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Hello St. Cecilia families!Parents blessed with children are entrusted with an exciting responsibility to introduce their children to God and help nourish their faith. Having a Christ-centered marriage is the first step to building a strong, happy family. When parents take the time to learn and grow in their own faith, they can pass valuable treasures onto their children and build a family centered on love.
In many ways, our culture today is vastly different from previous generations. The youth are being targeted with immoral, relativistic messages from all angles of society. We, as parents, have a responsibility to learn and understand our children’s culture in order to connect with our youth and help them find meaning, purpose, and happiness in life.It is our hope that through the various youth ministry programs and initiatives offered at St. Cecilia, your child will encounter God at a very real and personal level.
Our various youth ministry retreats, conferences, and gatherings are designed to solicit a discipleship response in your child, to stir up a desire to live for Jesus Christ as He lived and died for us. Here is where your role as primary educator for your child comes into play.
As a parent, the question we have for you is: “What will you do to help your child continue to live in this state of grace?” What a fantastic opportunity you have as a parent to foster your child into an ongoing relationship with Christ! Your example in continually developing and living out our Catholic faith will help your child to continue to grow in love with our God.
Here are resources you will use, delivered to you wherever you are. Every parent and guardian at St. Cecilia can access it. Find exciting blogs, videos, and other resources to help you as a parent grow in your faith and in your roles as moms and dads.To learn more about the programs we offer your teens, check out our pages:
- EDGE: Middle School Faith Formation
- Life Teen: High School Faith Formation
- Confirmation for Teens
If you are looking for other resources to grow yourself, your marriage, or your family's faith life, check out the Archdiocesan Office's Marriage and Family Life Page for TONS of great resources!
The digital age makes it increasingly difficult for parents to guide their children in building good online habits. Our children’s spiritual formation takes place in part online, and it’s important for parents to not just block content they don’t want their children to see, but actually teach them to make wise choices online.
Covenant Eyes not only filters out material you don’t want them to access, it also provides Internet Accountability Reports that show parents what their kids see and do online, and can be used to start conversations and encourage responsibility in your family.
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