The Confirmation Retreat is Underway

Confirmation Candidates and their sponsors are gathered at the church this morning. The activities are designed to get the two of them to interact discussing their faith.

It also has them consider what to pray

 for and allows them to pray together.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered. 

They also paint together. Each painting is full of symbolism both as a teaching tool and a reminder of the event.

Pray for our candidates and their sponsors, 

this morning in their retreat and 

as their prepare for Confirmation.

Cleaning up for Pastor

One of the benefits of Fr Damian's trip to Guatemala was the ability to get in his house and paint.

All the nail holes have been filled in and everything will be fresh when Fr. Dave moves in tomorrow.

Day of Reflection

Mike Debus was on hand for the Day of Reflection for our 8th grade Confirmation students as he demonstrated how he prays and paints.

What's more impressive at the end: applause or posting?

Praying and Painting

During their Confirmation Retreat, our 8th grade students learned that sitting quietly isn't the only way to pray. They had a "hands on" experience of learning to pray as they painted.

 Each of the background colors in their painting represents a different gift of the Holy Spirit and each student uses the colors as they desired those gifts.

In the foreground they added an image 

of a dove representing the Holy Spirit.

VBS has begun

 VBS began earlier today, and part of the sessions is art.

During drama, students were NOT pleased to pay taxes to Zacchaeus, as they gained a greater appreciation for what Jesus did.

We had a chance to enjoy a snack today.

The preschool students got a book on Zacchaeus.

Omaha Street Percussion helped us with some music.

You can listen to the "before" below as the students prepare for their concert on Wednesday.