A.P.A.R.E.

Association of Parish Administrators of Religious Education

“Baptism is our birth as Christians, our birth as “other Christs”.   

Our Mission: United in Jesus Christ & in Catholic Traditions, we are catechetical leaders who support, challenge & enrich one another to collaborate to further effective faith formation in the local & global Church.

God is Inviting You To Keep Holy the Sabbath.

(CCC 2171-2173)

God entrusted the Sabbath to Israel to keep as a sign of the irrevocable covenant. The Sabbath is for the Lord, holy and set apart for the praise of God, his work of creation, and his saving actions on behalf of Israel.

God's action is the model for human action. If God "rested and was refreshed" on the seventh day, man too ought to "rest" and should let others, especially the poor, "be refreshed."  The Sabbath brings everyday work to a halt and provides a respite. It is a day of protest against the servitude of work and the worship of money.

The Gospel reports many incidents when Jesus was accused of violating the Sabbath law. But Jesus never fails to respect the holiness of this day.  He gives this law its authentic and authoritative interpretation: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”  With compassion, Christ declares the Sabbath for doing good rather than harm, for saving life rather than killing.  The Sabbath is the day of the Lord of mercies and a day to honor God. "

 

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2007-2008 Officers


President: Theresa Roberts 
    troberts@saintbarnabasparish.org 

Vice-Pres: Anita Navarra
    
anavarra@stmarysgreensburg.com

Recording Sec.: Annette Calloway
   
acalloway@stjudeindy.org

Treasurer: Mary Ann Sullivan
  
stambrosedre@yahoo.com

Corresp. Sec.: Kathy Davis Shanks
  
reled_stb@yahoo.com

Member at Large: Theresa Brydon
tbrydon@archindy.org

Dates to Remember

 Mar 25-28, NCEA Convention, Indianapolis

Apr 15, 9:15am Executive Council Meeting, Holy Trinity, Edinburg 

Apr 22,23,24 APARE Retreat, St. Meinrad,


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