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September 18, 2023One of our primary goals at Mary, Queen of the Apostles Parish is to make disciples of the adults in our community. We do this through Adult-Centered Faith Formation. By placing our focus on fortifying the faith of adults, we have found that in turn, this is the most successful way to reach our children in their faith formation. Exposure to the strong faith of family members, friends, or any supportive adult will nourish the seeds of faith in our children.
As a Church, we've spent much of our time and resources educating children, assuming that the culture and practices of the faith would be learned at home from their household and community- but in these times, we know that children are often not being formed in the faith at home. Still, we know that parents are the first and most influential teachers of their children when it comes to faith. In order to raise the next generation of disciples, we must be a church that empowers adults to share their faith with each other and with their children.
Jesus himself was born into the heart of a family, a little church consisting of himself, his mother, Mary, and his foster father, St. Joseph. Wherever the Holy Family set up their home — in the stable in Bethlehem, in Egypt, or in Nazareth — their little Church moved right along with them.
At MQOA, our parish church is built up of many little churches and we welcome your little church (your family) to our big family of faith. Our community will walk with you on this journey and empower you to grow and share your faith with your family.Families seeking sacraments for their loved ones can begin the process by scheduling an intake meeting with Steven (English) or Charlie (Spanish). We will continuously enroll new families for Baptism (up to age 7), First Communion (age 7 & up), and Confirmation (14 and up) throughout the year.
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