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This week your child learned about the parish as our home in the
Catholic Church. It is essential that Catholics know and
experience welcome and a sense of belonging in the
parish. You can begin to build up that sense of
"home" for your child by participating as
fully as possible in the liturgical, catechetical, and
pastoral life of your parish.
Your child also learned that parishes are joined together in a
diocese under the leadership and authority of a bishop.
The bishops, together with the pope as bishop of Rome,
serve as the teachers and leaders in the universal
Church.
Helpers in Our Parish
You might like to tell your child about the people in your parish
who help. There are people who visit the sick, who read
the word of God at Mass, who give out Holy Communion,
who serve at the altar, who reach out to the poor and
work for justice, and so on. If possible, introduce your
child to one of these ministers and encourage your child
to talk to the minister about his or her service.
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