First Friday  

 

On the First Friday of each month (September through May), we gather as a group for Mass, followed by classes and activities.
After class, many of us bring picnic lunches and eat at the church. Others go out to eat before we meet for an afternoon of recreation.
 
Why Is First Friday Special?
We celebrate the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by attending Mass on the First Friday of the month for nine consecutive months. Our Lord promised St. Margaret Mary that those who received the Eucharist during these Liturgies would be blessed with the "grace of final repentence." Many parishes still encourage First Friday devotions among the faithful. Today, many people who grew up with this devotion display an image of the Sacred Heart in their homes and light a candle before Our Lord on First Fridays.
 
Blessed Sacrament Homeschool Group Mission Statement
The Blessed Sacrament Homeschool Group (BSHG) is dedicated to the education of our children based on the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. BSHG supports and defends the Truths of the Faith as established by the Authority of the Magisterium, which interprets Sacred Scripture and Tradition. In the spirit of ecumenism, we welcome families of other faiths who are respectful of our Catholic Beliefs.
 
Conduct and Disciple

Conduct: To behave (oneself), to manage or control behavior so as to never disrupt or insult God or others around you.

Discipline: A training to act in accordance with rules; Behavior in accord with the rules of conduct. Training that develops self-control, character, or orderliness, and efficiency for a lifetime. The result of such training is self-control; conduct permitting the heart and mind to useful knowledge of the real presence of our existence in God’s world.

Guidelines:

  1. All children are subject to these guidelines and any others that are laid out by the people in authority.
  2. No cursing, foul or unkind language will be tolerated. (If you cannot say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.)
  3. Nuisance times or any other items that detract form the learning environment are not to be brought to club day or any field trip.
  4. Children, who through negligence or horseplay cause damage to the property, will be responsible for the damage alone.
  5. No Gum, food, or drinks are allowed in the buildings.
  6. Fighting will not be tolerated.
  7. Public display of inappropriate affection will not be tolerated.
  8. Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated.
  9. There will be no playing in the bathrooms! (i.e. climbing poles, sharing stalls, turning lights on/off, screaming, playing with or in the water, etc.)


Dress Code “Are you not aware that you are the temple of God, and that the Holy Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s Temple, God will destroy him. For the Temple of the Lord is holy, and you are that Temple.” (Corinthians 3:16)

  • NO tank tops, mid-drifts, short-shorts or short skirts will be allowed. Shorts should come to the end of the fingertips when your arm is at your side. Skirts and dresses should be to the knees.
  • Older children have the special opportunity in influencing their peers, siblings, and younger children. Teens and pre-teens should dress and behave with high regard to the codes above.

Mass All children are welcome and encouraged to attend the First Friday Mass. Children are asked to sit with their parents or people in charge of them. We are in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament and we ask quiet and respectful manner be upheld.

 
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