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Ways to Celebrate Family in the Month of September
and
CASA National Family Day 2009
CASA, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University's Familu Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children. www.CASAFamilyDay.org.

The purpose of Family Day is to promote and strengthen all families and the parish family. The parish celebration of Family Day is meant to include all ages and stages of family life—children; those not married; elderly; adolescents and young adults; engaged and newly married; widowed and divorced; married for any number of years; grandparents; adoptive, natural and stepparents; clergy and religious; and those who live alone. These diverse families, and any we may not have mentioned, are all members of God’s family as we come together to worship and celebrate in our parish family/community. The Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, gives us the strength and graces to know that our family is sacred through ordinary life.  We are the Body of Christ, the Family of God.

Resources to "Celebrate Family in September" in your parish

"Dinner's ready; come to the table!" complete packet download

Below are downloads to each handout in the packet
Family Dinner Prayer Service
 Homily Helps for Family Day Celebration
Liturgical Suggestions/Prayers
 Daily Family Meal Prayers*
Parish Family Day Activity/Recipe Card*
 Our Family Day Menu*
   Introduction of “Dinner’s ready; come to the table!”*
Gathering at the Table*
First Course – Meat Entrée*
Veggie-tables – Gotta have’em! *
Starches or Stretches? *
Take Time to Sip! *

* The handouts can be copied and distributed to parishioners via the parish bulletin and school newsletter, in classrooms and at organization meetings. These resources are available to you through the generosity of the Family Life Apostolate office at the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Ways to Celebrate Family in the Month of September
and
CASA National Family Day 2009
CASA, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University's Familu Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children. www.CASAFamilyDay.org.

The purpose of Family Day is to promote and strengthen all families and the parish family. The parish celebration of Family Day is meant to include all ages and stages of family life—children; those not married; elderly; adolescents and young adults; engaged and newly married; widowed and divorced; married for any number of years; grandparents; adoptive, natural and stepparents; clergy and religious; and those who live alone. These diverse families, and any we may not have mentioned, are all members of God’s family as we come together to worship and celebrate in our parish family/community. The Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, gives us the strength and graces to know that our family is sacred through ordinary life.  We are the Body of Christ, the Family of God.

Resources to "Celebrate Family in September" in your parish

"Dinner's ready; come to the table!" complete packet download

Below are downloads to each handout in the packet
Family Dinner Prayer Service
 Homily Helps for Family Day Celebration
Liturgical Suggestions/Prayers
 Daily Family Meal Prayers*
Parish Family Day Activity/Recipe Card*
 Our Family Day Menu*
   Introduction of “Dinner’s ready; come to the table!”*
Gathering at the Table*
First Course – Meat Entrée*
Veggie-tables – Gotta have’em! *
Starches or Stretches? *
Take Time to Sip! *

* The handouts can be copied and distributed to parishioners via the parish bulletin and school newsletter, in classrooms and at organization meetings. These resources are available to you through the generosity of the Family Life Apostolate office at the Archdiocese of New Orleans.