Instead of crowing a statue we have a "Children's Prayer Garden". Children bring in a group of flowers to be planted in a garden that has a statue of Mary in...
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Michele Berrell
mberrell@...
Apr 3, 2001 2:13 am
Dear dre-talk group, Tell me your opinion. Please give me your pro's and con's of this situation. It has been suggested that First Communion (2nd graders)...
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bjndre323@...
Apr 3, 2001 2:37 am
I think that the First Eucharist focus could easily be lost if First Eucharist is celebrated on Easter Sunday - we usually do multiple baptisms on Easter...
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Katherine Bishop
kgbishop@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:08 am
I would agree. Easter should celebrate Easter. First Eucharist would be better celebrated on one of the other Sunday's of Easter. The significance of both...
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Katherine Bishop
kgbishop@...
Apr 3, 2001 4:10 am
PS. I also would not agree to celebrating the First Eucharist Liturgy by gender. We have come a long way in dealing with the sexism in this church. Let's not...
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Jimmy Ramirez 5
goldtoe@...
Apr 3, 2001 1:05 pm
Our parish has so many baptisms on Easter Sunday that the meaning would be lost in our particular situation. I would think that as many Masses that are...
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shawn kispert
Kispert@...
Apr 3, 2001 2:17 pm
Hi, Our First Communion is the week after Easter. Several reasons for this, some actually financial. The flowers are still glorious on the altar from Easter....
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Micheleiw@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:02 am
Holy Cross Ministries has some great videos on the mysteries of the Rosary: The Hero, The Visit, The Choice, The Search, The Journey and The Eggplant Lady....
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Micheleiw@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:34 am
We have been celebrating First Communions at Sunday liturgies for the last 10 years. We made the decision because sacraments come from the Church, not from ...
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nedome@...
Apr 4, 2001 2:37 am
Hi..sorry it took so long to respond...there is a new resource available from OCP (www.ocp.org) by Bernadette Farrell called Share the Light..it has many...
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nedome@...
Apr 4, 2001 3:40 am
Last year our parish "introduced" the concept of First Communion at Sunday Liturgy, by making it one of the options parents could choose.It was a wonderful...
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Steven Covington
steven.covington@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:11 pm
Where might I find information on "second look" type programs for returning Catholics? Thank you. Steven J. Steven Covington Director of religious education ...
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Jeannette Maher
jmaher@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:19 pm
Try the ReMembering Church program offered by the North American Forum on the Catechumenate (3033 Fourth Street NE, Washington, DC 20017-1102 or e-mail...
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Mary Heinrich
mheinric@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:31 pm
I am just curious: how many people have CRE or DRE as their job title, verses Director of Faith Formation or Director of Catechetical Formation? And for those...
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SPXRelEd@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:11 pm
DRE & Youth Minister .. is my title....
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connie egan
cegan@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:28 pm
Steve, Try "Landings";. It is a Paulist program and is OUTSTANDING. It is,in my opinion, a simpler format, less intimidating than some of the others. You can...
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Shawn Kispert
ctkpre@...
Apr 4, 2001 6:32 pm
Mary, I'm called the youth minister. I do rel .ed. for pre-12th and all youth activities for 3-12th. We are a parish of 850. Shawn...
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Micheleiw@...
Apr 4, 2001 10:08 pm
The National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors (NPCD), the sponsor of this site, does an annual survey of our members. From the input I have ...
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The Geene Family
geene@...
Apr 5, 2001 4:25 am
I am a DRE by diocesan standards but Director of Faith Formation Programs in the parish. Eventually I hope the diocese will catch up with us. Maggie ... From:...
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Laura Leblow
Leblow@...
Apr 5, 2001 12:36 pm
Dear Steve, We've been using the Landings program at our parish for a number of years. From the sharing of faith journeys strong ties are formed and people are...
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Laura Leblow
Leblow@...
Apr 5, 2001 12:41 pm
Dear Group, Last year one of our teachers made a beautiful puppet theater but we haven't made use of it yet. At the end of th this session we are planning a ...
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LeisaA
LeisaA@...
Apr 5, 2001 12:55 pm
There is a wonderful collection of music by Tom Franzak called "Saints." Tom has a song at the beginning called "I Want to Be a Saint." and it ends with a song...
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katveee@...
Apr 5, 2001 3:32 pm
Welcome to any new members. My name is Kathy and I along with NPCD (National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors) Executive Board, part of the...
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School of Relgion Chu...
ascensionsor@...
Apr 6, 2001 3:52 pm
We are looking at giving our parishioner different options for Religious Ed. The two new ones we are looking at is a 2 week summer session, 3hours a day and a...
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Joan M. McKamey
joanm@...
Apr 6, 2001 5:32 pm
You might want to be aware of this new website. It's not a "program" but is an additional resource. Media News Release Contacts: Fr. Greg Friedman, O.F.M....
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Steve Palmer
palmer@...
Apr 6, 2001 5:47 pm
I've been there and it looks very good. Steve Palmer ... From: Joan M. McKamey Sent: Friday,April 06,2001 1:33 PM To: dre-talk@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
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Peter Ries
pries@...
Apr 6, 2001 6:12 pm
Call Joann Kozlowicz, St. Mary, Pinckney, Michigan 734-878-2217. She can give you both pro's and con's about this approach....
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Vicki Hogan
vhoganla@...
Apr 6, 2001 6:58 pm
When I arrived at St. Theodore, we had a summer religious ed program for grades 3-8, and hourly weekly sessions for grades K-2 and 9-12 during the school year....
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LeisaA
LeisaA@...
Apr 6, 2001 7:32 pm
Our experience with our summer program has been wonderful, and I would encourage anyone to try it! I understand Vicki's concern based upon her experience. The...
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lprice46@...
Apr 6, 2001 8:33 pm
... would ... structure we ... are ... moved ... and ... the ... curriculum work during the summer session. I have a five nite Vacation Bible School w/...
