Baptism Briefing, Playgroup Activity, and God of this City Tour

Have you had a new baby? We wish you many heartfelt congratulations!

Don't forget that baptisms for babies at Saint Agnes are held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 2:00 pm. You must attend Baptismal Briefings prior to having your child baptized.

Baptism briefings happen once a month, and you can go to one tonight! The briefing session begins at 7:00 pm in the Saint Agnes Parish Center at 51 Medford St., Arlington. The meeting usually lasts under an hour.

If you would like to learn a little more about Christian baptism and why the Catholic Church encourages infants to be baptized, you can read about it here.

Baptism is the sacrament of faith. But faith needs the community of believers. It is only within the faith of the Church that each of the faithful can believe. The faith required for Baptism is not a perfect and mature faith, but a beginning that is called to develop. The catechumen or the Godparent is asked: “What do you ask of God’s Church?” The response is: “Faith!” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1253)

Parenting is certainly not an easy task: it is filled with difficult decisions, personal setbacks and growth, expanding relationships, disagreements, love, AND forgiveness. We offer you our support and encouragement along this journey, and we invite you warmly into our parish and Christian life!

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Today at playgroup, we learned that God loves us deeply (He made us, after all!), and He wants to be with us so that we can also love Him deeply.  We can tell how much He loves us because He came to earth to live with us, teach us, and even die (and rise) with us, so we can all go to Heaven and be with Him forever!  The start of this love story on earth is Jesus' birthday - coming soon at Christmas.  We are getting ready to love Jesus too, by preparing our hearts during the season of Advent.  We say we are sorry for our sins, and we try extra hard to serve and love our neighbor.  Click and print the image below.  Enjoy working on the Bible Verse and coloring page with your children this week.  Hope to see you next Tuesday!

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Finally, if you are a young adult, don't for get that the God of this City tour is moving throughout Boston this week.  See the poster below (also can link to website).  Come and be with the Lord!