 2008-2009
| 9/20 |
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time |
| 10/11 |
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time |
| 11/15 |
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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| 12/6 |
2nd Sunday of Advent
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| 12/24 |
Christmas Vigil (4 PM) |
| 1/31 |
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time |
| 2/25 |
Ash Wednesday (4:30 PM) |
3/7
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2nd Sunday of Lent
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4/4
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Palm Sunday
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| 5/16 |
6th Sunday of Easter
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