To the Parents of our Religious Education Students —

Thank you for enrolling your children in our program at Saint Boniface. Our qualified and dedicated volunteer teachers are happy to be part of these formative years of our young people. It is indeed a privilege to assist you in your commitment to plant the seeds of lifelong faith and community service.

As parents, we know that the children learn from observation. If they learn from an early age that spiritual life is important, then they will grow with those virtues engrained in them. Our culture has so many distractions that the line between the sacred and the profane has been blurred by what Pope Benedict famously referred to as "Dictatorship of Relativism." In a world filled with uncertainties, now, more than ever, we need the stability which our Faith offers based on two thousand years of experience.

As Catholics, the Mass is a concrete way through which we express our Faith and show our gratitude to God. The word "Mass" comes to us from Latin which means "Mission." Consequently, it is not only important that we come and listen to the Good News, but it is also imperative that we go and proclaim the Good News glorifying the Lord by our life. If you are already attending Mass regularly and are participating and actively engaged in your parish, please keep up the good faith! Pray for those who are struggling or faulting along this path; if you ever have the opportunity to energize or evangelize someone, do it!

As you well know, our children are growing fast. It is only a matter of time before they leave the nest and we will have little control over the choices they make. This is the time to give them the experience of belonging to a faith community that will help support and bless them with the lasting values of loving God and loving others. This is the time to help them learn the value of commitment to something other than themselves, and ultimately to something bigger than themselves.

At Saint Boniface parish, our worshipping community is never complete without you.