St. Theresa children are critical to our mission to form disciples!   Our Children's Ministry programs assist parents with the Baptismal commitment to keep "the flame of faith alive" in their child's heart. Children grow in their relationship with God through the Mass and the sacraments, and through children's ministries including Catechesis classes, Catholic School, Service Projects, Prayer Services, Gospel Reflections, Altar Serving, Choir, and most importantly in the Domestic Church. 

2020-21 Family Prayer Services for the Domestic Church 

• Catechesis Opening Prayer Service (Creating a Home Altar) 
• Catechesis Rosary Prayer Service (Praying the Rosary followed by Service Projects) 
• Catechesis All Saints Day Prayer Service
• Catechesis Advent Prayer Service 

Web Resources for the Domestic Church  Below are a few websites that can help parents form their children in the faith and enrich their domestic church life. 

• Teaching Catholic Kids, from Our Sunday Visitor, is a valuable online tool for parents. Free downloadable activities and articles are updated each week and made available from the best of Our Sunday Visitor books, workbooks and writers.  https://teachingcatholickids.com/

• Loyola Press has a Catholic Kids site with prayers, coloring pages, saint stories and games.  Check it out here:  https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/family/catholic-kids/

• Catholic Icing  https://www.catholicicing.com/ has crafts, downloadable coloring pages and activity sheets, and liturgical activities for families.  

Sr. Ann Pennington has begun a new ministry at St. Theresa called Spiritual Adoption.  Sister has gathered a list of names of people who are elderly and living in care facilities or they are homebound.  This is the perfect opportunity for children to "adopt" a person on the list and pray for that person.  Praying for others helps children grow in compassion empathy, and selflessness.  Praying each day enriches a child's relationship with God and others.  Spiritually adoping a person who is elderly increases a child's sense of respect and concern for people who are elderly and vulnerable. 

Besides praying for the spiritually adopted person, children are also encouraged to send notes of care and joy letting the person know that the child is praying.  Here is sample of a prayer to get your child started. 

Each elementary class in both the school and church have spiritually adopted one of the people on Sister Ann's list.  Teachers and catechists will work with the children to pray and show care for their person.