Blessings in the New Year!!! May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the...
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dreonline@...
Jan 4, 2000 3:47 am
Hello. My Name is Mary Ann. This is my second year in a new Parish. My last position I held for ten years and the population was about 450 all Parish...
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Mary Cummins Wlodarski
marycw@...
Jan 4, 2000 1:25 pm
Hi Mary Ann, Here's my suggestion for your Reconciliation parent sessions...make them family centered. Have fun with them, snacks, pizza, pop, whatever....
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Monet238@...
Jan 5, 2000 2:25 am
Hello, I would like to get in contact with members who work with the Hispanic community. I work very closely with the Hispanic community and would like some...
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dreonline
dreonline@...
Jan 5, 2000 3:25 am
Hi Mary: I will have to take a look at the "God is Calling" for ideas. The facility we use presently for the meetings is not conducive to interaction with the...
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MicheleIW@...
Jan 5, 2000 9:07 pm
Letty, St. Joachim's in Hayward, CA, has a ministry to Spanish-speaking people. Our Coordinator is Maria Hernandez. She can be reached at ...
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Daniel S. Mulhall
DMulhall@...
Jan 6, 2000 5:14 pm
Just wanted you to know that I've finally added my voice to dre-talk. I'll do my best to keep you informed about initiatives that are being developed at the...
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dreonline@...
Jan 11, 2000 2:49 am
Is everyone preparing for parent Sacrament meetings like I am? Getting ready for First Reconciliation meeting on Thursday. Your prayers would be appreciated. ...
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Sister Susanne
srsusanne@...
Jan 11, 2000 2:21 pm
You asked about opening prayer... Msgr. Scanlan, our pastor, has a great closing prayer. At. the beginning of the meeting we light the Paschal Candle. "You...
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dreonline
dreonline@...
Jan 12, 2000 3:04 am
Thanks! This sure has possibilities. Mary Ann ... From: Sister Susanne To: dre-talk@egroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 6:12 AM Subject: [dre-talk]...
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Ellen O'Connor
woconnor@...
Jan 23, 2000 11:01 pm
We will have 2 2 hr instructional mtgs before reconciliation! The third will be a retreat! Our students will make their first confession at the community...
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dreonline
dreonline@...
Jan 24, 2000 1:35 am
Ellen: How many students do you have? I have usually 100 receiving sacraments at one time. I keep trying to come up with a solution for them to "celebrate"...
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Sister Susanne
srsusanne@...
Jan 24, 2000 3:19 pm
http://www.cyberfaith.com/...
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Sister Susanne
srsusanne@...
Jan 24, 2000 3:54 pm
Our families make a First Reconciliation Preparation Family Scrap Book (invented by Sr. Blanche Twigg, MHSH). On the last page the child draws a picture of...
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PAH427@...
Jan 24, 2000 4:00 pm
Thanks for the interesting site...
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Carolyn J. Meyers
cjmeyers@...
Jan 24, 2000 5:58 pm
... Dear DRE/CREs, In Cincinnati, the guidelines ask that preparation for Penance and Eucharist be separate - two separate sacraments, two distinct...
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PAH427@...
Jan 24, 2000 6:43 pm
I am looking for some new ideas for Confirmation Retreats. There are 200 students involved DaySchool and Rel. Ed. We break them into small groups and they move...
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shawn kispert
shawn1@...
Jan 24, 2000 8:11 pm
Hi, We are going to a parish members' ranch...We have a HOLY SPIRIT site..at a bonfire where they actually make their holy spirit cards, info about ...
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dreonline
dreonline@...
Jan 25, 2000 2:36 am
Sounds interesting. Mary Ann - Indiana ... From: Sister Susanne To: dre-talk@egroups.com Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 7:54 AM Subject: [dre-talk] Re: 1st...
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dreonline
dreonline@...
Jan 25, 2000 2:42 am
Small group activities could be activities based on the "gifts" of the spirit. In this way you can break the group up into 7 and than do things based on each...
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K.H.
koreens@...
Jan 25, 2000 7:06 am
I take some time out of my meetings with the families to talk about reconciliation experiences that I have had or have heard of other friend's & family...
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Catholic Vegetarians
catholicveg@...
Jan 26, 2000 12:15 am
Thomas Aquinas taught that animals have no souls, that they may be exploited and eaten. A few years later, along came Francis and taught by example that they...
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PAH427@...
Jan 26, 2000 1:10 am
MaryAnn, Indiana Thanks for the ideas...
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mkth@...
Jan 26, 2000 2:28 am
... Sorry--you have reversed the order of these two saints. Thomas Aquinas lived after Francis. Mary Kay...
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Pat Manuli
stmarysore@...
Jan 26, 2000 9:04 pm
We do our own Confirmation Retreats, based on the Cursillo model. All Confirmands must do a retreat but they have an option of a day retreat or a weekend...
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Pat Manuli
stmarysore@...
Jan 26, 2000 9:04 pm
We do our sacramental preparation separate from grade level curriculum. Students attend class on Saturdays (in addition to their regular weekday class) for six...
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dreonline
dreonline@...
Jan 26, 2000 10:49 pm
I am thinking about doing this also> At the present time Sacrament prep is in a grade level. This year it has been especially awkward since I have quite a few...
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DAN1SCHWIE@...
Jan 27, 2000 4:07 am
Hi, I work in the parish as a DRE with 2,000 Hispanic families with about 1,100 in the RE program. We are older city - Houston - or to some inner city. But...
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DAN1SCHWIE@...
Jan 27, 2000 4:10 am
Hi, I haven't heard much aboutthe Dayton Conference for late May. Could be get a schedule of events? Also there may be good flight deals in the near future -...
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Pat Manuli
stmarysore@...
Jan 27, 2000 6:32 pm
I think that the most important thing is getting the word out that this is your new program! Of course, your pastor would have to be in agreement in case you...
