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Campus Ministry Offers Spiritual Growth and More

Campus Ministry welcomes back the students and families of Immaculate High School. There are many ways for students and their parents to participate in celebrating their faith and to do the Lord's work before or after school hours. Please reach out to Deacon Jeff Font at ihschaplain@myimmaculatehs.org for more information about the following:

• Mass will be held on Fridays at 2:10pm after school, beginning in October. Students, faculty & staff, alumni and parents are welcome to attend.
• There is daily Eucharistic Adoration for students during lunch periods.
• The Morning Glory and Midnight Run programs allow students and their parents to help the homeless. Students can earn community service hours by participating in either of these programs; sign-ups are announced in school.
  • Morning Glory occurs on the first, second, third and fifth Tuesdays of each month before school; students serve breakfast to the homeless at the Dorothy Day Hospitality House in Danbury. Morning Glory begins October 2.
  • Midnight Run involves collecting clothing and preparing sandwiches for the homeless in NYC; during the Midnight Runs students distribute these items and interact with the people so desperate for clothes, food and human contact. The first two Midnight Runs of the year are on Friday nights on October 5 and December 7.

We Will Never Forget

On September 11, Immaculate High School remembered and prayed for alumni Chris Blackwell '77 and Candace Lee Williams '99 and all the victims of the 9/11 tragedy. Students, faculty and staff participated in a special prayer service and prayed for peace for all of the victims' loved ones, our country and the world. During lunch some students and faculty attended a prayer service in the Chapel during Adoration, and two candles were placed at the altar in memory of Chris and Candace.

New Digital Media Initiative Calls Youth To Ask, Watch And Witness

September 5, 2018 Reprinted here with permission of the Diocese of Bridgeport

The Diocese of Bridgeport has launched "The Face of Prayer 2.0," an online video catechism based on the questions and concerns young people have about the Church and their faith.

The newly designed website and video catechism went live on September 8, 2018, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It builds off of the initial social media and web-based campaign that brings together social media, text alerts and the power of prayer.

"Many young people have questions about the faith that they haven't fully found answers to. To truly fall in love with the Lord and to walk with Him as a disciple, it is very natural to have those questions. So, over the last few months, myself and my collaborators in this project have spent time answering the five hundred questions that have been submitted," said Bishop Caggiano.

All are invited to ask, watch and witness to the faith using the website as a tool for catechesis and evangelization. On the site, people can submit their questions via video or text, watch interactive videos within the growing video library and pray along with over two thousand people each day by texting PRAY to 55778 to subscribe to the daily text alert.

"The goal of this next phase is to create an online catechetical resource for young people and the adults that are called to guide them. Each video is two to three minutes long and contains additional resources for viewers to enter into a deeper understanding of the answer provided. These resources are embedded directly into the videos in order to keep young people safely on one site," said Emma Ryder, Coordinator of The Face of Prayer.

The project was designed with teachers, catechists and youth ministers in mind as well. On the site, ministers and educators can find concrete ways in which they can incorporate The Face of Prayer into their ministry and/or classroom.

The bishop said his goal is to be of service and to answer whatever questions the faithful have in their hearts, so that all can go forward with courage to follow the Lord, Jesus. He invites all who seek answers to reflect on the videos that have already been posted and to ask follow-up questions as they arise.

Questions are answered by bishops, priests, religious brothers and sisters and lay leaders in dioceses across the country. So far over 140 questions have been answered by 18 catechists (thefaceofprayer.com). Videos are interactive with additional resources to engage viewers and help them to dive deeper into the answers – there are also challenge, reflection and quiz questions at the end of the videos.

Ryder said that parents can be assured the Diocese is following all Child Protection guidelines to ensure a safe environment and acquiring parental consent where necessary.

For more information, please visit the website: www.thefaceofprayer.com or email questions@thefaceofprayer.com.