A few years ago a German family and myself had the idea of establishing a children's church group in our village. The group is called "Eveil a la foi" or "Awakening to our Faith," and is designed for children from 2-7 years old, before they begin their religious preparation for Communion. The idea was to have a mini-mass for the children in the pastoral rectory during the first half of the church ceremony. In order to prepare for the children's group, we meet with the pastor to get ideas for the specific theme of the mass, and how to relate the particular Sunday message back to the children. Our group's age is quite diverse and it is often hard to relate the ideas of the sermon to small children. Our pastor, Jean Pierre, is really fantastic and always has such wonderful ideas on how to help them understand and interpret the message of the day. He is truly a master at translating the message of Christ to ALL! Unfortunately last year, the German family who helped establish this group, moved back to Germany... Thankfully Michele and Christine decided that despite our busy schedules, we should find a way to continue this very special group.
This is a clip of us at the Fete de Dieu in early June.
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