youth ministry outreach

Pope Francis has called for a day to honour grandparents and the elderly. On Sunday, July 25th young people are encouraged to celebrate their grandparents or elderly neighbours / friends in their life.
Parishes are encouraged to share the special prayer for this day and young people are encouraged to hand deliver or send Pope Francis' message for grandparents and the elderly. All resources for this day can be found on our archdiocesan webpage www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca/grandparent
Here are some suggestions of how young people could honour their grandparents / the elderly on July 25th:
-Share prayer & papal message with them (print it out or send the link)
-Visit them or give them a phone call / video chat.
-Give or send flowers
-Bake something sweet for them
-Make a card
-Write a letter sharing what you love about them and perhaps some special memories you share.
-Attend mass together that Sunday or watch together virtually if necessary
-Share a photo on social media of you together on that day or what you've done to honour them and use the hashtag #IamWithYouAlways.

Bro Francis Cartoon Activities 
MyCatholicKids.com - free library of Mass videos for Children during the COVID-19 
TheCatholicKid - colouring pages
TheKidsBulletin - Fantastic printable bulletins for kids
CatholicMom - lots of activities and worksheets
TheReligionTeacher - a great clearing house of activities
 

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