Things You Can Do:

• Engage in activities that contribute to greater spirituality.
• Check out familytogether.stcdio.org for a family session on Sunday’s Gospel
• Attend Mass; especially as a family. Dress up. Get there are few minutes early and stay a few minutes after to share personal time with God.
• Dedicate an hour on Sunday, outside of Mass, to prayer.
• Spends some time before the Blessed Sacrament.
• Make Sunday a special day for the family, something to which your children will look forward to.
• Create some Sunday traditions the kids will remember when they get older and have their own children.
• Share a special Sunday meal. Dress the table nicely. Pray before and after eating.
• Wash the dishes together.
• Have a cookout.
• Have a picnic.
• Read a book.
• Do things you find relaxing, for the sake of relaxing… like gardening, mowing, etc.
• Spend time with family & friends
• Get a good night’s rest and rest, physically, during the day.
• Hang around with family members sharing in conversation.
• Converse via phone with distant family members and friends
• Visit the sick and aged shut-ins.
• Take a walk in the park
• Care for the Earth…maybe pick up litter as a family or some other creative ideas.
• Write thank you notes
• Play cards or board games together, especially those that invite conversation.
• Take a leisurely Sunday drive, enjoy the landscape.
• Sing together
• If you have a fireplace, build a fire and read.