As a rule our parish avoids scheduling on Holy Days of Obligation. I can't say that there haven't been pastoral decisions where exceptions were made. I...
Has anyone ever heard of or done any mystagogia on First Eucharist and Reconciliation for young people (trad. 2nd graders)? My understanding is that it should...
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Susanne Bunn
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Mar 24, 2012 12:03 am
I think this is an excellent question. The right question has great power. Over the years, I have done some very simple things to help families that think...
This is a really important part of making sure that families know that we are preparing the children for their First and not the only reception of Eucharist...
Hi there, I am at Congress! It is just the best! Fr, Richard Leonard was just wonderful. He's a Jesuit from Australia and speaks about Jesus is the media and...
Moira, I'm so glad that the LA congress was of benefit to you. I wish I had the budget to make it there! But - I will be at NCEA/NPCD in Boston. Stop by the ...
Anaheim is easy from here, just an hour away! See you in Boston! From: dre-talk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dre-talk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carrie...
We also invite the children back for May Procession (which includes a group picture). Our formation sessions continue on for several weeks after the Communion...
That IS a good and important question. If we are to use the RCIA as a model of catechesis, then we believe that valuable catechesis takes place following the...
So glad you made it to RE Congress!  Please make sure we meet up in Boston! Stop by the NPCD booth to find out our schedule of events. I look forward to...
What a great afternoon with Joe Paprocki taking about his book Practice Makes Catholic. Have you been lucky enough to have him talk in your diocese? We had...
The NCEA Conference has been great. The speakers again are top-notch. If you couldn't make this one, try for Houston in 2013 (April 2-4) or Pittsburg in 2014...
Hi Moira,  Please meet me at NPCD booth today around 2:15pm. I would love to connect with you! Lillian Cruces Director of Religious Education St. Mary of...
HI there Lillian…so sorry that I didn’t see this before leaving Boston. Hope you had save travels home. It was a great conference but I’m happy to be...
How do you end your VBS week? We usually have Mass and a lunch but our pastor won't be there this year. Do you do a prayer service, DVD of the week,...
On the last day of our session we go into church and ask the parents to pick them up there. We have them gather around the altar and sing one of the songs. ...
Hi,  We usually end our VBS week with a Mass for all the VBS kids, friends and family. We then have a hot dog lunch with games, jumper, mission challenge...
We meet from 9 am to noon each day. On Friday we shorten each 25 minute session by 5 minutes. At 11:30 we gather in the hall for a prayer service, children...
Thanks! This looks like a good fit for my vbs this year. Sandi Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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May 20, 2012 5:34 pm
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I was wondering what program or curriculum you may be using for High School Youth Ministry? We have been using LifeTeen which is awesome but we are no longer...
Greetings! Our high school program (175 broken into small groups) has ice breaker gathering, then an intro to the Sunday Scripture which is then shared in...
I Does anyone use The Real Deal from Loyola Productions? We are looking at featuring some of the pieces on the CatholicTV Network. It looks like a great series...
