On Saturday, February 22, join us for educational workshops, children’s activities and a “take home kit” for the entire family! Our children are “Entrusted to Us” by God, and as primary educators we have the opportunity to learn, to serve, to pray, to play and ultimately to Love each other!
The day begins with all gathering at St. Albert Catholic Church and concludes with a Mardi Gras celebration in the St. Albert’s Parish Hall. A full day of events is as follows:
8:30-9:00 Registration in the Narthex of the Church
9:00 Welcome & Opening Talk in Church
9:20 Parents sign in children to Children’s Activities/Childcare. With the exception of ages 0-2, the children will rotate through stations such as making a liturgical calendar, learning to serve through Mobile Loaves and Fishes and Little Angels, playing games and including a guided adoration appropriate by age.
9:30 First Parent Workshop
10:15 Break
10:20 Second Parent Workshop
11:05 Break
11:10 Third Parent Workshop
11:55 Parents sign out children to go as family to Parish Activity Center for family activity, lunch, book fair, and raffle/door prizes
1:00 Plenary Talk by Father Charlie Garza on Family prayer, Spousal prayer and Sibling prayer
1:30 Golden Educator of the Year Award and family game
1:45 Mardi Gras float creation and parade
2:45 Take home kit and closing prayers and comments
We hope you can join us! Space is limited so please register soon. All who register will receive workshop presentations to reference after the conference as well.
www.reginamater.org/familyworkshop
Our speakers and topics include:
Father Charlie Garza on Family, Spousal & Sibling Prayer
Dr. Kelly Bodu-Torrant, Parenting the 0-10 year old with the Whole Brain Child
Felicia Benevidez, Living the Liturgical Calendar through Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Dr. Kevin Stuart, Austin Institute, providing a Tech Talk
Chase Croux, Director of Youth Ministry, “Draw us to Play as a Family”
Becky & Tony Saucedo, Theology of the Body with teens
George & Jennifer Martinez, Preparing for College and Financing College
Dr. Kurt Schroder, Understanding Temperament in the Family
Rachel Vaughan, Director of Religious Education & mother, Parenting from a State of Rest
Kim Lanicek, Teacher & Parent, The Greater Good: How to develop optimism & character through failure
Jennifer Whitmore, Teacher & Parent, Developing Gratitude from Serving in the Home
Thank you to our generous gold sponsor, iFratelli Pizza!
