What is THE WEDNESDAY WORD?
The Wednesday Word promotes a new, weekly, family custom where families are encouraged to remove distractions (e.g. computer games, TV, etc.) for a short time each week, and gather together to talk. The focus of conversation is guided by the new, family-friendly, double-sided A4 Wednesday Word resource. The Wednesday Word contains the coming Sunday Gospel along with quick, easy to read, contemporary, ‘bite-sized Catholic material which carries an imprimatur. It is simple to do and has proved extremely effective in practice. The primary school version of The Wednesday Word seeks to encourage and enable even the busiest of parents to enrich relationships with their children and with each other, through spending a very special weekly, 10-15 minute Family Time together. The Wednesday Word also aims to inspire and enable parents and carers to think seriously about God and the love that Jesus Christ and his Church offers them. The Family Time custom is discussion-based and designed to be sui
