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The Family Life Coordinator serves as the liaison between the Family
Life Committees and the Parish Pastoral Council.
Goals and activities to fulfill the mission of each committee are
established yearly.
Mission:
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Provide parishioners an opportunity to meet new people and get
to know each other in a small dinner group setting.
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Activities:
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Dinner for eight is a group of eight people who get together
four times a year to enjoy dinner and each other's company.
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Mission:
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To provide parish families with safe and fun activities
during the fall season.
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Mission:
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To encourage married couples to experience a marriage encounter
weekend.
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Activities:
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Marriage Encounter is a weekend experience for married couples,
designed to help husbands and wives communicate more effectively
with each other. The Marriage Encounter Weekend is for couples who
already have good marriages, to make them better through a series
of presentations that allow the couple to reflect on their own
relationships. As a couple, they begin to realize that they are
living signs of God's church and that the sacrament they received
on their wedding day doesn't end that day, but is lived out every
day of their married lives.
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The Mom's Day Out Program is designed to provide a service to
stay at home parents and their young children.
In exchange for babystiing time one Tuesday a month, the parent
in turn gets three Tuesdays of "free time". Meanwhile the children
spend their time in a caring, playful environment learning to make
new friends, play together and overcome some of the apprehension
associated with parental separation.
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Activities:
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Mom's Day Out meets from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays in
the St. Francis Nursery for ages 6 months to 2 years and in St.
Clare Basement for the older ones up to kindergarten.
Parents take turns working either the nursery or the basement one
Tuesday a month and have the other three Tuesdays "free". Children
in the nursery have free play with the many toys, have snacks, watch
videos, have story time and lunch (sack lunch brought from home).
Children in the basement have free play with the toys we provide, some
structured play such as games, go out to the playground (weather
permitting), do a craft, have lunch (also a sack lunch from home),
and listen to stories and watch a video during quiet time.
This is a wonderful program for both the stay-at-home parent and
the child.
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Mission:
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Provide information and support for mothers and their children
through educational programs and social interaction as well as
opportunities for stewardship.
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Activities:
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Mothers' Group is a great way to be introduced to the
stewardship way of life at St. Francis! The Mother's Group can be
found in St. Clare Hall every other Wednesday of the month from
9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. This group offers educational programs,
opportunities for stewardship, peer support for moms and additional
activities as a way to get to know each other. All mothers are
welcome to attend. Childcare is provided during regular meetings.
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Mission:
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To facilitate communication between all groups that provide
child care in the Nursery, and to coordinate volunteer toy cleaning
as needed.
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Activities:
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Meet once a year with parish council and once a year, or as
needed with groups using the nursery.
For childcare information or to help babysit please contact
the following:
RCIA babysitting (Sun.) -- Ann Adkins -- 650-4880
PSR & Choir babysitting (Wed. p.m.) -- Beverly Demerath -- 773-5163
Adult Ed. Babysitting (Mon.p.m.) -- Joyce Bailey -- 722-1998
Mothers' group babysitting (Wed. a.m.) -- Dana Goertz -- 260-5369
Nursery During Mass babysitting (Sun. a.m.) -- Lachelle Peterson -- 721-0525
Mom's Day Out babysitting (Tue.) -- Lydia Schleicher -- 729-9694
Rosary Group babysitting -- Sharon Sanders -- 722-6727
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Mission:
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To provide a safe and fun environment for children ages 1 to
3 while their parents attend Sunday Mass.
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Activities:
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The Nursery is currently available during the Sunday 10:00 a.m. and
11:30 a.m. Masses. This service is for families with children ages
1 to 3 and not yet enrolled in the Sunday Pre-School Program.
Supervision is provided mostly by parent couples of these children
on a volunteer rotating basis with assistance from various youth
groups and other adult volunteers. The Nursery is located next
to St. Clare Hall.
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Mission:
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A community of 'St. Francis single adult Catholics joining together
for supportive fellowship enabling singles to grow as part of the parish
family.
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Activities:
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Activities will be enriching focusing on Parish involvement, Education,
Social, and Volunteering. the st. Francis of Assisi Single Adult Catholics
group consists of singles of all ages who desire to meet other single and
like minded members of the paris, and to become involved in the parish and
the Catholic community of Wichita. We meet on the fourth Sunday of the
month in various locations. Announcements are made in the weekly bulletin
of upcoming events.
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Mission:
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To greet and welcome each new parishioner to the St. Francis of
Assisi family, so that they may feel comfortable living as
disciples of Christ in St. Francis of Assisi Parish, through
stewardship of time, talent, and treasure. To provide new
parishioners with helpful reference information and to encourage
them to become involved in the various organizations and ministries
found at St. Francis of Assisi.
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Activities:
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Committee members meet semi-annually, or more often if needed,
to set goals and objectives and discuss ways to make new
parishioners feel welcome in the parish. Invitations are mailed
and personal telephone calls made to all new parishioners who
register in St. Francis of Assisi Parish, inviting them to visit
the Welcoming Committee booth after any Mass on the third weekend
of the month. Committee members are available then to personally
welcome the new parishioners to our parish. Each new family is
given a welcoming packet with helpful information about the parish,
along with a special gift to welcome them to St. Francis of Assisi
Parish. Committee members encourage new parishioners to get
involved in the parish and answer questions about the various
parish activities and ministries. When requested by the new
parishioners, committee members will also give tours of the
parish facilities and make home visits.
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