St. Andrew Apostle
Children's Liturgy Committee

• Are you are parent? Grandparent? Someone who loves kids?
• Could you prepare a Mass program (listing music and special prayers) if we give you all the information?
• How are you at crowd control?
• Do you know how to use a phone?
• Do you have ideas on how to bring God's word alive to little ones?
• Could you run to the store and pick up stickers?
• Could you prepare a banner or altar hanging?

These seem like very basic skills, but, you see, liturgy is a very basic thing. It comes from the people of God. We have had some people stay away from planning because they feel they don't know enough about Mass or the church or they're a convert or their child is in public school. These are all good reasons to get involved.

Come to a meeting once every couple of months. Share ideas, accept an assignment (such as telephoning children to do readings, finding a family to write and read the prayers of the faithful, arriving early to find children to pass out programs). Do you know a church song your kids love, and you've never heard it at St. Andrew's? Bring it, and let's see if it fits into our theme. Seen something done at another church that's great for kids? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

This is a very low key group. It is tremendously rewarding, vital to our worship at St. Andrew's and not a time intensive ministry.

Contact Jean Berney at 301 942-6285 or Mary Margaret Regan at 301 603-8482.