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Q.  Who is our neighbor?

A.  Our neighbor is any person who is able to enjoy everlasting happiness or who already enjoys it. Therefore our neighbor is any person on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the angels and saints in heaven.

Ref: The Question and Answer Catholic Catechism (# 984)

See also Bible Ref: Leviticus 19:18; John 13:34.

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 Children's Religious Education:

This program is run by volunteer parishioners who teach the Catholic Faith to students of the 1st - 8th grades. We are currently looking for dedicated volunteers to teach, if you are interested or would like more information, please contact us or call the office at 587-3595.

You may enroll your child(ren) for the 2010-2011 school year beginning May or June 2010, please look for bulletin notices after Easter regarding registration packets.

Code of Canon Law regarding catechesis:

Can. 774 §1. Under the direction of legitimate ecclesiastical authority, solicitude for catechesis belongs to all members of the Church according to each one’s role.

§2.  Parents above others are obliged to form their children by word and example in faith and in the practice of Christian life; sponsors and those who take the place of parents are bound by an equal obligation.

Please click on the links below for further information.

1. "I am the Lord your God, ......You shall have no other gods before me......"
2. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain....."
3. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy......"
4. "Honor your father and your mother, ........"
5. "You shall not kill.  ......"
6. "You shall not commit adultery. ......"
7. "You shall not steal."
8. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. ....."
9. “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or ……., or anything that is your neighbor's.”
10. "You shall not covet ........anything that is your neighbor's ......You shall not desire your neighbor's house, his field, or ......, or anything that is your neighbor's."

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Note: The above are minimal, sometimes incomplete, statements of the Commandments and Precepts of the Church.
For a full statement of them and their implications refer to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Commandments - Sections 2052 - 2550; The Precepts of the Church - Sections 2041 - 2043.

The Beatitudes for True Happiness

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
3. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
5. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
6. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
8. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.

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