November 2022 Newsletter

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Children's Rosary Christmas Cards!

We are excited to release our new Children's Rosary Christmas Card for 2022. This year's card took inspiration through traditional Ukrainian art of the Nativity.

The card was painted by Iris Ryan, a member of the Children's Rosary and younger sister to Abigail Ryan, who painted our prior cards. Iris is twelve years old and lives with her parents and seven siblings in Wisconsin. She is pictured below.

For each box of cards sold, one dollar goes to the nonprofit, Children's Rosary. This helps further the mission of the Children's Rosary, which is to support the prayer lives of children and to help to bring more children to prayer. There is also mention of the Children's Rosary on the back of each card, which provides an opportunity for each card to be an open door for Our Blessed Mother.

To purchase this card through EWTN religious catalogue, click HERE.

We also have some of our Children's Rosary Christmas card collection available at Cenacle Press in Ireland; to view, click HERE. Cards are also available at Sunrise Marian Distribution in Canada as well. To view, click HERE.

Rosary Procession in Hamburg, Germany

The Children's Rosary in Hamburg, Germany, was part of a special October Procession of Our Lady of Fatima through the city. They carried a Children's Rosary banner and candles. See pictures below:

Over 50,000 Handmade Rosaries Arrive in Uganda

On April 23, 2022, six barrels were sent to Uganda. The total number of rosaries included in the 6 barrels came to 51,621 rosaries. Almost all of these rosaries were handmade. In total three hundred Children's Rosary books were sent along with 150 Child Consecration books. We are grateful to those who support our mission through financial donations and the hundreds who make handmade rosaries and send them to us from the US and Canada. We try to send only handmade rosaries as we know these are a double gift of both a rosary and a tremendous amount of love. These barrels arrived in October at Kampala. One barrel went to the Children's Rosary in the Luweero Diocese, one barrel went to the Children's Rosary in the Masaka Diocese, two barrels went to the Children's Rosary in the Mityana Diocese, and two barrels went to the Children's Rosary in the Kampala Archdiocese. We received a lovely call from the Archbishop of Kampala who is extremely supportive of the Children's Rosary. The Chancellor of the Archdiocese received the rosaries on behalf of the Archbishop on Monday, October 31. A picture of the barrels being received by the Chancellor is shown above. A special thank you to Fr. Jude Ssali and Henry Bukenya for helping to deliver the barrels to the Archdiocese office.

Massive Distribution of Rosaries in East Africa

In addition to the rosaries that arrived in Uganda, a barrel with 8,497 handmade rosaries arrived in Tanzania along with a Children's Rosary banner. This was transported via bus to Fr. Ruwaichi in Moshi diocese. Half of the contents of the barrel were picked up by Br. Cleophus to share with the Children's Rosary in Central Kenya and also to transport to the Children's Rosary along the coast of Africa in Mombasa. There are still two more barrels of handmade rosaries en route to Tanzania which contain collectively over sixteen thousand handmade rosaries.

Children's Rosary in Pakistan

The new Children's Rosary group in Maly Chak Purana prayed the rosary daily in October and also released a balloon rosary at the end of the month.

Video For Educators on How to Implement a 33 Day Consecration Journey

We have a new video for educators on how to implement a 33 day Consecration Journey using our book, Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower. Please share this Video with your local parochial school and faith formation program.

Video for Educators

New Grade Specific Discussion Questions Released

We recently released grade specific discussion questions to serve as additional resources for those using the book, Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower. Click HERE to view them.

Netherlands

The picture above was taken on October 12, 2022, during an audience with Cardinal Eijk when the new Dutch version of the Child Consecration book was presented to him. Pieter Pouw, also photographed, is a member of the board of the printing house which released the book. To obtain a copy of the new Dutch version of the Consecration book, click HERE.

First Children's Rosary Forms in Malawi

We have great news that a Children's Rosary has formed at St. John the Baptist (Kanyama) Catholic Parish in the Dedza Diocese of Malawi in Central Africa. Fr. Kalumbi has reported thus far 102 children have registered and 93 actively attend meetings which are held on Mondays and Saturdays at 15:00. Fr. Kalumbi shared, "they are charming children and more children are joining. Parents and church leaders are extremely happy for the formulation of the group."

The parish has twenty-one outstations, and efforts are being made to initiate more Children's Rosary prayer groups in the outstations. There are also fifteen Catholic schools. We plan to send more rosaries to this parish to help in introducing the Children's Rosary also to the schools.

Nine Days of Prayer and Fasting

A special thank you to all who joined our nine days of prayer and fasting from September 29-October 7, 2022. Many blessings were experienced as a result. One of these was the notification that paper had been located which would be needed for an upcoming printing of the Child Consecration book in Spanish. There have been paper shortages since the spring, and our printer had been trying to source the paper for six months. Just three days after the fast ended, an email came that paper had been located. This is just one example of how prayers and sacrifices can take a situation that seems "stuck" and aid a resolution. The month of October was full of joyful news of new groups forming at distant places around the globe. So often there may be no news on the website or a long span without a newsletter. This is usually as a result of an influx of good things happening and an inability to respond to all the new developments and adequately relay them. But be assured a multitude of efforts in different parts of the globe continue to move forward. Prayers and sacrifices are critical to allowing Our Lady's plans to continue to unfold, for the Children's Rosary is under her guidance. We praise God for all the victories we continue to witness.

