Support for family in the local parish

What is a parish?

• A boat

• An area cared for by a local church

• A mountain

Who is in charge of a parish church?

• A nun

• A priest

• The bishop

A priest will look after the people in his parish (local area).

• True

• False

A priest will have a team of people to help him look after the people in his parish.

• True

• False

The local parish church will:

• Help families to deepen their faith.

• Support couples to help them stay faithful to their wedding vows.

• Support their local Catholic schools.

• Send the teenagers of a family to Love Island.

A parish church will help support parents in their parish by...

• Holding children's liturgies (Sunday school) to help children understand their faith.

• Encouraging parents to leave their children home alone.

• Including more contemporary music at Holy Mass to help teenagers to pray.

A local parish church will help to prepare children to receive the sacraments of Holy Communion, Reconciliation, Confirmation, etc. because...

• It is difficult for parents to know how to prepare their children for the sacraments.

• The parish are looking for jobs to do.

• The parish want to show their authority.

Priests will often give advice to couples going through difficulties because...

• It is their way of supporting a couple and helping them to stay true to their wedding vows.

• It is what Drake would want them to do.

• They do it because they are worried that Gossip Girl might write something bad about them.

A local parish church will run pilgrimages to give families a chance to bond and deepen their faith on a spiritual journey.

• True

• False

Who do the Church say are the first teachers of faith for children?

• The priest

• A nun

• Parents or grandparents