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  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Staff >
      • Parish Administration & Communication
    • News and Bulletins
    • Just a Thought...or two...
    • Learning Alley
    • Gallery
    • Register with OLQP
    • Contact Us
  • Worship
    • Mass Times and Schedule
    • Live-stream Schedule & Special Mass Programs
    • Liturgical Ministries
    • Sacraments
    • Music Ministry
  • Our Faith
    • Faith Formation >
      • Foundations & Family Circles
      • Children's Liturgy of the Word
      • Sacraments
      • Youth & Young Adult
    • Formacion en la Fe 2023-2024 >
      • Circulos Familiares y Fundamentos 2023-2024
      • Preparacion Sacramental 2022-2023
      • Liturgia para ninos y grupo juvenil 2022-2023
      • Inscripciones
    • Adult Faith Groups
    • Adult Faith Formation
    • Resources/Recursos
  • Get Involved
    • Matthew 25
    • Food Pantry
    • ISIDORE’S GARDEN
    • Gabriel Project
    • Social Justice and Outreach >
      • Haiti Ministry
      • Integrity of Creation
    • Pastoral Care/Hospitality >
      • Stephen Ministry
  • Donate
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The Family Circle Program


Understanding the Family Circle Model

Dorothy Day tells a story of the first radio she had in the early 1920’s. A twelve-year-old boy created it for her out of a cigar box, a crystal, a bit of wire, an aerial, and earphones. Although she could not at all grasp how this little mechanism worked, she knew if she manipulated it properly she could hear a presidential address, a football game, and miracles of miracles, symphonic music. She called this little radio a “miracle box”, and thought if this is possible, anything is…… Faith came before understanding.
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When working with our First Communion class we often survey the group and ask how many students bring their lunch to school. A good majority raise their hands and we follow with the question, “how many of you are afraid to open your lunch box for fear that a creepy, slimy, rotted object may be inside?”. They unanimously giggle and forcefully reply, “NEVER!”. Why is that? Because they know that their lunch was made by someone who loves them.

​Faith is a gift from God, it is knowledge born of love. And who better to teach children that knowledge born of love then their parents. At OLQP, our family program of faith formation centers on this idea. We want our children to grow in faith by first knowing God, and then knowing about God.

All Circles MUST submit a monthly attendance record via the link HERE!
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What is the Family Circle Program?
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The goal of our Family Circle Program is for our children to come to know God’s love, and respond to it by loving all who they encounter, including themselves. At OLQP we call this “Discipleship in Action”, which is the mission of our Parish, the mission of our program. We support, guide and celebrate our parents as they pass down their Catholic faith from one generation to the next. Welcome to the Family!

Family Circle Overview
  • Parent training and safety information
  • Create calendar and yearly plan
  • 24 hours of scheduled faith gatherings to include instruction time, social time, and service time (home-based or group-based)
  • 8 Foundations classes (monthly, October-May)
  • 8 Family Masses (monthly, October-May)
  • Discipleship Enrichment Activities (i.e.: Thanksgiving pie baking, river clean up, gleaning, etc.)
  • Sunday Children’s Liturgy of the Word throughout the year (ages 4-10) 

Learn more about what's involved here!

Learn about the two Family Circle Options (Home-based and Group-based) here!

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Our Lady Queen of Peace
2700 South 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia, 22204, USA
703-979-5580 Office
703-979-5590 Fax
[email protected]
Office hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (closed on federal holidays)
  • ​Inclement Weather Policy
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday: Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm
Sunday: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 1 pm (Spanish),
​6 pm (young adult)

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