July Newsletter - Have a Slowed-Down Catholic Summer!

HAVE A SLOWED-DOWN CATHOLIC SUMMER

Dear Friends,

It’s summer! No more class sessions, e-learning, homeschooling or whatever sort of schooling
the students have been working on this pass school year. Try some of these suggestions to make your summer a little more Catholic. The following suggestions can get the entire family involved in a summer activity. Have a blessed summer!

Sister Regina

WORKS OF MERCY

Use the seven corporeal works of mercy e.g. Have an older child commit to helping a younger
sibling get drinks and snacks.

GET MOVING

Plan a kids Olympics- have the kids practice all morning, then hold games after lunch. Talk
about how our bodies, no matter how they look or function, are gifts from God.

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Dedicate some of your prayer time for the sick and suffering in our country and around the
world. Especially during this time war and violence.

CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY

Feed the hungry, Give drink to the thirsty. Clothe the naked. Shelter the homeless. Visit the
sick. Visit the imprisoned. Bury the dead.

EXPLORE NATURE

Take a hike or a walk. Look for birds, insects and different kind of trees and plants. Enjoy being
outside in God’s creation. Remind the kids that it’s important to be good stewards of the Earth
and the Creatures who live there.

WRITE LETTERS

Write a letter, send a card or care package to a family member you haven’t seen in a while.

REVIEW ALL THE PRAYERS YOU KNOW

Pray one of your prayers each night for a special intention.

JULY SAINTS:

St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Henry, St, Bonaventure, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Camillus de
Lellis, St. Apollinaris, St. Lawrence of Brindisi, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Sharbel Makhluf,
St.Anne, St. Martha, St. Peter Chrysologus, St. Ignatius of Loyola.

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