1st Fridays

Mass & “The Quad” at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 2900 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL

Schedule

8:30 a.m. Mass in chapel

9:00 – 11:00 a.m Various activities (begin in Hoffmann Center)

Description

“The Quad” at SJN will offer children a variety of activities such open gym for basketball and recess games and rooms for board games, arts & crafts, etc. Children can stay in one area for the entire 2 hours or have the opportunity to rotate through activities every 30 minutes. Let your child’s imagination and energy flow!

A moms’ faith discussion group, using videos from the CatholicConference4Moms, will also be offered during this time. A nursery is provided for 1-3 year olds.

Participating Family Expectations

Moms will be required to be part of a rotation system to help supervise the children during their activities. All parents in attendance must have completed Protecting God’s Children and Safe Environment forms as well as a background check on file with CRECHE, per the Rockford Diocese policies.

3rd Fridays

Mass & Faith Studies at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 2300 Main Street, Batavia, IL

Schedule

8:00 a.m. Mass

8:30-9:00 Fellowship (Donovan Hall)

9:00-11:00 Faith studies for kids and moms’ faith discussion (Donovan Hall)

Description

Third Friday faith studies will offer children an opportunity to learn about saints and grow in virtue with their friends through such things as age-appropriate book studies, DVD series, priest visits, etc.

Participating Family Expectations

Moms will be required to be part of a rotation system to help facilitate the kids’ faith studies. This rotation will depend upon enrollment of 3rd Friday families. The more families that are enrolled, the fewer times each mom will have to facilitate. All parents in attendance must have completed Protecting God’s Children and Safe Environment forms as well as a background check on file with CRECHE, per the Rockford Diocese policies.