Graced to be Grand

Offered at Archdiocesan or Vicariate level

• Open to collaboration with Vicariate leadership

• Offers a broad range of topics and speakers  

Can be facilitated by Family Life Office

• Offered for an individual Parish or Deanery

• Topics related to the Adventure and Vocation of all grand elders

• May be focused on elder-child/grandchild relationships and practical strategies for engaging grandchildren at all stages.

Parishes interested in hosting a Day of Recollection should contact the Family Life Office

Formed for elders committed to fostering their own faith life and that of their family and grandchildren. These groups include:

• Supportive group faith sharing and study on related topics

• Shared “best practices” on forming faith in families at all ages

• Response to Papal Celebrations of the Grand Generation’s call to Discipleship and Joy

• Information available through Family Life Office

Contact the Family Life Office if interested in implementing or collaborating on any Graced to be Grand Programs in your parish or region or for help in forming a Graced Parish Group.

Catholic Grandparent Association

Graced to be Grand collaborates with this International Grandparent Organization that is represented in our Archdiocese at St. Peter Parish in Kirkwood.   

• See the Catholic Grandparents Association of America:

  https://www.catholicgrandparentsassociation.org/

• Catholic Grandparents Association – St. Peter’s – Kirkwood:

  https://www.stpeterkirkwood.org/catholic-grandparents-association

For more information on the Catholic Grandparent Association at St. Peter’s in Kirkwood please contact:
         Nikki Mahn – smmahn@att.net