+ OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL - Doylestown, Pennsylvania +

Kid's Lit Continues at Mt. Carmel

Since the first day of Advent 2002, we have been blessed to have Children's Liturgy at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel at the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass. Just before the First Reading, the priest or deacon asks that all children who want to, from pre-school through fifth grade, go to the Rectory basement with the "shepherd" and assistants for their own Gospel reading and discussion -- in their own words!The children return to the church for the Offering, and some of the children bring up the gifts.We have a wonderful group of adult volunteers -- but we could alway use more! Each volunteer is called on to help every six weeks or so. Just call (below) if you can help share the Word of God with our kids.We have one shepherd (or leader) and two assistants each Sunday (except Christmas and Easter)! We have an easy-to-follow lesson plan that each shepherd receives, and we give the kids a pamphlet after each Children's Liturgy. (We use Pflaum Publishing materials, but shepherds are welcome to augment the lesson in any way they see fit.) We also have a keyboard, whiteboard and cassette player and tapes for you to use. Also, we have materials for a prayer table, which we ask you to set up before Mass (usually the shepherds arrive by 8:40 p.m. to set the basement up). All parents are welcome to attend Children's Liturgy with their child(ren) to see how it works. We hope you and your child(ren) will join us!!

Also of interest....

Some parents are interested in starting a children's choir.
If you are interested, please contact Maria Evans.

Contact any of us to learn more about the program: Carole Chiaravallo 215-230-5304 carolewithane@comcast.net
Kim Robyak rkrobyak@aol.com 215-345-4697

"Children long for somebody to accept them, to love them, to praise them. Let us bring the child back to the center of our care and concern. This is the only way the world can survive because our children are the only hope of the future." -- Mother Theresa

OLMC offers children from pre-K to fifth grade a Children’s Liturgy during the 9 a.m. Mass. Children’s Liturgy is a wonderful ministry where adult volunteers share Mass with children on the child’s level so that children can understand and appreciate the readings and the Gospel.We have guidebooks that give complete instructions on what to teach the children so they learn the same lesson adults learn at Mass – only at a child’s level!

Thank you to all 20-plus parents who are already helping. But we could use a few more folks to proclaim the Gospel to the children. You’d rotate so you’d only do it a few times a year.

Please join us for a reorientation, feedback and planning meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 7, in the rectory basement. We welcome your suggestions!

Suggestions or questions? Call Kim 215-345-4697,
Carole 215-230-5304 or Maria 215-766-2331.