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First Communion Announcements
FIRST COMMUNION MEETING - PLEASE NOTE (Mandatory)
We are approaching the celebration of your child's First Holy Communion. That is why we are letting you know that, as stated on the calendar we gave you at the beginning of the year, you and your child must attend the Parents’ Meeting for First Communion that will take place next week. 
*On this date, we will have the meeting for First Communion instead of regular class. The meeting will take place virtually. The
link will be sent to you via email a few days prior to the
meeting. Please check your emails for the link to login to the
online meeting. On the day of the meeting, you and your child will need to login by 6:30 pm.
Attendance at this meeting is mandatory for both parent and student. We look forward to seeing all of you and your children online at our meeting! |
ASH WEDNESDAY - START OF LENT / NO CLASS: Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb. 16 & 17)
This Wednesday, we celebrate the Feast of Ash Wednesday, which marks the
beginning of the Lenten Season. Lent is a 40-day season in which we
are given the opportunity to reflect and to prepare ourselves for our
Lord’s Resurrection in Easter through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Please watch this video on our website, as we prepare to enter into this holy season of Lent. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE Our schedule of Masses for Ash Wednesday can be found below and is also posted on our website. We also invite you to browse through the “LENT” page here on our website, which contains more information on this season as well as additional resources for the Lenten season. May our Lord Jesus Christ accompany us on our Lenten journey. Please note that, as stated on our calendars, there will be NO CLASSES this week for the Tuesday and Wednesday groups for the celebration of Ash Wednesday.
Classes will resume the following week:
SATURDAY STUDENTS WILL HAVE CLASS AS USUAL ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASH WEDNESDAY MASS SCHEDULE  St. Kevin Catholic Church Wednesday, February 17th 7:30 am English 12:00 pm Spanish 6:00 pm English (livestreamed) 7:30 pm Spanish (livestreamed) - Limited capacity due to social distancing guidelines - Livestreamed Masses can be found on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stkevinmiami - Ashes will be imposed on the forehead during each Mass. PLEASE NOTE: Ash Wednesday is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. It is also not an obligation to receive the ashes. |
THINGS TO LEARN, Part III - EVALUATIONS NEXT CLASS
We will be making sure that each student has learned the steps in going to Confession (Reconciliation). We will be asking them to go through the words and actions of the Rite of Reconciliation with us as if they were doing their First Reconciliation. The evaluation will basically be a practice of going to confession. This is to ensure that they will know steps of what to say and do when they celebrate their First Reconciliation with one of our parish priests.
In addition, we will be doing a second evaluation on the “Act of Contrition.” The Act of Contrition is prayed during Reconciliation and, therefore, each child must know this prayer. Please make sure to review (and pray) the Act of Contrition with your child. Thank you, and God bless you. |
FIRST COMMUNION - Things to Learn, Part III
 Please find below the link to the handout that contains the material that your child needs to review and learn.
In a few weeks, we will be evaluating to ensure that each of our students has learned the Rite of Reconciliation and the Act of Contrition. We ask for your assistance by going over the Rite and the prayer together with your child. We also strongly recommend practicing the steps in celebrating Reconciliation with your child at home. Also, as mentioned previously, we will also be doing a follow-up evaluation on the Basic Prayers (the Sign of the Cross, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be) to ensure that they have learned them as part of the preparation for First Communion. Please make sure that your child is continuing to say these prayers daily. Thank you, and God bless you. |
UPDATE ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES (January 2021)
 Over the last couple of weeks, we have been discerning how to proceed with regards to resuming our Religious Education classes after the Christmas break. While we want our students to be able to attend classes here at the parish, we also have to consider that fact that the number of new daily coronavirus cases continues to remain significantly high. The guidance from the Office of Catechesis of the Archdiocese of Miami has remain unchanged, which is to continue with the online learning plans already in place and implemented at the start of the catechetical year to promote the safety and well-being of our students and catechists. Therefore, students in the Religious Education Program will continue to attend classes virtually (online) until further notice. We will reevaluate the situation at a later time, under the guidance of the Office of Catechesis, with regards to the return of our students to the classroom with religious education classes being held at the parish. Please remain safe, as we continue to take the necessary precautions while keeping our trust in the mercy and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you, and God bless you. |
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!
This is a reminder that there will be NO CLASSES from December 20th until January 3rd, 2021. We will be on Christmas Break for two weeks. Classes will resume:
*Our schedule of Masses for Christmas and New Year’s can be found below, as well as on our website, www.stkevinrep.org.*
 We share with you the video of our Christmas Presentation from this morning that was put together by some of our students. They all did an amazing job in helping us to remember and to keep alive the reason and spirit of the season. Please also find below a special Christmas message from our pastor, Father Jesús Saldaña, to all of our families in the parish.