Mark Your Calendars

Children's Rosary Informational Meeting, Germany
An informational meeting will be held on Thursday November 17 at 8:30 pm local time in Germany. The meeting ID for zoom: 853 9784 0314 and the Passcode: 555675. To access the meeting link click HERE.
Children’s Rosary Informational Meeting, Ireland
An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday November 22 at 8PM local time in Ireland via Zoom. The meeting ID for zoom: 856 2710 3511 and the Passcode: 122387. To access the meeting link click HERE.

Children’s Rosary Informational Meeting, UK and Scotland
An informational meeting will be held on Monday November 21 at 8PM local time in Scotland via Zoom. The meeting ID for zoom: 829 5753 7776 and the Passcode: 990213. To access the meeting link click HERE.

German Version of the Children's Rosary Book Available to Order!

The German Children's Rosary book is now available to order through Heiligenkreuz Monastery in Austria. The books are available individually and in the ten pack at a discount.

Individual book LINK

Ten Pack of Books LINK

For more information about the Children's Rosary in German, visit https://kinderrosenkranz.com

We have made a tremendous number of contacts at the WMOF, with many of them interested in starting a Children's Rosary and receiving materials to help with these efforts. Please consider making a donation so we can immediately set to work when we get home sending out packages to those who have made requests.
Donations can be made electronically HERE.
Donations can also be mailed to:
Children's Rosary
PO Box 271743
West Hartford CT 06127 USA

Help us put rosaries in the hands of children

Donations can be made electronically HERE.
Donations can also be mailed to:
Children's Rosary
PO Box 271743
West Hartford CT 06127 USA

We thank you for your generosity and kindness.

* Donations made within the US are tax deductible.

Children's Rosary in Schools

We are including two links below to help those interested in starting Children's Rosary prayer groups in their local primary, pre-primary, or middle school in your area. Consider ordering a Children's Rosary book to share with the principal of the school and forward the videos.

Watch this short 3 min invitation video and hear from children who are part of the Children's Rosary.

Step by step instructions on how to run a Children's Rosary in a school.

The second video explains how to run a Children's Rosary group meeting in a school. This was filmed in Birmingham, Alabama at a school that has been holding a weekly school-wide Children's Rosary since May of 2017. The kids help to demonstrate how meetings can be held in the classroom, in a chapel and outside. VIEW VIDEO HERE.

Resources to help our Children's Rosary groups

Free Downloads
*Free printable sheets on how to pray the Rosary can be downloaded on our website in English, Spanish and French.
*Sheet music to our theme song can also be downloaded free. We also have our theme song video with lyrics.
*Consecration prayers for a new Children's Rosary group can be downloaded in English, Spanish and French.
Learn how to start a Children's Rosary
*Step by step instructions in English, Spanish and French
*How to run your first meeting instructional video in English and Spanish.
T Shirts
*We also have Children's Rosary T Shirts available to order in English, Spanish and French.
Banner
*This year we have a Children's Rosary banner that can be ordered. The banner can be used at meetings, during processions or at an informational table such as at a Parish ministry fair. Banners ship in 1-2 weeks. Order early if you would like one for a specific date.

ORDER BANNER HERE

*We do ask that if Children's Rosary groups would like a banner they order this official one. We would like to have continuity within the prayer group movement. If there is a difficulty in ordering a banner, such as those groups outside the US, please contact Blythe Kaufman (blythe@childrensrosary.org) to obtain permission for private printing.

A special gift is given to all members of the Children's Rosary. A monthly Mass is offered on the 25th of every month for all members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary in any way. Thank you all!
Un regalo especial es dado a todos los miembros del Rosario de Niños. El 25 de cada mes se ofrece una misa por todos los miembros del Rosario de Niños y por quienes han ayudado en todas las formas al Rosario de Niños. ¡Gracias a todos!
À tous les membres du Rosaire des Enfants est donné un don spécial. Le 25 de chaque mois une messe mensuelle sera célébrée pour tous les membres du Rosaire des Enfants et pour tous ceux qui d'une manière ou d'une autre aident à faire fleurir le Rosaire des Enfants. Merci à vous tous.

Thank you for your support of the Children's Rosary. We continue to reach more children each day. We appreciate each gift and keep you in our prayers. One can make tax deductible donations to the Children's Rosary online or mail in donations. This helps us send materials to individuals wanting to begin groups around the world.

To see a list of airings of the Children's Rosary on EWTN Global Catholic Network Click HERE.

Children's Rosary books, CDs and DVDs make wonderful presents for little ones. Consider ordering a few for loved ones HERE. Available in Europe as well HERE.

The voices of the children praying can also be heard on various radio stations. Click HERE to learn more.

Be sure to visit our Children's Rosary website.

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Children's Rosary
PO Box 271743
West Hartford, CT 06127 USA

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