Grandparents' Guild
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Our mission is to help grandparents pass on their faith and keep prayer at the heart of family life.
St. Joachim and St. Anne, parents of Mary and grandparents of Jesus,
Pray for all Grandparents. -
Why join the GP Guild?
- Enrich your life, vocation and call to holiness as a Grandparent
- Meet monthly for fun events and activities with other grandparents.
- Be a part of a community within the parish dedicated to keeping our Catholic faith alive for future generations.
- Learn how to pass on your faith to your grandchildren and children and understand hoe this not only enriches your life but theirs as well.
Join us for our next gathering,
Wednesday, November 29.
We will attend morning mass together at 8:15 am at St. Cecilia parish. Immediately following mass we meet in the Youth Room for coffee, fellowship and prayer.
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PRAYER FOR GRANDPARENTSLord Jesus,
you were born of the Virgin Mary,
the daughter of Saints Joachim and Anne.
Look with love on grandparents the world over.
Protect them! They are a source of enrichment
for families, for the Church and for all of society.
Support them! As they grow older,
may they continue to be for their families
strong pillars of Gospel faith,
guardians of noble domestic ideals,
living treasuries of sound religious traditions.
Make them teachers of wisdom and courage,
that they may pass on to future generations the fruits
of their mature human and spiritual experience.Lord Jesus,
help families and society
to value the presence and role of grandparents.
May they never be ignored or excluded,
but always encounter respect and love.
Help them to live serenely and to feel welcomed
in all the years of life which you give them.
Mary, Mother of all the living,
keep grandparents constantly in your care,
accompany them on their earthly pilgrimage,
and by your prayers, grant that all families
may one day be reunited in our heavenly homeland,
where you await all humanity
for the great embrace of life without end. Amen!
written by Pope Benedict XVI