Children's Masses

The 3rd weekend of each month the 9:00AM Mass at St. Adalbert Church and the 9:30AM Mass at St. Mary of the Mount Church we celebrate Masses geared toward children:

Purpose: to engage the children and help them participate in the mystery of the liturgy. It is based on the experience that children have an amazing capacity and openness to the power and mystery of symbol and symbolic action, and to encounter God.  This is part of the program for catechesis for our children. The three places of particular focus are the homily, the Eucharistic Prayer, and a Blessing for Children who are too young to receive Communion:

• We invite kids up to sit in the sactuary
• Parents/gardians often come up with their little children 
• The homily is child friendly/engaging

• We invite the children up from the Holy, Holy, Holy, to the Sign of Peace 
• This helps them focus on the mystery and the actions of the Eucharistic Prayer

• Before the Announcements are made - for those too young to receive communion, we have them stand or come forward
• The whole congregation ask a special blessing that they may know communion with God and the community