Hosted by the OLS Dignity of Life Committee

7:00 pm Each Evening

Saturday, January 14th though Sunday, January 22nd

(Weekends in the Church)
(Monday - Friday in the Family Center Chapel)

January 22nd is the 39th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade

Children's Liturgy of the Word

An Invitation to Catechists

Every Sunday the parish gathers to share a Eucharistic Meal and to hear the stories of our faith.  These are the readings from the Hebrew Scriptures that tell the stories of our ancient roots in the chosen people of God and the New Testament stories about the early church.  Some of these readings are difficult to understand and a liturgical setting doesn't allow us to raise our hands to ask a question.  For adults, the homilist provides the fullness of the scripture readings, however, children gain more from the readings when they hear them in language suited to their age in the company of other children.  And so, the children ages four through grade three are dismissed from the assembly and process downstairs into a relaxed environment.  The catechist proclaims the Word of God from the children's lectionary and engages the children in conversation about the gospel and readings.

Catechists for this ministry are given excellent materials to help them prepare for the 15-20 minute session and are given the opportunity to schedule themselves.  They gather once a year for a brief meeting to discuss this very important ministry and set the calendar for the coming months.

If you are interested in being a minister of the Word for Children or helping in another way, please contact Pat Ernst at  248.615.5574 or paternst@olsorrows.com. 

Are you planning a visit to Rome, Italy in the near future?  Would you like to learn more about a Papal Audience and/or Vatican Tours?  The website for the BISHOP'S OFFICE FOR U.S. VISITORS TO THE VATICAN can provide you with a wealth of information and answer many of your questions.  You can also find directions on how to obtain tickets for special events.

We are pleased to announce that Our Lady of Sorrows School has joined the Amazon SchoolRewards Associates program, an effortless way for you to help us fundraise, simply by shopping at Amazon.com.

Through SchoolRewards, we receive up to 10 percent of every Amazon purchase as long as shoppers use our SchoolRewards link to access Amazon. Our link to SchoolRewards is located on the right hand side of our website.  So far over $12,000 in merchandise has been purchased through our website earning the school $700.00 in rewards!!

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Thank you for your support. We appreciate your contribution to our student programs and fundraising efforts.