We wish you and your family a wonderful and holy Christmas. May the
season lead you and your families to be drawn closer to Jesus Christ,
the Emmanuel, God-with-us. May the New Year of 2021 be filled with
blessings and graces from our Lord above. JESUS IS THE REASON FOR ALL THE SEASONS! Dear brothers and sisters: Peace and Goodness to all. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to our daily lives, including our social habits. Some people have asked me what the new norms will be for this Christmas. My answer is that Christmas must always be “new” on our part and should never be ”the same as last year” or simply following popular traditions. The birth of Jesus of Nazareth occurred hundreds of years ago. But at every Christmas, moved by our faith, we celebrate the presence of God the Father in the history of humankind and his presence among us through his Son, Jesus Christ, who dwells among us and fulfills the promise of the Father. After his Resurrection, he left us the gift of the Holy Spirit, which gives us the strength we need to remain and persevere in his ways, bringing his message of solidarity, peace, and communion of love with God and our neighbor in always searching for the good and noble that draws us closer to his mercy in fulfilling his will. To meditate on the true meaning of Christmas, I leave you with this quote from the Gospel of Saint John, Chapter 3, verse 16: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life. Merry Christmas, and a blessed and healthy New Year! St. Kevin Catholic Church Thursday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) 6:00 pm English (Christmas Vigil Mass) 12:00 am: Midnight Mass – Bilingual (livestreamed) Friday, December 25th (Christmas Day) (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION) 8:00 am English 9:30 am Spanish 11:15 am English 1:00 pm Spanish 7:00 pm Spanish Remember, NO confessions on Christmas Day. Thursday, December 31st 7:30 pm Spanish Vigilia por Maria, Madre de Dios Friday, January 1st, 2021 (Mary, Mother of God) (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION) 7:30 am English 6:00 pm English 7:30 pm Spanish |
CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION - Saturday, December 19th
 Everyone is invited to watch the presentation, which will be livestreamed for all of our students and families. The presentation will begin at 10:15 am. The presentation will be livestreamed on the church's Facebook page:
SATURDAY CLASSES:
Thank you, and God bless you. |
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MASS - Tuesday, December 8th
 When: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Time: 6:00 pm We will be celebrating the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the patroness of the United States. It is a Holy Day of Obligation, in which we are called to attend Mass. As we honor our Blessed Mother, let us come together as a community to pray and to celebrate as we ask for her intercession on us and our country. Please join us for our Religious Education Mass via livestream on the Church's Facebook page:
ALL STUDENTS IN THE TUESDAY CLASSES WILL BE ATTENDING THIS MASS VIRTUALLY AS THEIR REGULAR CLASS ON THIS DATE.
Thank you, and God bless you. |
THINGS TO LEARN, Part II EVALUATIONS -- NEXT CLASS
The evaluation will take place during class time. Students will need to list the Seven Sacraments and to fill in the Ten Commandments. Afterwards, they will pray the Act of Contrition with their catechist, who will evaluate each student on their knowledge of the prayer. This is to ensure that your child has learned these important prayers and concepts, as they will be needed later on when your child celebrates his/her First Reconciliation. As previously stated, we ask for your assistance in helping your child learn these concepts and prayers by going over them together at home. The best way for them to learn these prayers and concepts is to pray them together and to discuss them as a family! |
NO CLASSES ... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Classes will resume the following week:
A reminder that on Thanksgiving Day, November 26th, we will have our bilingual Religious Education Family Mass here at St. Kevin at 11:00 am. A couple of our Music Ministry members will be leading us in singing and praising God at the Mass, and some of our students will be participating and making a special presentation during the Mass. We invite you and your families to join us for our celebration. As capacity in the church remains limited for social distancing, the Mass will be livestreamed on the church's Facebook page so that everyone can participate virtually and join together in spirit. Please join us for our Religious Education Mass via livestream on the Church's Facebook page:
Amidst these challenging times, it is important to remember that our Lord continues to watch over us and to show us his love and mercy. As we celebrate Thanksgiving with our loved ones in a safe way, let us be thankful to God for all the graces he has bestowed on us and all the blessings he constantly provides for us. Let us also continue to keep in our prayers all those who are in need, all those who are struggling as a result of this pandemic, and all who are helping in so many ways. |
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