Young Faces of Holiness Presentation, 2/25/2023: St. John Vianney Church, Kailua

Once again, this ministry was invited to speak at St. John Vianney Church - to its group of CCD students and their respective parents and sponsors. 

Typical for the Lenten/Easter Season, when the children are prepping for Confirmation, the requested topic was our SAINTS... so my overall message for the children and adults is that the Church is extremely rich in regards to real-life HEROES, who we refer to as "Saints"... and we can all be "heroes" too, including my young audience members.

To prove my point, during my presentation I featured the bios of 4 young holy persons and 1 adult Saint:

   

Relics from Ven. Anne de Guigne

& Bl. Rolando Rivi, Martyr

A relic from the clothing of

Bl. Carlo Acutis

   

Relics from St. Dominic Savio

& St. Francis of Assisi

And to maintain the audience's attention, this presentation included a slideshow with lots of interesting photos... fun games... and actual relics of the holy individuals this author spoke about, and which the audience always gravitate towards (see below).  In addition, the parish's Religious Education Coordinator created custom holy cards as takeaways, which the children also seem to enjoy.

Parishioners lined up to view the

Saints & Relics closer

Overall, judging by the childrens' reactions and feedback from several adults, it was another well-received Guadalupe House Presentation.

St. Francis tames the Wolf 

(one of the games played

with the children)

Can you spot 5 differences between the

two drawings in 25 seconds?