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Religious Affairs

LAC, Inc. Religious Affairs Council
Sr. Margaret Bareika, Chair
c/o Sisters of the Immaculate Conception
600 Liberty Highway
Putnam, CT 60260
(860) 928-7955/6 Fax: (860) 928-1930  

The LAC, Inc. Religious Affairs Council's major purpose is seek out the methods and means for fostering religious education through the Lithuanian language and heritage schools. The goals of the Council are:
  • To raise the children's religious consciousness;
  • To provide assistance to religion teachers;
  • To create awareness and clarify the importance of religion in the education of our children;
  • To provide a link between the importance of maintaining the Lithuanian culture and the religious traditions that are inherent within the culture.

download Musu SventesTo date, the Council has produced two children's workbooks for Christmas and for Easter outlining the connection between the cultural and religious traditions. These workbooks are available by contacting the Council directly.

Mūsų Šventės - a Lithuanian-language workbook describes the significance of our holidays and Holy Days throughout the calendar.  The entire workbook is available for download.

The Council also publishes a column in the LAC, Inc. journal Bridges.

Revised: October 29, 2002
by Voras
http://lithuanian-american.org/religious/


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