Holy Family
Catholic Church
9669 Kraft
Avenue SE
Caledonia,
Michigan
49316-9723
Parish Office:
(616) 891-9259
Parish Fax: (616) 891-1346
Parish Hall: (616) 891-1209
Pastor's Office/Residence:
(616) 891-1160
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- Programs / Ministries
- Early Childhood (older
3, 4 and young 5) CFF Program
- Chairperson:
Linda Bujak
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- Classes
for young children are offered on Sunday mornings during
Masses. This
program will explore God’s love, God’s creation, and
some basics of our Catholic faith. This is done
through age-appropriate and fun activities, crafts, games,
songs and prayer and Bible stories.
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- Parents
will be scheduled to volunteer in their child’s class
either as a teacher or aide approximately every 4 weeks, and
will need to complete the requirements for our safe
environment, including a Background
Check & “Protecting
God’s Children”
training.
Parents must sign their child in and out at
the classroom door each week.
Parents are to see that their child uses the bathroom
before class each week to eliminate potty trips during the
hour.
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 Children
must be potty-trained. Due to the multi-age structure of
this program, the age bracket for children is:
must be 3 years old by June 1, 2008 and no older than
5 years old by June 1, 2008.
It should be noted that for kindergarteners, parents
can choose Sunday morning Early Childhood (if child is no
older than 5 years old by June 1, 2008), or kindergarten CFF
in the Elementary CFF
program on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; see p. 9.
It is also good to note that, for younger children,
parents might decide to volunteer in the nursery and use
that service until their child is ready for the Early
Childhood program.
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- Parents,
please
carefully consider whether your child is ready for this
program before registering.
Our teachers prepare for at least 10 children per
class, supplies are purchased in advance for your child, a
spot will be reserved for your child, and we place a limit
on class size.
Our experience is that some children’s attendance
can be low due to separation anxiety and/or the child being
too tired for morning programs.
If you decide to try it, we understand if
after a few classes that it’s just not going to
work for your child, but please, contact the CFF office ASAP
so we can invite the next child on the waiting list to begin
attending class.
Also, please consider your family schedule and mass
attendance at Holy Family, as
we typically have about 25% of families who sign-up but only
attend 5 or fewer classes.
Thank
you for your thoughtful stewardship.
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 Early
Childhood Classes are held every Sunday from
Oct. 5 to April 26
- except:
Dec. 21 & 28, Mar. 15
and April 5 & 12.
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- To
register your child, complete the registration
form
on p.15-18, selecting either
Sundays at the 9:00 AM Mass (S 9) or Sundays at the 11:00** AM
Mass (S 11). Also,
please state whether you will be a teacher or an aide by
completing Time & Talent form on p. 16.
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- **Parents Note: We have a coordinator for the 9AM EC
program. However, the 11AM program depends on a
coordinator volunteering to recruit catechists, schedule
catechists and parent aides, and ensure materials are ready
each week. This volunteer commitment requires about
10-15 hours in August and September, and then 1/2 hour per
week during October-April. Please contact Chris Shafer
if interested. If a coordinator is not found, 11AM
registrants will be contacted and offered the 9AM program, if
there is room.
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- For more information on the
Sunday Early Childhood program, contact the CFF Office
(891-8867) or Linda
Bujak, Early
Childhood CFF chairperson (698-9144).
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