St. Francis Xavier and St.

Wendel Religious Education Program

July
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 activities
Make a list of family
to do before
summer ends. Give
everyone a chance to
add to the list.

2 3 4 5 Play “Guess the

saint.” Pick one
6 7 First Friday
Devotion
8
4th of July from Butler’s Lives Fill an empty jar with Family Fun Night!
Stay after Mass and Enjoy family time with Make a visit to the
of the Saints. Give spare change. Once a Learn a new board or
pray for a holy, fun, and a game of hopscotch or Sing “God Bless Blessed Sacrament
clues and take turns month, empty it into the card game or play old
safe summer. kick a ball. America” together. today. Thank Jesus for
guessing. poor box at church. favorites.
His gifts.

9 10 Blow bubbles!
11 St. Benedict 12 13 14 15
Bend metal coat hangers He founded the Donate winter clothes
Light a candle after into loops and dip the Pick a beatitude and Have a relay race in the Today, encourage
Benedictine Order. that went unused last
Mass and pray for the loop into a bucket of try to live it all day backyard. Winner picks everyone to give up a
Pray for vocations to year. Donate them to a
pope’s intentions. soapy water. long (Matthew 5:3-11). dessert. small treat as penance.
religious life. clothing drive.

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Celebrate “mini Easter” Build a pillow and Have an A-Z scavenger
Pray the Chaplet of hunt around the yard.
by enjoying ice-cream Resolve to use only blanket fort in the Catch fireflies in a jar.
Divine Mercy together. Photograph something
sundaes after Mass Every time you hear a kind, affirming words living room and read Release them before
Find it here: https:// starting with each
together. siren, say a prayer. today. books by flashlight. going to bed.
www.usccb.org. letter.

23 24 25 26 St. Joachim
and Anne
27 28 29Sts. Martha,
Pretend to be a
character from a To honor Jesus’ Watch the sunset and Mary, and Lazarus
Offer your Mass Say “I forgive you” to Cool off by washing a
movie or book. See who grandparents, pray praise God for His Invite friends for dinner
intention for the Holy someone who hurt you car together.
guesses your character for grandparents creation. in honor of these saints,
Souls in purgatory. today.
first. everywhere. who hosted Jesus.

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Talk about the homily
at Mass and come up Pray for Catholic
with a family resolution missionaries overseas.
for the whole week.

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 St. Francis Xavier and St. Wendel Religious Education Program

August
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Bake cookies.
2 3 4 5
Talk about how Look for a way God Have everyone do St. John Vianney
following God’s “recipe” shows that He loves an examination of In honor of today’s Go to Confession
for our life makes you today and share it conscience, following saint, send a thank you together and celebrate
something wonderful at bedtime. the Ten Commandments. card to a priest. God’s mercy.
for everyone.

6 The 7 8 9 10 11 12
Transfiguration St. Clare of Assisi
Stargaze. St. Dominic Build a campfire in
Wear white to Lie on a blanket in the Offer up an unpleasant Create a family dinner In honor of the patron
In honor of St. the backyard. Roast
remember Jesus’ yard and admire the chore as a prayer for together. Each person saint of TV, bless the
Dominic, pray a family hotdogs and sing
“dazzling white” night sky. someone else. makes a different part TV. Dedicate it for
Rosary together. campfire songs.
garments (Luke 9:29). of the meal. God’s service.

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At dinner, have
Exercise empathy,
The Assumption Make sun catchers. Family Movie
everyone name one Put on some music
thing God has given by playing, “How of Mary Decorate tracing paper
Pick a person in the Night
news and pray for him and have a dance-
them for which they would you feel if you Celebrate by attending with colored markers. Pop some popcorn and off!
or her.
are grateful. were…?” Mass together. Display in a window. put on a good movie!

20 21 22Queenship
The 23 24 25 26
Review today’s Gospel Choose (or make up) “Finish the story!”
of Mary One person begins a Tonight, turn off the
(Matthew 15:21-28) and a short family prayer Play frisbee or catch
Light a candle and sing Practice patience… story and the others TV and screens, and
pray for an increase of to say together every outside.
the hymn, “Hail, Holy patiently! take turns adding to it. spend family time
faith in prayer. day this school year.
Queen.” together.

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Today, after Mass, Pick a good habit you
pray for returning each want to adopt and
teachers and students practice it all day long.
looking forward to a (Hint: Patience is a
good school year. good one!)
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Draw pictures on the At dinner, share your
Resolve not to complain
sidewalk or driveway favorite memories
today.
with colored chalk. from the summer.
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